RICHARD KERBER "DICKIE" REISING
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POWERS ADDITION
LOT : 3
ROW : 5
GRAVE # 38
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Richard Kerber "Dickie" Reising
b. June 29, 1919
Aurora, Kane County, Illinois
d. September 15, 2012
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
buried: September 19, 2012
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FATHER
Joseph Alfred Reising
(1872-?)
MOTHER
Valerie Kerber
(1889-1970)
MARRIED
Virginia Lee "Ginger" Powers
(1921-2002)
1942
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
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CHILDREN
with Ginger
Richard Powers "RP" Reising
(1944-2018)
John Howard Reising
(1947-)
Lance Marshall Reising
(1951-)
Stephen Lee Reising
(1957-)
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HISTORY OF POWERS ADDITION
Most of the land on the west side of the original Greenwood cemetery
was owned by Orlando Powers. As with many pioneer families, they chose a spot on their property to bury their loved ones. The spot the Powers family picked was right next to Block 8, at the west boundry of Greenwood. There are stones dating back to the 1850's.
Around 1878 that section of land was annexed to Greenwood cemetery. The lot looks like one big section, but is actually two. On the east side of the section is Block 8. On the west side is the Powers Addition. If you stand at the south end of the section and look north you will see 4 trees in a direct line with the fence to the north. That is the original property line of Greenwood.
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The Decatur Daily Review
(Decatur, Illinois)
8 FEB 1942 * page 13
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The Herald & Review
(Decatur, Illinois)
17 SEP 2012 * page 6
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