Edward Leroy Reitz

FLORENCE - Edward L. Reitz of Florence passed away on June 9, 2015 at the age of 80. He was born in Salem Oregon to Edgar Brown Reitz and Violet May Garrison. He graduated from Salem High School in 1954. Then was a short trip truck driver in Salem for several years retiring in 1997. He moved to Florence in 2005 from Keizer. He enjoyed walking his dog Tootsie on the beach and sand dunes, attending rodeos, and traveling/camping, and meeting new people. He was pre-deceased by his first wife Patricia J. Hilderbrande in 2007 and his daughter Cheryl Lynn in 1967. He is survived by his wife and loving partner Mary Jane, his brother Bob, of Salem, and two nephews. Mary's family 'married' Ed at their wedding, daughters Laurie Roberts, of Christmas Valley, & Leslie Hanson, of Salem, three grandsons, and three great-grandsons of Eugene. Graveside services will be held on Saturday June 20, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Restlawn Memory Gardens, 201 Oak Grove Road, NW, Salem Oregon. Family and friends are welcome to share memories. A gathering at Lum Yuens restaurant at 3190 Portland Road, NE will be held at 2:30 p.m. Arrangements by Restlawn Funeral Home.