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Arileen Reedy

Female 1916 - 2012  (95 years)


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  • Name Arileen Reedy 
    Born 19 Sep 1916  Cooperstown, Manitowoc Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Apr 2012  DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I557558  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2018 

    Father James Martin Reedy,   b. 25 Jan 1884, Cooperstown, Manitowoc Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1955  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Anna Myrtle Cavanaugh,   b. 20 Aug 1876, Maple Grove, Manitowoc Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1967, Maribel, Manitowoc Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1912  Reedsville, Manitowoc Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F114855  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Norbert T Duckett,   b. 01 Jan 1913,   d. 04 Oct 1977  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1940 
    Children 
    +1. Joseph N Duckett,   b. 27 Jul 1946, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 2023, Green Bay, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
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    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F210125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Arileen M. Duckett, 95, De Pere, formerly of Denmark, passed away Wednesday morning, April 18, 2012. She was born September 19, 1916 at the family homestead in Cooperstown, daughter of the late James and Anna (Cavanaugh) Reedy.

      She attended grade school at the Hickory Grove School, graduated from Denmark High School in 1934, and graduated from Manitowoc County Normal in 1935.

      Arileen married Norbert Duckett at St. Mary Catholic Church - Stark on October 19, 1940. He passed away October 1, 1977. Her primary vocation was homemaker and mother, and also taught in area elementary schools for 16 years.

      Arileen is a member of All Saints Catholic Church, and served on the Altar Society. She was a volunteer for Brown County Aging, and enjoyed her daily walks.

      "Mom had many talents: teacher, homemaker, mother of seven, and spiritual leader of the family. Her life was consumed by her faith and the love she had for her family."

      Surviving are her 7 children: Joseph (Karen), Denmark; Richard (Lynnette), Maribel; Robert (Betty), Denmark; John, Green Bay; Mary Ellen (Tom) Simons, Green Bay; Timothy (Jayne), Green Bay; and Dennis (Sandy), Green Bay; 23 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Norbert; twin sister, Kathleen; and brothers, Earl and John (Marie) Reedy; son-in-law, James Rasmussen; daughters-in-law: Betty Duckett and Mary Lou Duckett; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: George & Helen Duckett, James & Kathleen Duckett, Eleanor & Norbert Timmers, and Elizabeth Duckett.

      Relatives and friends may call at Knutson-Cotter Funeral Home, 536 County Rd R, Denmark, on Thursday (TODAY), April 19th, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. with the parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue on Friday, April 20th, from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church, 125 St. Claude St., Denmark. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the church on Friday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Ron Colombo officiating. Burial in the church cemetery.