April 13, 2005

The ADVOCATE’s Free Press & Community News

Serving Anderson, Southern Franklin and Western Linn Counties

Volume 9, No. 29

Transcribed with permission of Vern Brown



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“Amanda Louise Wray 

1936-2005

Graveside services for Amanda Louise Wray, 69, of Garnett, were at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April

11, 2005, at Garnett Cemetery.  Mrs. Wray died Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at Ottawa Retirement

Village in Ottawa.

Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.”



Martin A. Reh

1906-2005

Funeral Mass for Martin A. Reh, 98, Williamsburg, was Monday, April 11, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. at

Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ottawa with Father Tod Ziegler officiating.  Interment was in St.

John’s Cemetery in Homewood.  Mr. Reh died Wednesday, April 6, at Village Manor Nursing

Home in Ottawa.

Martin A. Reh was born December 18, 1906, in Franklin County, the son of John A. ‘Tony’

and Mary (Strafuss) Reh.  He was a lifetime resident of the Homewood area in Franklin County

and attended Homewood Grade School and Ottawa High School.  He was a retired farmer and

stockman.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Ottawa, Pioneer Plus and Ottawa 

Promanaders Square Dance Clubs, and was a charter member of the Ottawa Co-op Association.

Martin and Lorene Elizabeth Renyer were married November 26, 1940, at Topeka.  She preceded

him in death on March 11, 1999.

Mr. Reh was also preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary Reh; and his brother, William

‘Billy’ J. Reh.

Martin is survived by his sons, Larry Reh of Richmond and Kenny Reh of Inman; his daughters,

Marilyn Finch of Kill Devil Hills, SC, and Kathy Corbin of Williamsburg; his grandchildren,

Teresa Corbin, Ronald Corbin, Phillip Corbin, John Reh, Kelly Reh, Wade Reh, Tim Reh, Jennifer

Weeks, and Sara Finch; and 14 great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials to the American Heart Association or Little People’s Research

Fund.

Dengel and Son Mortuary, Ottawa, was in charge of arrangements.”





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By:  Lulu B. Nixon