Earl Eugene Reed …–2017 – Reed / Bentsen Family Tree

Earl Eugene Reed, …–2017

Name

Earl Eugene Reed

Name: Earl Eugene /Reed/

Source: Birth certificate for Earl Eugene Reed

Name

Doodle or Doodlebug … Reed

Name: "Doodle" or "Doodlebug" /Reed/

Source: The Chieftain of 1945

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Baptism of a brother	Owen Howell Reed April 1, 1931 Union Congregational Church, Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming Source: Owen [Howell] Reed Baptismal Certificate, Record Type: Baptismal Certificate, Subject: Owen Reed
Birth of a brother	Donald Raymond Reed February 17, 1933 Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Source: U. S. Social Security records, Subject: Donald Raymond Reed, Series: Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, File Number: 523-36-6511
Death of a maternal grandmother	Laura Ruamy Riddle September 2, 1933 Palisade, Hitchcock County, Nebraska Source: Lora Riddle death record, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: Lora Riddle, Number: D 9163 Source: Laura Riddle cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Riddle, Laura Ruamy, Reader: Teri Reed Hjelmstad
Burial of a maternal grandmother	Laura Ruamy Riddle September 3, 1933 Palisade Cemetery, Palisade, Nebraska Source: Lora Riddle death record, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: Lora Riddle, Number: D 9163 Source: Laura Riddle cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Riddle, Laura Ruamy, Reader: Teri Reed Hjelmstad
Death of a father	Owen Herbert Reed July 6, 1935 Brighton, Adams County, Colorado Source: Owen Herbert Reed, death certificate no. 6779 (193, Record Type: Death Certificate, Name Of Person: Owen Herbert Reed, Number: 6779 Source: unidentified newspaper: Herb Reed Killed In Truck Accident July 6, Location: unidentifed location
Burial of a father	Owen Herbert Reed July 9, 1935 Wheatland Cemetery, Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming Source: Wheatland Times & Wheatland World: Herb Reed Killed In Truck Accident Near Brighton On Saturday, Location: Wheatland, Wyoming, Page: page 1, column 1 Source: unidentified newspaper: Herb Reed Killed In Truck Accident July 6, Location: unidentifed location Source: Owen Herbert Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Owen Herbert, Reader: photographed by Teri Reed Hjelmstad
Anecdote	October 13, 1942 Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Source: Cheiftain Note: Due to war-associated labor shortages, Earl (known as Eugene at the time) joined his fellow Loveland High School classmates for several days off school in 1942 to work in the local sugar beet fields. They piled, topped, and hauled beets.
Anecdote	May 1945 Source: The Chieftain of 1945 Note: According to his high school yearbook, Eugene (Doodle) Reed was a strong, silent man--silent by nature and strong from punching tickets in the school cafeteria. His classmates noted that he was also strong in football, basketball, and track.
Milit-Beg	June 14, 1945 Loveland, Colorado Source: Earl Reed Military Service Interview, Interviewer: Teri Reed Hjelmstad, Informant Address: 2090 Trojan Drive, Casper, WY 82609 Source: Seaman First Class Earl Eugene Reed, Record Info: Notice of Separation from Military Service 1946
Anecdote	July 2, 1945 San Diego, California Source: Seaman First Class Earl Eugene Reed, Record Info: Notice of Separation from Military Service 1946 Note: He began 10 weeks of basic naval training.
Anecdote	September 2, 1945 Source: Earl Reed Military Service Interview, Interviewer: Teri Reed Hjelmstad, Informant Address: 2090 Trojan Drive, Casper, WY 82609 Note: He was home on leave after his training when the war with Japan ended. He returned to San Diego after his leave and then traveled on a troop ship to Tokyo Bay, Japan. From there he was transported to Sasabo.
Anecdote	November 18, 1945 Source: Earl Reed naval muster rolls, Record Type: Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939-01/01/1949, Subject: USS Seer AM 112, Photographer: National Archives, Url: http://search.ancestry.com, Series: Record Group 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, File Name: Earl Eugene Reed Source: Earl Reed Military Service Interview, Interviewer: Teri Reed Hjelmstad, Informant Address: 2090 Trojan Drive, Casper, WY 82609 Note: He was assigned to a minesweeper, the USS Seer. They swept mines between Formosa and the China coast. They spent several days in Shanghai during the Christmas of 1945.
Anecdote	March 1, 1946 Source: Earl Reed naval muster rolls, Record Type: Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939-01/01/1949, Subject: USS Seer AM 112, Photographer: National Archives, Url: http://search.ancestry.com, Series: Record Group 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, File Name: Earl Eugene Reed Note: He was promoted to Seaman First Class.
Milit-End	August 8, 1946 Shoemaker, California Source: Earl Reed Military Service Interview, Interviewer: Teri Reed Hjelmstad, Informant Address: 2090 Trojan Drive, Casper, WY 82609 Source: Seaman First Class Earl Eugene Reed, Record Info: Notice of Separation from Military Service 1946
Anecdote	Source: Earl Reed Military Service Interview, Interviewer: Teri Reed Hjelmstad, Informant Address: 2090 Trojan Drive, Casper, WY 82609 Note: After enlisting in the Navy, he traveled by train to the Naval training center in San Diego, California.
Description	6'1" tall, 175 pounds with blue eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion 1946 Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Source: Earl Eugene Reed WWII Draft Registration, CO 1946, Record Info: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Residence	December 22, 1952 Evanston, Uinta County, Wyoming Source: Reed-Bentsen Certificate of Marriage, Record Type: Certificate of Marriage, Spouses' Names: Reed-Bentsen, Manuscript Info: Reed family papers
Residence	December 7, 1955 824 Sixteenth Street, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota Source: Unidientified newspaper: Births, Location: unidentified location
Birth of a son	James Edward Reed December 27, 1959 Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota
Baptism of a son	James Edward Reed May 1, 1960 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota Source: Earl Reed family church records, Record Type: manuscript, Subject: Joyce B. Reed Source: Judy Jametsky interview, Interviewer: Teri Reed Hjelmstad, Informant Address: Minnesota
Death of a paternal grandmother	Anna Petronellia Sherman February 13, 1961 Kline Nursing Home, Clinton, Henry County, Missouri Source: Missouri Vital Records, Record Type: Standard Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: Anna Petronellia Reed, Number: 61-003183 Source: Bertha Reed Evert letter to Teri Reed Hjelmstad, Recipient: Hjelmstad, Teri Reed, Author Address: Hyannis, Nebraska Source: unidentified newspaper: Mrs. Anna P. Reed Leaves Over 95 Descendants, Location: unnamed location
Burial of a paternal grandmother	Anna Petronellia Sherman February 15, 1961 No. 1 Cemetery, Upton Township, Texas County, Missouri Source: Missouri Vital Records, Record Type: Standard Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: Anna Petronellia Reed, Number: 61-003183 Source: USGenWeb Archives, online <www.usgenweb.com>, Carol Boykin, contributor, downloaded 10 February 2006. Source: Bertha Reed Evert letter to Teri Reed Hjelmstad, Recipient: Hjelmstad, Teri Reed, Author Address: Hyannis, Nebraska Source: unidentified newspaper: Mrs. Anna P. Reed Leaves Over 95 Descendants, Location: unnamed location
Residence	1962 Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming Source: Casper Star Tribune: Earl E. Reed, Location: Casper, Wyoming
Death of a sister	Hazel Margaret Reed June 8, 1976 Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado Source: Hazel M. Tower Certificate of Death, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: Hazel M. Tower
Burial of a sister	Hazel Margaret Reed June 11, 1976 Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado Source: Hazel M. Tower Certificate of Death, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: Hazel M. Tower Source: Hazel M. Tower cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Tower, Hazel M., Reader: photographed by Teri Reed Hjelmstad
Death of a mother	Grace Riddle June 19, 1976 Sierra Vista Nursing Home, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Source: Grace Evert Reed Death Certificate, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: Grace Evert Reed, Number: no. 138-133 Source: Loveland, Colorado Daily Reporter-Herald: Death Notices-Grace Reed, Location: Loveland, Colorado, Page: page 8, column 7
Burial of a mother	Grace Riddle June 22, 1976 Loveland Burial Park, Loveland, Colorado Source: Grace E. Reed funeral card Source: Grace Evert Reed Death Certificate, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: Grace Evert Reed, Number: no. 138-133 Source: Grace E. Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Grace E., Reader: Teri Reed Hjelmstad
Death of a brother	Robert Lloyd Reed November 12, 1986 VA Medical Center, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming Source: Robert Lloyd Reed Certificate of Death, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: Robert Lloyd Reed, Number: 4848 Source: United States obituaries, Record Type: United States obituaries, Subject: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Photographer: Family Search, Url: https://familysearch.org, Series: Loveland Reporter Herald, File Name: Robert Lloyd Reed Source: Veterans Burial Records
Burial of a brother	Robert Lloyd Reed November 17, 1986 Fort Logan National Cemetery, Section U 1038, Denver, Denver County, Colorado Source: unidentified newspaper: Robert L. Reed, Location: unidentified location Source: Robert Lloyd Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Robert Lloyd, Reader: photographed by Teri Reed Hjelmstad Source: Veterans Burial Records
Residence	1987 Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming Source: Loveland Reporter Herald: Harold H. Reed, Location: Loveland, Colorado
Death of a brother	Harold Howard Reed May 8, 1987 Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Source: Loveland Reporter Herald: Harold H. Reed, Location: Loveland, Colorado
Death of a brother	Donald Raymond Reed February 3, 1996 at home, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, Maryland Source: Donald Raymond Reed, State of Maryland Certificate of Death (20 February 1996), Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: Donald Raymond Reed, Number: no registration number Source: U. S. Social Security records, Subject: Donald Raymond Reed, Series: Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, File Number: 523-36-6511
Death of a wife	Joyce Beverly Bentsen July 3, 2000 Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming Source: Joyce Beverly Reed, State of Wyoming Certificate of Death Source: Joyce B. Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Joyce B., Reader: Teri Reed Hjelmstad Source: Casper Star-Tribune: Joyce Beverly Reed, Location: Casper, Wyoming, Page: page B3
Burial of a wife	Joyce Beverly Bentsen July 6, 2000 Highland Cemetery, Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming Source: Joyce Beverly Reed, State of Wyoming Certificate of Death Source: Joyce B. Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Joyce B., Reader: Teri Reed Hjelmstad Source: Casper Star-Tribune: Joyce Beverly Reed, Location: Casper, Wyoming, Page: page B3
Death of a brother	Owen Howell Reed January 17, 2002 Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada Source: Owen Reed obituary, undated clipping from unidentified newspaper Source: Own and Ada Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Owen Howell and Ada L., Reader: photographed by Leslie Reed Source: U. S. Social Security records, Subject: Owen Howell Reed, Series: Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, File Number: no. 521-22-4706 Source: Veterans Burial Records
Burial of a brother	Owen Howell Reed January 25, 2002 Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nevada Source: Owen Reed funeral card Source: Own and Ada Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Owen Howell and Ada L., Reader: photographed by Leslie Reed Source: Veterans Burial Records
Residence	2010 Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado Source: Casper Star Tribune: Earl E. Reed, Location: Casper, Wyoming
Death of a son	James Edward Reed September 29, 2017 Wyoming Life Resource Center, Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming Source: James E. Reed death certificate, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: James Edward Reed, Number: 2017-003162
Burial of a son	James Edward Reed October 10, 2017 Highland Cemetery, Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming Source: James E. Reed death certificate, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: James Edward Reed, Number: 2017-003162
Cause of Death	October 25, 2017 Source: Earl Reed death certificate, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: Earl Eugene Reed, Number: 1052017031154 Note: vascular dementia
Death	October 25, 2017 Sunrise at Orchard Assisted Living, Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado Source: Earl Reed death certificate, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: Earl Eugene Reed, Number: 1052017031154 Source: Casper Star Tribune: Earl E. Reed, Location: Casper, Wyoming Note: His death certificate states he died in Littleton, the site of the nearest Post Office. He actually passed away in the incorporated city of Centennial.
Burial	November 2, 2017 (8 days after death) Highland Cemetery, Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming Source: Casper Star-Tribune: Earl E. Reed, Location: Casper, Wyoming

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: December 6, 1896 51 31 — near Huggins, Wright County, Missouri Birth: December 6, 1897 52 32 — Graff, Missouri Education: Herbert completed seven years of education. — about 1908 Marriage: April 18, 1918 — Hyannis, Grant County, Nebraska Occupation: a truck driver for the Russell Transportation Company — Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming Description: tall, medium build, with blue eyes and light brown hair. According to his son, Owen Howell Reed, he stood at 6 feet, three inches. — June 15, 1918 Occupation: a railroad agent — April 17, 1930 — Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming Anecdote: May 1930 Cause of Death: July 6, 1935 Description: having a crooked or bent finger after his brother Aaron hit it with an axe or hatchet Death: July 6, 1935 — Brighton, Adams County, Colorado Burial: July 9, 1935 — Wheatland Cemetery, Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming Religion: Congregational — July 9, 1935 Description: having had a cheery, friendly manner toward his co-workers. — July 10, 1935 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Grace Riddle Hazel Margaret Reed Owen Howell Reed Robert Lloyd Reed Harold Howard Reed Earl Eugene Reed Donald Raymond Reed Owen Herbert Reed 1896–1935 Birth: December 6, 1896 51 31 — near Huggins, Wright County, Missouri Death: July 6, 1935 — Brighton, Adams County, Colorado
mother	Links Birth: August 30, 1896 44 42 — Palisade, Hitchcock County, Nebraska Anecdote: about 1900 Education: May 22, 1914 — the Grant County Public Schools, Hyannis, Grant County, Nebraska Marriage: April 18, 1918 — Hyannis, Grant County, Nebraska Occupation: providing domestic help for a local family — January 2, 1920 — Hyannis, Grant County, Nebraska Anecdote: March 2, 1929 Anecdote: July 9, 1940 — Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Anecdote: 1959 Cause of Death: June 19, 1976 Death: June 19, 1976 — Sierra Vista Nursing Home, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Religion: Presbyterian. At the time of her death she belonged to the Mountain View United Presbyterian Church in Loveland, Colorado. — 1976 Burial: June 22, 1976 — Loveland Burial Park, Loveland, Colorado Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Owen Herbert Reed Hazel Margaret Reed Owen Howell Reed Robert Lloyd Reed Harold Howard Reed Earl Eugene Reed Donald Raymond Reed Grace Riddle 1896–1976 Birth: August 30, 1896 44 42 — Palisade, Hitchcock County, Nebraska Death: June 19, 1976 — Sierra Vista Nursing Home, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado
Marriage	Marriage — April 18, 1918 — Hyannis, Grant County, Nebraska
-9 months elder sister	Links Birth: June 8, 1917 20 20 — Haigler, Dundy County, Nebraska Baptism: 1919 22 22 Marriage: October 1, 1960 — Boulder, Colorado Occupation: a writer Cause of Death: June 8, 1976 Social Security Numb: Death: June 8, 1976 — Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado Burial: June 11, 1976 — Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado Religion: Congregational Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Thomas Barnes Family with spouse Walter Eugene Tower Hazel Margaret Reed 1917–1976 Birth: June 8, 1917 20 20 — Haigler, Dundy County, Nebraska Death: June 8, 1976 — Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado
6 years elder brother	Links Birth: December 7, 1922 26 26 — Hyannis, Grant County, Nebraska Baptism: April 1, 1931 34 34 — Union Congregational Church, Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming Graduation: May 31, 1940 — Loveland High School, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Anecdote: July 9, 1940 — Wellington, Larimer County, Colorado Anecdote: Description: having blue eyes and light brown hair, 5'10'' tall and weighing 123 pounds. — July 9, 1940 Milit-Beg: December 7, 1940 Anecdote: December 8, 1940 — Wellington, Larimer County, Colorado Milit-Beg: October 24, 1945 — Denver, Denver County, Colorado Description: 5'9" tall, 136 pounds with blue eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion — 1945 — Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Marriage: June 15, 1974 — Sandy, Clackamas County, Oregon Death: January 17, 2002 — Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada Burial: January 25, 2002 — Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nevada Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ada Louise Goldthorpe Owen Howell Reed 1922–2002 Birth: December 7, 1922 26 26 — Hyannis, Grant County, Nebraska Death: January 17, 2002 — Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
20 months elder brother	Links Birth: July 16, 1924 27 27 — Hyannis, Grant County, Nebraska Anecdote: 1942 — Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Anecdote: Anecdote: Description: 6'1" tall and 165 pounds with brown hair, blue eyes, and a ruddy complexion. — about July 1942 — Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Graduation: May 27, 1943 — Loveland High School, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Milit-Beg: June 8, 1943 — Denver, Denver County, Colorado Milit-End: February 6, 1946 — Fort Logan, Colorado Milit-End: August 17, 1967 Occupation: a custodian for Great Western Sugar — 1976 — Loveland, Colorado Occupation: a night watchman for Thompson School District R2-J. — 1986 — Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Cause of Death: November 12, 1986 Death: November 12, 1986 — VA Medical Center, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming Burial: November 17, 1986 — Fort Logan National Cemetery, Section U 1038, Denver, Denver County, Colorado Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Robert Lloyd Reed 1924–1986 Birth: July 16, 1924 27 27 — Hyannis, Grant County, Nebraska Death: November 12, 1986 — VA Medical Center, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
19 months elder brother	Links Birth: January 23, 1926 29 29 — Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming Marriage Fact: Social Security Numb: Description: 5'11" tall, 140 pounds, with blue eyes, brown hair, and a sallow complexion. — 1944 — Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Milit-Beg: 1951 Occupation: a sugar boiler operator for Great Western Sugar Co. — 1956 — Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Milit-End: 1959 Retirement: 1986 — Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Cause of Death: May 8, 1987 Death: May 8, 1987 — Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Cremation: May 9, 1987 — Northern Colorado Crematory, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado Anecdote: May 13, 1987 — Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Harold Howard Reed 1926–1987 Birth: January 23, 1926 29 29 — Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming Death: May 8, 1987 — Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado
himself	Links Anecdote: October 13, 1942 — Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Anecdote: May 1945 Milit-Beg: June 14, 1945 — Loveland, Colorado Anecdote: July 2, 1945 — San Diego, California Anecdote: September 2, 1945 Anecdote: November 18, 1945 Anecdote: March 1, 1946 Milit-End: August 8, 1946 — Shoemaker, California Anecdote: Description: 6'1" tall, 175 pounds with blue eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion — 1946 — Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Cause of Death: October 25, 2017 Death: October 25, 2017 — Sunrise at Orchard Assisted Living, Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado Burial: November 2, 2017 — Highland Cemetery, Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joyce Beverly Bentsen Teri Lee Reed James Edward Reed Earl Eugene Reed …–2017 Death: October 25, 2017 — Sunrise at Orchard Assisted Living, Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado
younger brother	Links Birth: February 17, 1933 36 36 — Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming Occupation: an electronics technician Milit-Beg: between 1952 and 1965 Cause of Death: February 3, 1996 Death: February 3, 1996 — at home, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, Maryland Cremation: February 9, 1996 — Fairfax Crematory, Virginia Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium Court No. 4, Sec. L, Stack 7, Niche 3, Arlington, Virginia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Donald Raymond Reed 1933–1996 Birth: February 17, 1933 36 36 — Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming Death: February 3, 1996 — at home, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, Maryland

Family with Joyce Beverly Bentsen
himself	Links Anecdote: October 13, 1942 — Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Anecdote: May 1945 Milit-Beg: June 14, 1945 — Loveland, Colorado Anecdote: July 2, 1945 — San Diego, California Anecdote: September 2, 1945 Anecdote: November 18, 1945 Anecdote: March 1, 1946 Milit-End: August 8, 1946 — Shoemaker, California Anecdote: Description: 6'1" tall, 175 pounds with blue eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion — 1946 — Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado Cause of Death: October 25, 2017 Death: October 25, 2017 — Sunrise at Orchard Assisted Living, Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado Burial: November 2, 2017 — Highland Cemetery, Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joyce Beverly Bentsen Teri Lee Reed James Edward Reed Earl Eugene Reed …–2017 Death: October 25, 2017 — Sunrise at Orchard Assisted Living, Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado
wife	Links Birth: April 8, 1929 22 22 — Sheridan Memorial Hospital, Plentywood, Sheridan County, Montana Baptism: August 11, 1929 22 22 — Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Hibbing, St. Louis County, Minnesota Anecdote: between 1935 and 1939 — Hibbing, St. Louis County, Minnesota Confirmation: June 13, 1943 — Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Hibbing, St. Louis County, Minnesota Anecdote: 1945 Occupation: She worked at the 4H camp during the summer. — 1946 — Minnesota Anecdote: 1947 Anecdote: August 1947 — Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota Anecdote: August 1948 — Powell, Park County, Wyoming Occupation: a maid at the Pahaska Tepee resort outside Yellowstone Park. — June 1949 — Park County, Wyoming Occupation: a maid at Mammoth Hot Springs — June 1950 — Yellowstone Park, Wyoming Education: Bachelor of Science — 1951 — University of Wyoming, Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming Occupation: a summer waitress at the Virginia Cafe. — June 1951 — Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota Occupation: a commercial instructor — December 22, 1952 — Douglas, Wyoming Occupation: a proofer for H&R Block — about 1980 — Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming Death: July 3, 2000 — Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming Burial: July 6, 2000 — Highland Cemetery, Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Earl Eugene Reed Teri Lee Reed James Edward Reed Joyce Beverly Bentsen 1929–2000 Birth: April 8, 1929 22 22 — Sheridan Memorial Hospital, Plentywood, Sheridan County, Montana Death: July 3, 2000 — Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming
daughter	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Teri Lee Reed …–
son	Private …–
son	Links Birth: December 27, 1959 30 — Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota Baptism: May 1, 1960 31 — Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota Cause of Death: September 29, 2017 Death: September 29, 2017 — Wyoming Life Resource Center, Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming Burial: October 10, 2017 — Highland Cemetery, Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Edward Reed 1959–2017 Birth: December 27, 1959 30 — Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota Death: September 29, 2017 — Wyoming Life Resource Center, Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming
daughter	Private …–

Show all sources
Anecdote	Source: Cheiftain
Anecdote	Source: The Chieftain of 1945
Milit-Beg	Source: Earl Reed Military Service Interview, Interviewer: Teri Reed Hjelmstad, Informant Address: 2090 Trojan Drive, Casper, WY 82609 Source: Seaman First Class Earl Eugene Reed, Record Info: Notice of Separation from Military Service 1946
Anecdote	Source: Seaman First Class Earl Eugene Reed, Record Info: Notice of Separation from Military Service 1946
Anecdote	Source: Earl Reed Military Service Interview, Interviewer: Teri Reed Hjelmstad, Informant Address: 2090 Trojan Drive, Casper, WY 82609
Anecdote	Source: Earl Reed naval muster rolls, Record Type: Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939-01/01/1949, Subject: USS Seer AM 112, Photographer: National Archives, Url: http://search.ancestry.com, Series: Record Group 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, File Name: Earl Eugene Reed Source: Earl Reed Military Service Interview, Interviewer: Teri Reed Hjelmstad, Informant Address: 2090 Trojan Drive, Casper, WY 82609
Anecdote	Source: Earl Reed naval muster rolls, Record Type: Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939-01/01/1949, Subject: USS Seer AM 112, Photographer: National Archives, Url: http://search.ancestry.com, Series: Record Group 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, File Name: Earl Eugene Reed
Milit-End	Source: Earl Reed Military Service Interview, Interviewer: Teri Reed Hjelmstad, Informant Address: 2090 Trojan Drive, Casper, WY 82609 Source: Seaman First Class Earl Eugene Reed, Record Info: Notice of Separation from Military Service 1946
Anecdote	Source: Earl Reed Military Service Interview, Interviewer: Teri Reed Hjelmstad, Informant Address: 2090 Trojan Drive, Casper, WY 82609
Description	Source: Earl Eugene Reed WWII Draft Registration, CO 1946, Record Info: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Residence	Source: Reed-Bentsen Certificate of Marriage, Record Type: Certificate of Marriage, Spouses' Names: Reed-Bentsen, Manuscript Info: Reed family papers
Residence	Source: Unidientified newspaper: Births, Location: unidentified location
Residence	Source: Casper Star Tribune: Earl E. Reed, Location: Casper, Wyoming
Residence	Source: Loveland Reporter Herald: Harold H. Reed, Location: Loveland, Colorado
Residence	Source: Casper Star Tribune: Earl E. Reed, Location: Casper, Wyoming
Cause of Death	Source: Earl Reed death certificate, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: Earl Eugene Reed, Number: 1052017031154
Name	Source: Birth certificate for Earl Eugene Reed
Name	Source: The Chieftain of 1945
Death	Source: Earl Reed death certificate, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: Earl Eugene Reed, Number: 1052017031154 Source: Casper Star Tribune: Earl E. Reed, Location: Casper, Wyoming
Burial	Source: Casper Star-Tribune: Earl E. Reed, Location: Casper, Wyoming

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Anecdote	Due to war-associated labor shortages, Earl (known as Eugene at the time) joined his fellow Loveland High School classmates for several days off school in 1942 to work in the local sugar beet fields. They piled, topped, and hauled beets.
Anecdote	According to his high school yearbook, Eugene (Doodle) Reed was a strong, silent man--silent by nature and strong from punching tickets in the school cafeteria. His classmates noted that he was also strong in football, basketball, and track.
Anecdote	He began 10 weeks of basic naval training.
Anecdote	He was home on leave after his training when the war with Japan ended. He returned to San Diego after his leave and then traveled on a troop ship to Tokyo Bay, Japan. From there he was transported to Sasabo.
Anecdote	He was assigned to a minesweeper, the USS Seer. They swept mines between Formosa and the China coast. They spent several days in Shanghai during the Christmas of 1945.
Anecdote	He was promoted to Seaman First Class.
Cause of Death	vascular dementia
Anecdote	After enlisting in the Navy, he traveled by train to the Naval training center in San Diego, California.
Death	His death certificate states he died in Littleton, the site of the nearest Post Office. He actually passed away in the incorporated city of Centennial.

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Family with parents
father Parents Samuel Harvey Reed Anna Petronellia Sherman	Owen Herbert Reed 1896–1935
mother Parents Richard R. Ryan Laura Ruamy Riddle	Grace Riddle 1896–1976
elder sister Family James Thomas Barnes Private Family Walter Eugene Tower	Hazel Margaret Reed 1917–1976
elder brother Family Ada Louise Goldthorpe	Owen Howell Reed 1922–2002
elder brother	Robert Lloyd Reed 1924–1986
elder brother	Harold Howard Reed 1926–1987
himself	Earl Eugene Reed …–2017
younger brother	Donald Raymond Reed 1933–1996

Family with Joyce Beverly Bentsen
himself	Earl Eugene Reed …–2017
wife Parents Bjarne Kaurin Bentsen Martha Louise Mattila	Joyce Beverly Bentsen 1929–2000
daughter Family Private Private Private	Teri Lee Reed …–
son Family Private Tyler William Reed Private Private	Private
son	James Edward Reed 1959–2017
daughter Family Private Private Benjamin Thomas Carrier	Private

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Earl Eugene Reed(…–2017)
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