Irena Reid
August 16, 1924 - June 06, 2015
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Irena Reid, 90, of Indianapolis passed away June 6, 2015. She was born August 16, 1924 in Indianapolis, IN to Anton and Mary P. Canalas. Irena served as an Army nurse from 1948 – 1952, with service in the Korean War. She worked as an operating room nurse in eye surgery at Indiana University for many years. She enjoyed knitting caps for charity and traveling, with trips to Europe, South America, Australia and New Zealand. Irena was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Bruno (Lillian) Canalas. She is survived by her daughter, Mary (Robert) Robison; granddaughter, Whitney (Scott) Teplitzky; grandson, Reilly (Carrie) Robison; brother, Robert (Constance) Canalas; sisters, Clara (Bernard - deceased) Trauner and Esther (Anthony) Ferraro; 3 great grandchildren and 19 nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 11 from 4 pm to 8 pm in Stevens Mortuary, 5520 W. 10th St., Indpls. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 12 at 1 pm in St. Christopher Catholic Church, 5301 W. 16th St., Speedway. Entombment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. A special thanks to Harbor Light Hospice for their care of Irena.
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Nancy Davis
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Rena and Vinnie
Has she met her match or has he???
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Phyllis Marlar
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I have many fond memories of staying, along with some of my sisters, at the home of my aunts Rena and Esther for a night here and there. We would run around and around in the yard in Haughville, leaping over the gutter downspout with Pepper hot on our heels. I especially remember the special ginger beer they introduced us to. I yearned for that ginger beer later in life, but it was just not the same.
It was only as an adult that I recognized the kindness they both were showing these 3 hoodlums in giving up their peaceful weekends to entertain us.
God bless you, Rena. I regret that I never took the time to thank you properly for your kindness. I hope I do a better job next time I see you.
With love,
Phyllis Trauner Marlar
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Denis Rader
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I am so sorry for the Reid Family and your loss; I lost my Mom last year. I have found death to leave me with a feeling of helplessness. May I leave you this word of encouragement that has helped me? The Bible says at 1 Corinthians 15: 26 that God hates death, and shows it to be an enemy. He has "a yearning" to conquer that enemy, to undo death by means of the resurrection. He longs to bring back those who are in his memory and to see them live on earth again. -Job 14:14, 15. My sincere condolences.