Robert Reed
February 02, 2010
Robert Reed, 90, of Norwalk, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky.
Bob was born in Newport, R.I., on March 14, 1919. At age one, he moved with his family to San Pedro, Calif. where he was raised. He was educated at Dominguez Seminary in Los Angeles and went on to teach Latin and music at parochial schools in California, including San Gabriel Mission High.
After moving to Ohio in 1975, Bob taught junior high and high school science in Amherst City Schools. He retired in the early 1990s and continued to pursue his interests, which included gardening, golfing and travel. He volunteered for Meals on Wheels in Lorain County.
He was a longtime member of St. Joseph Parish in Amherst.
Among others, he is survived by his daughters, Mary Reed and Kathleen Reed-Brown as well as Rick Brown. He is also survived by grandchildren who include Josephine, Emmett and Elliott Brown.
Friends may call Wednesday, February 3, 2010 from noon until 12:45 p.m. at the Evans Funeral Home, 314 E. Main St., Norwalk. A mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, 91 E. Main St., Norwalk. The Rev. William Pifher will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Norwalk.
