Mary Eleanor Reed

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.