January 3, 1926 – October 25, 2018
Lucille Broeking Reed, 92, Noblesville, died Thursday, October 25, 2018, in Noblesville. She was born January 3, 1926 in Indianapolis to Arthur G. Broeking and Linna Schopp Broeking, and was their only child.
Lucy was a graduate of Thomas Carr Howe High School (Indianapolis) in 1944, and of Purdue University in 1948 where she majored in Home Economics and was a member of Mortar Board and the Pi Beta Phi Sorority.
Following graduation, she married Robert G. Reed, Jr., and she worked to support the family as he completed Medical School at Indiana University. They moved to Plymouth, Ind., where Bob had a Family Practice from 1951 to 1967, and they raised their five children. After Bob completed a Pathology Residency in 1971, they moved to Columbus, Ind., where they lived until 1989. They then retired to Fairhope, Ala., where they enjoyed their later years before returning to Noblesville in 2004 to be closer to family.
Lucy was active in volunteer organizations, belonged to Tri Kappa in Plymouth, was a member of PEO in Columbus, enjoyed Baldwin Senior Travelers in Fairhope, and attended Harbour Shores Church in Noblesville.
Lucy’s husband Bob died in 2010. She is survived by her five children: Susan Elizabeth Reed (Jeff Lewis), Indianapolis; Barbara Diane Reed (Philip Zazove), Ann Arbor, Mich.; Judith Ann Reed (Mark Coons, deceased), Austin, Texas; Patricia Reed Paxton (Jim), Noblesville; and Michael Robert Reed, Beech Grove; as well as her sister-in-law: Mary Jo Wells (Clayton), Holt, Mich.; eight grandchildren: Reed, Rebecca S., Katie, Rebecca D., David, Michael C., Michael P. and Ann; and seven great-grandchildren: Georgia, Emma, RW, Schroeter, Paxton, Owen and Zachary.
A memorial service will be conducted at a later date. Lucy’s care has been entrusted to Randall & Roberts Funeral Homes in Noblesville.
Memorial contributions may be made to Harbour Shores Church, 8011 E. 216th St., Cicero, IN 46034 or the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8517.
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