Kathryn L. Reiff, 84, died at 4:30 a.m. Dec. 11, 2012, in Mason Health and Rehab, Warsaw, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Oct. 25, 1928, in Elkhart, to Charles and Grace Kaufman Kelley. On Sept. 1, 1946, at First Christian Church, Warsaw, she married Maurice Reiff, who died March 9, 1988. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Warsaw, since the fall of 1994, where she was part of Sunday school and the women’s Bible study. She was a past member of Dutchtown Brethren Church for 46 years and belonged to the Ladies Bible Study held on Tuesday afternoons at Titus Funeral Home. She was a member of the Gideon’s International Auxiliary for 19 years. She was a most faithful prayer warrior. She was a nurse’s aide at Murphy Medical Center for many years and a Kosciusko County Hospital Ladies Auxiliary volunteer. She was a publisher of two books “To God be the Glory” (a book of poetry) and “Surviving the Wound of Grief”. Surviving are a daughter, Maureen (and spouse Terry) Mauzy, Michigan City; a son, Michael (and spouse Hope) Reiff, Warsaw; six grandchildren, Presley (and spouse Mary) Reiff, Jeremy (and spouse Karey) Reiff, Jim (and spouse Nancy) Reiff, Jerry (and spouse Jamie) Reiff and Triston (and spouse Chelsea) Reiff, all of Warsaw, and Candy (and spouse Marcus) Reiff, Aurora, Colo; eight great-grandchildren: Ella Mae, John, Jake, Zach, Brianna, Mia, Makayla and Aiden; two sisters, Eileen Estep and Diane Poort, both of Warsaw; and several nieces and nephews. She also was preceded in death by her father, Charles Kelley; her mother, Grace Kelley-Heckrotte; a sister, Jeri Martin; and a brother-in-law, Leonard Estep. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, officiated by Pastor Dave Hummell of Trinity United Methodist Church, Warsaw, and Pastor Jack Worth of Dutchtown Brethren Church, Warsaw. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to the service Friday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials may be made to Gideon’s International, P.O. Box 766, Winona Lake, IN 46590; Trinity United Methodist Church, 832 E. Center St., Warsaw, IN 46580; or Dutchtown Brethren Church, 4057 E. CR 300N, Warsaw, IN 46580. Condolences may be sent via www.titusfuneralhome.com
