LYLE REEH PASSES AWAY

FORMER BLAIR MAN IS VICTIM OF FLU WHICH IS PREVALENT IN CALIFORNIA. BODY WILL BE BROUGHT TO BLAIR FOR INTERMENT.

POPULAR IN BLAIR CIRCLES

Word was received in Blair last Saturday morning of the death of Lyle R. Reeh, of Los Angeles, California of that dread disease, the flu, which has been causing so much sorrow and concern in the Pacific coast states this fall.

He had been ill but a short time but could not rally, having previously had a sick spell which left him less able to fight off the attack.

The body is now on its way to Blair and funeral services will be held here probably Saturday afternoon or Sunday, as arrangements have not yet been made pending the arrival of relatives on Friday morning.

It was the wish of Lyle’s mother that Rev. C.M. Forman of South Dakota, former Baptist minister here, who baptized Lyle, might be gotten here to conduct the funeral services but he has advised that he will be unable to come, so no other plans have been made awaiting their arrival.

The deceased was born near Blair in 1897 and lived on the farm for a number of years. His father, John Reeh, was struck by lightning when Lyle was a child. After coming to Blair, Lyle graduated from the high school and worked in the State Bank for some time.

As he was passionately fond of music, he gathered together an orchestra and after banking hours would answer all engagements to play around Blair and vicinity and he was greatly missed by the social set after he moved to the coast. He was married about three years ago to Miss Lola Skinkle of Omaha and went at once to Los Angeles where he secured a good position in a bank at Owensmouth, a suburb of Los Angeles.

He is survived by his wife; his mother, Mrs. Adolph Voss, of Los Angeles; three sisters, Gladys, Mrs. W.D. Wilkins of Long Beach, Calif; Odella, Mrs. Peter Diestal, of Omaha; and Blanche, Mrs. Fred Voss, of Millard, Nebr., besides a host of relatives and friends who regret the loss of one who had so promising a future and so young in years.

He was a member of Stanley E. Hain post of the American Legion, having been in the Navy during the World War, stationed at the Great Lakes Training Station but never going abroad.

Blair friends extend sympathy to the relatives who are mourning the loss of their dear one.

#2-Printed in the Tribune 6 Dec. 1928

WW1 Navy

Lyle Reeh Expires

Dies in California After Short Illness of Flu

Relatives in this city last Saturday received word of the death of Lyle Reeh which occurred at a hospital in Glendale, Calif., that afternoon shortly after 5:00 o’clock. His death followed a short illness of the flu.

The deceased was born on a farm three miles south of Blair on March 21, 1897, and lived in Washington county the greater part of his life. He was graduated from the Blair high school and later accepted a position with the Blair State Bank where he worked until about three years ago when he and his wife moved to Glendale. His marriage to Miss Leola Skinkle took place about three years ago. Since moving to California he had been employed with a bank at Glendale.

He held a wide acquaintance in this community and was highly thought of by a large circle of friends. For a number of years he was a member of the Blair league ball team.

The body is being shipped to Blair and will arrive here tomorrow afternoon. As yet no definite funeral arrangements have been made but relatives state the services will be conducted on Saturday or Sunday. Surviving him are his bereaved wife, his mother, Mrs. A. H. Voss of Long Beach, Calif., two sisters, Mrs. Fred Voss, jr., of Millard and Mrs. P. A. Diestel of Omaha, and a half-sister, Mrs. Dee Wilkins, of Fontana, Calif.

Find a Grave Memorial # 112907433

Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file at the Blair Public Library.