Louise Reichling

FUNERAL SERVICES : 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Park Rapids, MN.VISITATION : 5-8:00 P.M. on Monday, May 27, 2013 at Jones-Pearson Funeral Home in Park Rapids and for one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.INTERMENT : St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Park Rapids, MN.SURVIVORS : Louise Rosella Reichling, age 81 of Park Rapids, MN peacefully passed away with her family by her side on Monday, May 20, 2013 at Green Pine Acres Nursing Home in Menahga, MN. Louise was born on July 2, 1931 to William "Nick" Nicholas and Clara (Johnson) Hoff in Clear Lake, South Dakota. She attended the Clear Lake School and graduated from Goodwin High School with the Class of 1949. Louise married James Reichling on November 13, 1956. Their marriage was blessed with 5 children: Bill, Mike, Debra, Paul and Wayne. Louise and Jim decided to make a move to the Park Rapids area in 1958 and raised their family here and continued to watch it grow. Louise loved music " she taught and played guitar, piano and accordion. She also enjoyed working outside of the home as a retail clerk for the National T Grocery Store, Red Owl and Super Value. She liked to bowl, play bingo and board games and was a huge Minnesota Twin baseball fan. In her spare time she quilted, baked goodies and especially loved to work in her garden. Louise had a spice for life; her personality and strength will be long remembered as it has been passed on to her children and grandchildren and great grandchildren. She touched to lives of many and will be greatly missed but never forgotten She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Jim of Menahga; her children: Bill (Brenda), Mike (Annette), Debra, Paul (Julene) and Wayne (Tracey); her grandchildren: Crystal, Eric, Anthony, Tlayne, Lane, Derek, Riley and Kelsey; her great grandchildren: Johnathan, DeShawn and Gabino; brother, Bill (Alice) Hoff; 4 sisters: Jeanette (Alvin) Cook, Darlene (Doug) Sthor, Lois (Dick) Heyn and Anita (Tom) Kranz. Louise was preceded in death by her parents, Nick and Clara and her sister, Judy.