Kathleen Joan Roberts Reel
July 18, 1921 — July 24, 2017
Kathleen Joan Roberts Reel
Kathleen Joan Roberts Reel, 96, of Fishers, passed away on Monday, July 24, 2017 at Riverwalk Village in Noblesville. She was born on July 18, 1921 to John P and Viola A (Haller) Casper in Jasper, Indiana.
Kathleen was a 1938 graduate of Jasper (IN) High School and received her nursing degree in Asheville, NC. She served as a registered nurse at the VA Hospital (formerly Oteen VA Hospital) in Asheville, NC after WWII, which was one of her favorite places, and where she met her first husband, F.J. 'Buddie' Roberts Jr. Buddie and Kathleen made their first home in Albemarle, NC. With the recommendation for a warmer climate for Bud, they moved to Fort Myers, FL, where she continued her career as a labor, delivery and pediatric nurse. She had also worked in Kentucky and Indiana throughout her 40 year career. After Bud's death, Kathleen married Grover Reel and they retired to Florida. They knew each other through family gatherings.
She was a strong, independent woman, who never allowed anything to get her down. She loved people and was caring, compassionate, witty and had a down-home sense of humor. She was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Noblesville and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
She is survived by her son, James Patrick Roy; granddaughter, Jennifer Higginbotham; five great-grandchildren; and nieces & nephews, Elizabeth Stasey, Donald Casper and Sylvia Hoefer.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Frederick J Roberts; second husband, Grover Reel; and two grandchildren, Jamie Roberts & Patrick Roy.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 9900 East 191st Street in Noblesville, with Rev. Tom Metzger officiating. Inurnment will be at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens in Fort Myers, FL.
Kathleen was a 1938 graduate of Jasper (IN) High School and received her nursing degree in Asheville, NC. She served as a registered nurse at the VA Hospital (formerly Oteen VA Hospital) in Asheville, NC after WWII, which was one of her favorite places, and where she met her first husband, F.J. 'Buddie' Roberts Jr. Buddie and Kathleen made their first home in Albemarle, NC. With the recommendation for a warmer climate for Bud, they moved to Fort Myers, FL, where she continued her career as a labor, delivery and pediatric nurse. She had also worked in Kentucky and Indiana throughout her 40 year career. After Bud's death, Kathleen married Grover Reel and they retired to Florida. They knew each other through family gatherings.
She was a strong, independent woman, who never allowed anything to get her down. She loved people and was caring, compassionate, witty and had a down-home sense of humor. She was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Noblesville and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
She is survived by her son, James Patrick Roy; granddaughter, Jennifer Higginbotham; five great-grandchildren; and nieces & nephews, Elizabeth Stasey, Donald Casper and Sylvia Hoefer.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Frederick J Roberts; second husband, Grover Reel; and two grandchildren, Jamie Roberts & Patrick Roy.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 9900 East 191st Street in Noblesville, with Rev. Tom Metzger officiating. Inurnment will be at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens in Fort Myers, FL.
Funeral Mass
10:00 am Thursday, July 27, 2017
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church
9900 East 191st Street
Noblesville, Indiana, United States
46060
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