Marion Reiter, age 82, died on Monday, August 31, 2020, at Spooner Health in Spooner, WI.

She was born in St. Paul, MN, to Roy and Rotha (Robinson) Black.  Her family moved to a farm north of Trego, WI, in 1946.  She attended Trego Grade School and Spooner High School.  Marion married Ken Reiter of Spooner on February 2, 1957.  They moved to St. Paul, and later to rural Hastings, MN.  In 1973 they moved to Bloomer, WI, where Marion worked as a medical secretary while raising her family and attended Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire, WI, for two years.  In 1989 she returned to Spooner and worked for the DNR for ten years.  In 2000, she and Ken retired to their lake home in Madge Township and later moved to a country home in Beaver Brook Township, before eventually returning to Spooner.

Marion is survived by her husband, Ken Reiter; children Ken (Maureen) Reiter of Baraboo, WI, Lisa Stipetric (Jim Vredeveld) of Rice Lake, WI, Matthew Reiter of Madison, WI, Michael (Brenda) Reiter of Midland, MI, and Tim Reiter (Bonnie Greener) of Rice Lake; brothers Bob (Lenora) Black of Caledonia, MI, and Jim Black of Trego, WI; grandchildren Nick (Christie Henry) Reiter of Rice Lake, Samantha (Josh) Padilla of Carlsbad, CA, Aric Nowicki of Baraboo, Sarah (Ted) Shepler of Madison, WI, Kelson Reiter of Midland, MI, Kori (Andrew) Bockheim of Lima, OH, and Kacee (Stuart) Bowman of Midland; great-grandchildren Dominic, Eli, and Madeline Nowicki of Baraboo; Ian Shepler of Madison; Tequia, Tallyn, and Tillie Bowman of Midland; and Emily and Summer Hill Kiggins of Rice Lake; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Rotha, and sister-in-law Mildred Black.

Marion enjoyed flower gardening, bowling, reading, movies, and family, especially the family reunion picnics held at their house for many years.

There will be no funeral per Marion’s wishes.  Memorials may be directed to your favorite charity.

Last Update: Sep 03, 2020 6:32 am CDT