ROCHESTER – Eva J. Reese, 96, of Rochester, died at 12:12 a.m. Jan. 13, 2013, in Riverwalk Village, Noblesville. She was born April 5, 1916, in Oakland, Ill., to Roscoe and Grace White Collins. On Dec. 14, 1947, in Champaign, Ill., she married Buryl Reese, who died Dec. 31, 1996. Surviving are two daughters, Evelyn L. Walker, Carmel, and Shirley Parkhurst, Plymouth; a son, Harold Reese, Knox.; and a sister, Alberta “Bertie” Smith, Rochester; a brother, Merle Collins, Coal City, Ill. She also was preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Good Family Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Rochester, with the Rev. Maurice Grindle officiating. Burial will be in Rochester IOOF Cemetery. Calling is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. ***** Condolences may be sent via www.goodfamilyfh.com
