Neil A. Reising

Neil Reising, 61 of rural Breda, died unexpectedly on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll. Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 16, 2013 at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Breda. The Celebrant will be Fr. Gary Snyder. Con-Celebrant will be Neil’s nephew, Fr. Chris Reising. Music will be by Marilyn Hundling and the St. Bernard’s Choir. Mass servers will be: Jacob Schaefer, Justin Schaefer, and Michael Reising. Lector for the funeral mass will be Neil’s brother, Dean Reising. Gift Bearers will be Neil’s grandchildren. Eucharistic Ministers will be Joan Bauer and Margie Galles. Honorary Casket Bearers will be: Keith Erickson, Marty Woerdehoff, Russ Boes, Steve Nieland, Henry Horst, Bob Theulen, Dick Myers, and Kenny Schwanz. Casket Bearers will be Neil’s nephews: Rob Reising, Tim Reising, Tom Reising, Joe Reising, Gary Reisz, and Lee Siegner. Burial will be at St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Breda with military honors conducted by the Breda American Legion. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Breda after 4:30 p.m. on Sunday where there will be a rosary at 5 p.m. and a Christian Wake Service at 7 p.m. by St. Bernard’s Parish. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Breda and online condolences may be left for Neil’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com. Born on September 30, 1951 at Carroll, Iowa, Neil Ambrose Reising was the son of Wilfrid and Eunice (Stangl) Reising. He spent his entire lifetime in the Breda area and graduated in 1969 from St. Bernard’s High School. Following his formal education Neil served in the United States Air Force until his honorable discharge in 1974, then returning to the Breda area. On July 5, 1975 he married Susan Zimmer at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Vail. The couple made their home northwest of Breda where Neil farmed and later went to work for the United States Postal Service in the Carroll office, retiring in 2009. Currently he was working at Hunters Den in Arcadia. Neil enjoyed living on the farm, toying with his tractors, golfing, bowling, and his dog Smokey. Neil’s greatest joy was his entire family. This past year he was proud to travel to North Carolina for the wedding of his daughter Brenda. Neil was a member of the Breda American Legion, Fred F. and Norman J. Bruning Post # 607. Left to cherish his memory are his children: Jason (Shannon) Reising of Lidderdale, Melissa (Shawn) Flynn of Wall Lake, Monica Reising of Ames, Laura (Michael) Schaefer of Carroll, and Brenda (Walter III) Seaman of Ames; his grandchildren: Grace and Lucas Reising, Jaron and Karli Flynn, and Melinda and Myli Schaefer; his mother, Eunice Reising of Breda; his sister, Marikay Kirsh of Urbandale; his brother, Dean (Carmen) Reising of Des Moines; his mother-in-law, Betty Zimmer of Boyer; his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Donna (Roger) Galles of Remsen, Bob Reisz of Denison, Francis (Vicki) Zimmer of Deloit, Charles (Pat) Zimmer of Texas, Dale (Judy) Zimmer of Boyer, Mary Jane (Joe) Siegner of Vail, and Joan (Brent) Bauer of Audubon; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other extended relatives. Neil was preceded in death by his father; his wife Susan in 1988; his grandson, Jacob Reising; his brother John Reising; his father-in-law, Donald “Cactus” Zimmer; and his sister-in-law, Karen Reisz.

Neil A. Reising

September 30, 1951 - September 12, 2013