HOLTON- Dana Fern Rees, 81, of Holton passed away November 19, 2008 at Community Hospital in Onaga, KS. She was born June 14, 1927 in Ness Co., KS the daughter of Charlie W. and Pearl Ann Reynolds Petersilie. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1965, the same year her son Lloyd graduated.
She had lived in the Holton area since 2005 and had previously lived in Delia and Grantville. Dana was a farmwife; a cook in several cafes and also owned Coffee Time Café in Grantville; she also owned and operated D & G Ceramic Shop in Delia.
She was a member of the Grantville United Methodist Church and a member of O.E.S Helena Chapter #310 in Topeka.
Dana married George R. Rees on September 30, 1956 in Ness Co., KS. He survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Ginny Robinson of Holton, KS; sisters, Wanda LaBonte of Colorado Springs, CO, Arlene Riegle of Wichita, KS, and Barbara Schumacher and her husband, Ken of Great Bend, KS; brothers, Art Petersilie and his wife, Ethyl of Lecompton, KS, and Ory J. Petersilie and his wife, Shelia of Otis, KS; 6 grandchildren, Stormy Culp, Becka Whitney and her husband Darrell, and Ben Culp all of Silver Plume, CO, Sharon Iverson and her husband Doug, Susan Baum and her husband Scott, Michael Robinson and his wife Michelle all of Holton; 17 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son Lloyd C. Culp in 2005 and an infant son, Raymond in 1945.
Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 22, 2008 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton, with cremation to follow. Burial will be in the Holton Cemetery (at a later date). Family will greet friends one hour prior to service time. Memorials may be given to the Grantville United Methodist Church or Evangel United Methodist Church in Holton c/o Mercer Funeral Home P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.