Marian Margaret Reichenbacher

MARIAN (TRAUTEN) REICHENBACHER 1914 - 2011 Marian Margaret Reichenbacher, 97, of Aurora, died Saturday morning, September 10, 2011 at Provena Fox Knoll Retirement Center in Aurora. She was born in Aurora on July 19, 1914, the youngest child of Walter and Margaret (Hankes) Trauten. She was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church from birth, and she married her high school sweetheart Herman Frederick Reichenbacher there on October 9, 1937. Later in life she joined St. Rita of Cascia Catholic Church. She graduated from OLGC School and from East Aurora High School. Marian made a warm, loving home for Herm and their three children. She was an excellent seamstress, making clothes for her family and friends. She designed and sewed her own wedding gown and later made wedding attire for others. Clothing and dolls sewn and crocheted by Marian are cherished by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She is survived by two sons, Rev. Charles Reichenbacher, OSB, of Marmion Abbey in Aurora, and Paul (Patricia) Reichenbacher of Phoenix, AZ, and Elcho, WI; and four grandsons, William (Tracy) Reichenbacher of Madison, WI; Mark (Lisa) Reichenbacher of Highland, MI; Thomas (Tammy) Reichenbacher of Caledonia, MN; and David (Kaia) Reichenbacher of Greenville, WI. She also is survived by ten great-grandchildren, Claire, Alyce, and Grant (William & Tracy); Lauren and Erin (Mark & Lisa); Maya and Ella (Thomas & Tammy); and Rhiannon, Elliot, and Scarlett (David & Kaia). Marian was preceded in death by her husband Herman Reichenbacher on December 15, 1989; her daughter Joy Ann Reichenbacher on February 22, 1997; and her parents (Margaret on October 31, 1948; Walter on February 18, 1964). Her four brothers and their wives died before her, George (Florence) Trauten; John (Vera & Clara) Trauten; Walter (Betty) Trauten; and Paul (Mary) Trauten. A brother-in-law and sister-in-law and their spouses also died before Marian: Merle (Beth & Marie) Reichenbacher; and Bernice Reichenbacher (Arnold Newkirk). She was the last of her generation in the Trauten and Reichenbacher families. Marian and her family especially thank her caregiver Noemi Oliver, her nurse Nichole Roberts (Provena Hospice), and her friends and staff at Provena Fox Knoll for their friendship and loving care during the last years of her life on earth. Lying in State Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 9:00 AM until the Funeral hour at 10:00 AM at Marmion Abbey 850 Butterfield Rd. Aurora, IL. Fr. Charles Reichenbacher, O.S.B. and Concelebrants will officiate with interment at Marmion Abbey Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 13, 2011 from 3:00 PM until 8:00 PM with a Liturgical Wake Service at 7:30PM at THE DALEIDEN MORTUARY, 220 North Lake Street, Aurora. 630-631-5500. Please visit our new interactive website at www.daleidenmortuary.com to leave condolences for Marian’s family or sign the guest book. Memorial contributions in Marian’s name may be made to Marmion Abbey, 850 Butterfield Rd. Aurora, IL 60502 or Provena Fox Knoll 421 North Lake St. Aurora, IL 60506

Marian Margaret Reichenbacher

July 19, 1914 - September 10, 2011