George F. Reha, La Crosse, Kansas, 90, died Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at the Rush County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, La Crosse, Kansas.
Mr. Reha was born October 4, 1923, in rural McCracken, Kansas, the son of Frank and Lillian (Richter) Reha. A lifelong resident of Rush County, Kansas, he was the owner of Reha Automotive, La Crosse, Kansas, before his retirement. He was a 1941 graduate of Bison High School, Bison, Kansas.
He was a member of Hope Lutheran Church, Rush Center, Kansas; La Crosse Country Club, La Crosse, Kansas; and a 60 year member of American Legion Post 33, La Crosse, Kansas.
He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving in World War II.
On January 4, 1947, he married Janita Krug in Great Bend, Kansas.
Survivors include: two daughters, Jana Hemken, and her husband, Wes, Rush Center, Kansas, and Judith Richardson, and her husband, Darrell “Rich”, Bellevue, Washington; four grandchildren, Brent Hemken, Larned, Kansas, Shana Brewington, Rush Center, Kansas, Jennifer Richardson, Bellevue, Washington, and John Richardson, Seattle, Washington; and seven great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a grandson, Phillip Hemken; and one brother Daniel Reha.