Valine "Val" M. Reed

Valine Marie (Henschke) Reed (84); of Chisago City, formerly of Buffalo Lake, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday August 25th, 2013 in her home after a long battle with cancer. Val was born on April 30, 1929 and the only child of Edward and Stella (Ulrich) Henschke of Buffalo Lake, Minnesota. Val married John H. Reed on August 14, 1948. She and John operated a 200 acre ancestral dairy farm south of Buffalo Lake from 1948-1982, when they retired from farming and moved into Olivia, Minnesota. Val and John both worked for local seed corn companies while in Olivia. Val transferred from her position with the local seed company to RBA Seeds in Springfield, Illinois where they moved in 1979. They returned to Hastings, Minnesota in 1983 and Val worked for Tom Thumb convenience stores for three years. She moved on to a local computer company and from there worked for TORO for 11 years. She and John retired in 1997 and moved to a lake home in Battle Lake, Minnesota. Val and John had the opportunity to travel to Hawaii, Australia, and New Zealand together several times. Val moved to Chisago City in 2004 after Johns death. She continued her love of travel by going to visit her ancestral farm near Kassel, Germany; and included the Oktoberfest in Munich and several other European countries in 2005. She made several trips to South Africa and Mexico as well. She and her family continued to celebrate their German heritage at New Ulms Oktoberfest for many years. She enjoyed many extended trips in her camper with family and friends. She in preceded in death by her parents Ed and Stella, her husband John H. Reed and sisters-in-law Margaret (Reed) Handley and Barbara (Dean) Reed. She is survived by her children, Barb (William) Schroeder of Lake City, Minnesota; Susan (John) Molstad of St. Paul, Minnesota; Mark (Lynette) of Orr, Minnesota; Dona (Mark) Gardner of Friday Harbor, Washington; and Robyn Rushing of Mount Vernon, Washington; her grandchildren, Shawn (Joy) Molstad, Rebecca (Nathan) Sheldon, Brad Molstad, John Reed and his fiance Andrea Dixon; Andrew Reed and two great grandchildren, Avery and Erik Molstad. She is also survived by many extended family members across the country, including her brother-in law; Dean of Butte, Montana, nieces and nephews. Visitation and memorial service will be held at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Community Room, 28005 Old Towne Road, Chisago City, MN on Thursday August 29, between the hours of 5-8PM. Short memorial service at 7PM. Funeral services to be held Friday August 30 at 1:30PM, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 228 5th Street NW, Buffalo Lake, MN; visitation one hour prior to service. Family, relatives and friends are invited to gather in the community room of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church basement following interment. Memorials are preferred to St. Croix Hospice, 160 North Birch, Cambridge, MN, 55008.