Jean Marie Reece

RICHLAND CENTER - Jean M. Reece, age 85, of Richland Center, passed peacefully into the loving arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at Rainbow Hospice Care. Jean was born on September 6, 1939, in Appleton, the daughter of Leland and Irna (Huettl) Hanselman.

Jean attended East High School in Madison in 1954-55, then Monona Grove High School in 1956 graduating in 1957. She married the Love of her life, John Reece, on January 16, 1960, in Liberal Kansas.

After high school she was a clerical assistant at the state capital building; then transitioned to a full-time mother and homemaker. She then followed a passion and became a master gardener and worked for Kopke's Greenhouse in Oregon, Wisconsin, for many years.

She was an active member of Beulah Wesleyan church in Richland Center, Wisconsin.

Jean loved God, her family and friends, and her dogs. She enjoyed gardening, birding, photography, painting and making stained glass. She could often be found cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hunting, fishing, or playing softball. Jean enjoyed training her beloved dogs; Lady, Sam, Babe, Cassie, Joey, Max, Chance and Cuz.

Jean is survived by her two sons, Jeffrey (Eileen "Molly" Rousseau) Reece and David (Diane Marie) Reece; nephew, Mike Martin; and three nieces, Pam (Bob) Jones, Diana Doering and Patty (John) Beaudet. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Reece; parents, Leland and Irna; and sister, Joyce Martin.

A celebration of Jean’s life will be held at BEULAH WESLEYAN CHURCH, 19587 State Highway 56, Richland Center, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2025.
 

Memorials may be made to: Beulah Wesleyan Church, 19587 State Hwy 56, Richland Center, WI 53581. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

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Funeral & Cremation Care
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