Mary F. Reichert's Obituary
Mary F. Reichert, 91 years of Columbia, IL, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at her residence in Columbia, IL. She was born September 20, 1933 in St. Louis, MO.
Mary grew up in Paderborn, IL., and attended St. Michael's Catholic Church in Paderborn. Early in her life Mary worked at the Millstadt Gossard-Artemis Rayon Factory in Millstadt and later for Todd Hall Retreat Center in Columbia. Mary was a hard worker and she devoted her life to taking care of her family, being a farmers wife, working in the garden, cooking and canning. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Columbia, Il. She enjoyed crochet and knitting at the Senior Center in Belleville, IL.
Surviving are her children, John Reichert, Rita Reichert, James (Ruthann) Reichert, and Rosanne Reichert, her grandchildren, John "Johnny" Reichert, Robert "Bobby" Reichert, Madeline Reichert, Abigail Reichert, Evan Reichert, Anthony Hill and Adelle Hill, her great granddaughter, Melissa Reichert, along with nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years Robert A. Reichert, whom she married on October 17, 1957 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Paderborn, IL., and who passed away on March 29, 2024, her parents, William and Hildegard, nee Buss, Corner and her sister, Dorothy Wachtel, nee Corner.
Visitation will be held on Friday, December 20, 2025 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Leesman Funeral Home in Columbia, IL. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Columbia, Il., with Fr. Steve Thoma, C.R., officiating. Interment will follow in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Columbia, Illinois.
The family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions be directed to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 411 Palmer Road, Columbia, IL 62236 St. Michael's Catholic Church, (Paderborn, IL) 4576 Buss Branch Road, Waterloo, IL 62298 or Carmelite Nuns, 59 Allendale Ln., Terre Haute, IN. 47802. For more information, please access our website, www.leesmanfuneralhome.com. Arrangements were handled by Leesman Funeral Home.
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