Mary Eleanor Reed, age 85 from Frankfort, MI, died on February 21, 2024. She
was born in Grand Rapids, MI. She is preceded in death by her late husband Floyd
W. Reed; father and mother, Harold and Mary Bartz, from Traverse City, MI;
brother Harold Bartz from CA; and grandson, Ian Reed, of Louisville, KY. She is
survived by her four daughters: Rose Lepke and Patty Nelson of Frankfort, MI;
Bonnie (Tim) Heaney from Louisburg, NC; Becki Kelly from Clayton, NC; and son
Jeff (Tina) Reed of Louisville, KY.

Mary is survived by 10 grandchildren: Paul Kelly, Christiaan Kelly, Abby Reed
(Jesse) Vaughn, Jasmine (Adam) Foust, Erika Lepke, Emilie (Dane) Colby, Ashley
(Christopher) Meeuwes, Amy (Michael) McCaskill, Alicia (Tim) Babiasz, and Tad
Reed. She is survived by 11 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her second
family and neighbors- Willie, Sue, Trevor, and Danny Lee. Mary will be missed by
her church family at the 1st Congregational Church of Frankfort, MI.

Mary's favorite activity was traveling to her children's homes in various places
throughout the United States (AL, NC, GA, NE, KY, MI). At home, she enjoyed
baking, cooking, reading, mowing her yard, and loving on her many cats and dogs
throughout her life-time. She spent 20 years working at Paul Oliver Memorial
Hospital, worked in several restaurants, and finished her working years with
Continental Industries as a sewing operator. In retirement, Mary served on
several committees at the 1 st Congregational Church and she especially enjoyed
her time leading the Women's Fellowship Group.

There is a service scheduled for Saturday, February 24 th , with visitation from
10:30-11:30, and a service at 11:30 followed by a luncheon.