The Life of KATHRYN ANN HAMILL REESE
Kathryn (Katie) Reese passed away September 3, 2012, at Valley View Village in Des Moines, IA.
Katie was born in 1925 to Howard Hamill and Esther Nyren Hamill.
KTRN, as she was known to her many friends, began her nursing career in Des Moines at the Veterans Hospital, where she met the man of her dreams, Griff Reese, Jr. They were married in 1948 – a romance cut short when her “Dish” died in 1972.
Kathryn Ann Hamill Reese was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and brother and sister-in-law, Howard and Martha Hamill.
Katie will be remembered by her sons, Griff, III, and wife Karen of Des Moines, and David and wife Barbara of West Des Moines and nieces Debbie (Lee) Nugara and Mary (Doug) Carper of Lincoln, NE. Katie touched gently the lives of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, many cousins, nieces and nephews, fellow nurses and friends, and generations of students and their families.
Memorials may be directed to Mercy Hospice, the Animal Rescue League of Des Moines, and Iowa Lutheran Hospital Auxiliary.
The family wishes to thank everyone at Valley View Village and Mercy Hospice for their kind and loving care.
Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m., Thursday, September 6, 2012, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue, with burial following at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to service time at the funeral home.