Roland Reece

ROLAND REECE

Cedar Rapids

Roland Lee Reece, 90, of Cedar Rapids, died peacefully Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, surrounded by family in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Echo Hill Presbyterian Church in Marion. A visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. before the service. Private family burial: Walker Cemetery, Walker.

Lee was born Oct. 20, 1924, the son of Henry and Caroline (Putnam) Reece. He graduated from Walker High School, then enlisted in the U.S. Marines during World War II, serving in the South Pacific. Lee was married to Nora Walker in 1947 and they were married for 68 years.

He was a member of Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church, now Echo Hill, and American Legion Post 298 in Marion.

Lee enjoyed fishing, golfing and trips to the casino. He retired from Quaker Oats, now Pepsico, in 1987, after working there for 33 years.

Lee will be missed by all who knew him and loved him.

Survivors include his wife, Nora Reece; son, Steven (Jackie) Reece; daughter, Cindy (Jim Brown) Reece; grandchildren, Elisabeth (Chad) Holton, Jeremy (Julie) Reece, Emily (Brian) McNeal and Ann (Tom Randall) Brown; eight great-grandchildren; and sister, Yvonne Warren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; infant son, Ronnie; and sisters, Bernice Paterson, Betty Jean Fishel, Rosalie McAtee and Crystal Stoner.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Echo Hill Presbyterian Church Building Fund or Camp Courageous in Lee's memory.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.cedarmemorial.com under Obituaries.