1964 Obituary: George W. Reiss

George W. Reiss, Prairie du Long, Dies at Age of 91

George W. Reiss, 91-year-old retired farmer of Prairie du Long Township, died at 8:40 a.m. today at his home, four miles southwest of Smithton.  He had been seriously ill for three weeks.

Mr. Reiss was a former clerk for the Floraville School Board of Directors, serving for 16 years, and was one of the organizers of the Floraville Community Grange.

A son of the late Frank J. and Anna S. Reiss, nee Feder, he was born in Prairie du Long Township April 22, 1873.  He married Catherine Luetzelschwab at Millstadt April 16, 1911.

Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, William J. Reiss of Belleville, Franklin J. Reiss of Urbana, and Irwin H. Reiss of Sullivan, Ind.; a sister Mrs. Kathryn Petry; and two brothers, William M. Reiss of Belleville and Louis P. Reiss of Dallas, Texas; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.  He was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.

Mr. Reiss was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Floraville, St. Clair County Farm Bureau, and Floraville Community Grange.

Funeral services will be held at St. Paul’s Church, Floraville on Saturday, hour to be announced later.  The Rev. Marion Harrison, pastor of St. John’s United Church of Christ, Smithton and the Foraville Church, will officiate.  Burial will be in Franklin Cemetery, Smithton.  Friends may call at the George Renner and Sons Funereal Home, Smithton, after 7:00 p.m. Thursday.

Obituary: Judith Peters

Judith Dintelmann Peters was born on April 3, 1948, to Edwin and Beulah Dintelmann of Belleville, Illinois.

Judith passed away of cancer on May 27, 2012. She is survived by her husband Douglas Peters of 35 years; her sister, Robin Deleeuw of Morgan Hill, California and a niece and nephew living in California. Judith and Doug lived in Jersey Village, Texas.

Judith was born and raised in Belleville, Illinois where she attended Belle Valley Elementary School and Belleville Township High school. While in high school, she was active in Job's Daughters. After high school graduation she attended Eastern Illinois University and received a degree in Communications. Upon graduation, she moved to Boston Massachusetts, where she went to work for the Christian Science Church in the publishing department.

Five years later she returned to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois to study for a Master's Degree in Business Administration. While working on her MBA, she met Douglas Peters, another student from Conrad, Montana, who was also working on his Masters in Business Administration. They were married on May 21, 1977 in Belleville Illinois. The couple moved to Houston, Texas in February of 1978 where both accepted employment in the oil industry. Judith was a very active member of her church, The Eighth Church of Christ Scientist and served on the church board of directors, as well as, performed many other voluntary functions.

Judith's work career included several Houston oil industry employers, including NL Shaffer, Veto Gray and Combustion Engineering. Her work in oil field production expanded her interests into manufacturing production control. Judith joined the American Production and Inventory Control Society and spent one year as the local chapter's president.

In 1986, Doug and Judith Peters incorporated Sea Sports, Inc. which does business as Sea Sports Scuba in Houston, Texas. Sea Sports Scuba is a chain of between four to six Scuba Retail stores. Judith served as a board member, Security Treasure, and oversaw purchasing for twenty years until her passing.

New Jesse Reiss book

(My apologies for neglecting to post this a few months ago. - Melissa)

Hello Family & Friends,

Proudly announcing my latest novel has just been published!

Titled ANGELINA’S OAK, this is a novel that has been a few years in the making.

http://www.amazon.com/Angelinas-Oak-Celebrity-history-fantasy

I was twice afforded a “sabattical” to be with my father in Florida and Texas where, in and out of hospitals, I was able to find time to reflect and write. I finished the novel just a couple months before Dad passed and was able to read it to him, a few chapters a day over a couple weeks. It was an excellent distraction and he really got into it, urging me to read on when I thought we should take a break and giving me much praise and encouragement when we finished. 

Kindle and ereader owners can download it pretty cheaply (if you are a member of Amazon Prime, you can get it for free) and those that like the real thing, may order it online from Amazon or their local bookstore. I will be sending out some author copies, but have limited resources, so can only please a few.

If you do read my story and enjoy it as much as those who have read it so far, please:

a.     Leave feedback on the Amazon page.
b.     Share it with your friends and social media contacts.

Much appreciated and I hope you get the chance to enjoy it!

Love,

Jesse Reiss