Delmar T. Reis, age 74, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2006, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa.

Mass of the Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, December 5th at 2:00 p.m., at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Odebolt with burial at St. Martin’s Cemetery. Farber & Otteman Funeral Home in Odebolt is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is from 4:00-8:00 p.m., with a vigil service at 6:30, on Monday, December 4th, at the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home in Odebolt.

Delmar was born on January 30, 1932, on a farm in Carroll County, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Caroline (Steinkamp) Reis. They lived on a farm in Carroll County where Delmar attended country school.

On April 18, 1950, Delmar and Arlene A. Batta were united in marriage in Carroll. They lived near Carroll, Westside, Wall Lake and Vail prior to moving to Odebolt in 1959. This union was blessed with seven children: Michael, Patrick, Thomas, Timothy, Deanna, Ted, and Mark. Delmar was a farm laborer early on; drove milk truck for two years; worked for Carrier Automotive; Mandernach Motors and Beckman Motors as a salesman and mechanic; and joined ownership of Reis Service in 1979, retiring in 1995.

His hobbies included working on stock cars, racing, gardening, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, and training horses. He was always busy but still found time to be involved in the community as a member of the Odebolt Fire Department and worked as a part time police officer.

Delmar’s life was his work, but his love was his family. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and brother, who cherished the time spent with his large family. Those left to mourn his passing include his children: Michael Reis and wife Lucy of Fullerton, Nebraska, Patrick Reis and wife Becky of Odebolt, Thomas Reis and wife Judy of Gilbert, Iowa, Deanna Russell and husband Kenneth of Storm Lake, Iowa, Ted Reis and wife Diane of Omaha, Nebraska, and Mark Reis and wife Tandy of Odebolt; daughter-in-law Teresa Reis of Jones, Oklahoma; 23 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Other survivors include his three sisters: Karen Reis of Des Moines, Janice Huisenga of Carroll, Iowa, and IllaMae Riesberg of Halbur, Iowa; four sisters-in-law: Helen Reis of Coon Rapids, Iowa, Shirley Schachtner of Carroll, Luella Reis of Auburn, and Betti Lunkenheimer of Odebolt; two brothers-in-law: Louis Williams of Carroll and Frank Batta of Minneapolis, Minnesota; many nieces, nephews, and extended family members, and a host of friends.

Delmar was preceded in death by his parents; wife Arlene on November 12, 1990, son Timothy; four brothers: LaVerdos, Unis, Myron, and Joseph, Jr.; three sisters: Lorraine Killeen, Darnella Loneman, and Betty Williams.