Eleanor C. Reiling

Eleanor C. Reiling, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at the Residential Living Center, Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. Eleanor was the fifth of six children born to Tony and Emma (Weber) Roth. She was born on March 30, 1925, in Westphalia, Kansas. Eleanor grew up in Westphalia, attending school and graduating high school there. Following school, she moved to Kansas City. Eleanor married Cletus H. Reiling on January 23, 1943, in Kansas City, Missouri. This union was blessed with five children. They made their initial home in Kansas City, moving to Independence, Missouri in 1956. Eleanor stayed home while her children were young, after which she became a L.P.N., working at the Independence Sanitarium. They later moved to Oak Grove, Missouri, where "homesteaded" forty acres with their son, Charlie and his family. In the early 1990's they moved to Garnett, Kansas. Following the death of her husband, Eleanor moved to Parkside Apartments in Garnett. Her declining health eventually required her to move to the Residential Living Center. Eleanor enjoyed gardening, fishing, and just being outdoors. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Cletus Reiling on May 14, 1993; son, Charles Reiling; son-in-law, Curtis Combs; four sisters, Anna Ratliff, Helen Hamilton, Josephine Ulses, and Betty Finney; and one brother, Carl Roth. Eleanor is survived by her four daughters, Wanda Taylor of Garnett, Kansas; Kathy Caldwell and husband, Roger of Cincinnati, Ohio; Lou Combs of Indianapolis, Indiana; Margie Woodside and husband, Dave of Castlerock, Colorado; nine grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Garnett, Kansas. Burial will follow in the St. Teresa Catholic Cemetery, Westphalia, Kansas. The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Monday evening at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Garnett. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Crossroads Hospice and left in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com .