Mable Reining, age 96, of Sioux Falls, SD and formerly of Tabor, SD passed away Monday, October 24, 2011 at her residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 29, 2011 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Tabor, SD with Rev. Joe Puthenkulathil and Msgr. Carlton Herman con-celebrating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitations will be 5 to 7 PM, Thursday, October 27, 2011, at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Parish Hall, Sioux Falls, SD with a Wake service at 7:00 PM. Visitations will resume at 9:00 AM and continue until service time, Saturday, at the Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Tabor, SD.

Mable was born near Brewster, Minnesota on December 6, 1914 to Charles and Kathryn (Hartman) Heise. For 48 years, Mable was married to George Reining, Sr. The couple resided in Curlew, IA. They moved to South Dakota in 1934 and farmed in the Tyndall/Tabor area for many years till his death on February 17, 1979. They wintered in Arizona during the last ten years of his life. Mable moved to Sioux Falls in 1990 and wintered in Arizona up until the last four years. She was a member of St. Joseph's Cathedral, Legion of Mary, Catholic Daughters and volunteered at St. Vincent De Paul.

While living in Tabor, she managed the dry cleaners in Yankton, clerked at JC Penny's and ended her career at M-tron. She enjoyed her large family, was an avid gardener and had many hobbies including crocheting and other crafts.

Eight children were born into this union, four girls; Delores Jacob, Darlene Bame, Del Wurtz and Donna Schellhouse, and four boys; George, Pat, Jerry and Larry Reining. She had 32 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great- grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father; stepfather; Michael Murray; brother; Edwin Heise; children; Darlene Bame and Donna Schellhouse; grandchildren; Daniel Bame, Crystal Reining and Carl Jacob; and a great-grandchild; Colt Schramm.

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