June A. Reding

June Adel Reding, born September 11, 1935, in Wesley, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died Thursday morning, February 9, 2012 of complications of lymphoma. June graduated from Wesley High School in 1953. She married Verne on April 13, 1955 and they settled on a farm near Woden. They later moved to their current farm north of Wesley in 1967. June was a faithful member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wesley since 2002, and before that Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Woden. At both parishes, June was active in the organizations and committees of the parishes. In Woden, she taught religious education classes, was active in the Guild and in Wesley she was a leader in Catholic Daughters of the Americas serving as officer, also cooking for funerals, serving as lector, minister of the Eucharist, and she often attended daily Mass besides. She was a friend to everyone she knew, often caring for sick friends, neighbors, relatives with her delicious cakes, pies and other culinary delights. She belonged to the Birthday Club. Like her mother, June was the beloved "egg lady" of the neighborhood of Wesley, meticulously took care of a new flock of chickens ...[more]

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h fall, planted a large garden every spring, and baked her delicious, famous pies almost daily. Her french silk pie and angel food cake were famous and her special dressing was always "a hit" at the church turkey supper. Her grandchildren enjoyed spending weeks at a time "down on the farm" with her and Verne. June didn't mind teaching them to pray the rosary on trips with them even when they weren't so ready to do so. June cherished her husband, Verne of Wesley; her four children, Verne Lee (Judy Vitzthum) of Wesley, Paul (Darla Hrubes) of Garner, Denise (Dennis Dornbier) of West Des Moines, and Jerry (Marla Grandgenett) of Wesley; 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren, Kristi (Rob) Barslou of Johnston, Nick Reding and Abbey Reding of Wesley, Jennifer (Bret) Bredlow of Mason City and their 3 children, Hailey, Hayden, and Heaton; Janessa Reding of Mason City, Justin Reding of Garner, Paul Dornbier of Chicago, IL, Ryan Dornbier and Sean Dornbier of St. Louis, MO, Kayla Reding of Edina, MN, Cindy Reding of West Des Moines, and David Reding of Iowa City. She is also survived by three sisters and three brothers, Carolyn (Phil) Krejci of Corsicana, TX, Suzanne (Paul) Blain of Groveport, OH, David Studer of Wesley, Fr. Louis Studer of Washington, DC, Muriel (Bob) Klosterman of St. Louis Park, MN, and Elmer Studer of San Francisco, CA; a brother-in-law, Harvey (Marlys) Reding of Ottosen; a sister-in-law, Mary Ann (Edmund) Berte of Algona; and many nieces and nephews. She also enjoyed the company of numerous friends and neighbors. She was preceded in death by her parents Paul and Sally (West) Studer; her parents-in-law, George and Nettie Reding; and a brother-in-law, Merlin Schmidt. "To honor June was to experience her care and love"