Reatha Pearl Stobbe, 95, of Grand Island died Monday, October 25, 2010 at Parkplace Care Center in Grand Island with her niece at her side.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Thursday at St. Francis Catholic Church in Ashton, Nebraka. The Reverend Marty Egging with officiate. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 3-6 pm Wednesday at Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to the Ashton Cemetery Fund or the donor's choice.
Reatha was born on July 29, 1915 at Montley County, Texas to Jose D. and Mary Magdelen (Short) Hall. She grew up and received her education in Oklahoma. Following high school she moved to California where she met Arnold Stobbe.
She was united in marriage to Arnold Stobbe on November 25, 1953 in California. The couple made their home in California for 35 years where she worked as a bookkeeper for Lakewood Country Club. Following their retirement the couple moved to Grand Island in June of 1989.
Reatha enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting and visiting with family and friends, both far and near.
She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews, including Dean Tremewan the only surviving nephew on the Hall side of the family.
Survivors also include four sisters-in-law, Vivian Smith of South Gate, CA, Betty Grudzinski of Ashton, Marge Stobbe of Colorado and Louise Stobbe of Michigan.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a brother Henry D. Hall, a sister Marie Underwood and several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and a nephew Wayne.