Mary Elizabeth Hendrich Blue Reed

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Mary Elizabeth Hendrich Blue Reed, 93, of Casa Grande, Ariz., and of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 in Arizona.

Mrs. Reed was born on June 28, 1919 in Greencastle to Herman Hendrich and Freda Heil Hendrich.

She was a 1937 graduate of Bainbridge High School and was a graduate of Indiana Business College.

Mary was an insurance agent for the Tri-County Bank in Putnam County and had been employed with Simpson Stoner Insurance in Greencastle.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Jack F. Reed, brother Paul Hendrich, sister Louise Knauer and her first husband, William K. Blue.

Surviving are her daughters, Dr. Carolyn Blue Milner and husband Gene of Greencastle, and Rebecca Reagan and husband Phillip of Avon; a brother, LeRoy Hendrich of Greencastle; a sister, Frances Harris Evans; four grandchildren, Laura Elsbrock and husband Chris, Chris Milner and wife Cheri, Matt Reagan and wife Sarah and Aaron Reagan and wife Michelle; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 2 at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle, with Rev. Paul Taylor officiating. Inurnment will follow at Brick Chapel Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.

Memorials in Mary's name may be made to the Brick Chapel United Methodist Church or the CCSC Knoy Resource Center.

Condolences and expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family at www.BittlesandHurt.com.