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Reita Joy (Schroeder) Deane

Posted 2018-08-05 by Judy Wight Branson
The Prescott Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona
Sunday, June 3, 2018, page 6a

Reita Joy Holloway Deane was born Dec. 5, 1932, in Hutchinson, Kansas, to
Charlotte Estelle (Donnelly) and H.J. (Jones) Schroeder. She passed in
comfort and peace at Josie Harper Hospice House May 23, 2018, in Omaha,
Nebraska.

Her family moved to Goodland, Kansas, in 1947, where she graduated from
Goodland High School in 1951. After graduating from Northwest Institute of
Medical Technology in Minneapolis, she worked as a lab and x-ray technician
for 30 years. In 1954 she moved to Prescott, Arizona, where she lived for 35
years. Her and her husband, Jim, owned Service Pharmacy for several years.
Reita then worked at Prescott Medical Center before retiring in 1979.

She moved back to Kansas in 1986, and spent her last five years in Omaha, living with her daughter and son-in-law.

Preceded in death by her parents, first husband Jim Holloway Sr., in 1982,
and second husband Anthony John Deane in 2009. She is survived by her
brother, Dr. Gail Schroeder of Goodland; son, Jim Holloway Jr., and his son
James Holloway III., both of Phoenix, Arizona; her daughter, Julie Weldon
and son-in-law Rex Weldon, from Omaha, Nebraska; and their children, Adem,
Miranda, Cody and his wife Kristi; and great-granddaughters, Landi and
Bailey.

Reita was a lifetime member of the VFW Auxiliary. She also had a love for
wildlife and would help her daughter, Julie, rehab baby raccoons.

It was her wish that memorials may be sent to NebraskaWildlifeRehab.org or
Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, PO Box 24122, Omaha, NE 68124.

Information provided by survivors.




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