The memorial service for Reta E. Armstrong will be 1:00 on Wednesday, June 28th at the Reed & Benoit Funeral Home. A calling hour will precede the service from 12-1 at the funeral home.
Reta passed away Saturday, June 24th at the Samaritan Keep Home. She was 91 years old.
Born in Streetsville, Ontario April 11, 1926 Reta was a daughter to LaVerne and Mabel Hunter Whaley. Reta was a homecare provider in the Watertown area for several years.
Reta enjoyed bowling, listening to music, watching TV and her time spent at the pool doing water aerobics.
Surviving are her children, Bonnie Taylor (Richard) Rainone, NJ; Deborah Taylor (Martin) Swanson, Liverpool; Sandra L. Armstrong-Hill and her fiancé Mark Bintliff, Watertown; 7 grandchildren, Rebecca and Meghan Rainone, Joshua and Julie Swanson, Seth, Alyssa and Nathan Hill, 1 great-grandson, Damon Swanson and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents she is predeceased by her brother, Carmen Whaley.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Jefferson County Office of the Aging, 175 Arsenal St., Watertown, NY 13601 or to Association for the Blind, 131 Washington St., Watertown, NY 13601.
Arrangements are with Reed & Benoit Funeral Home, Watertown.