In Memory

Grace DeSimone (Reel)

REEL GRACE ANN DeSIMONE

On Wednesday April 15, 2009 at the age of 87, Grace Ann DeSimone Reel. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Charles M. Reel. Cherished mother of Susan Reel-Panish, Dr. Charles C. (Clare) Reel and Lauren Ann (Robert) Reel-Finn. Sister of Joseph DeSimone. Daughter of the late Vincenzo and Anna DeSimone. Grandmother of Adam Reel Panish. Also survived by the DeSimone and Reel families. She received her undergraduate degree from Berea College in 1942 and then completed her nurses training in Baltimore where she received her certification as a nurse anesthetist. She served in WWII as a 1st Lieutenant based in Hawaii in the U.S. Army Nursing Corps. Mrs. Reel returned to Pittsburgh after the war to work in various hospitals in Oakland. She was an avid gardener, cook and sailor. Friends will be received in the Quiet Reflections Mausoleum in Homewood Cemetery on Sunday one hour prior to a 12 noon service. Interment to follow in Homewood Cemetery. Contributions may be made in the name of Ann Reel to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Memory Disorder Unit, Medical Arts Building Suite 400, 3708 Fifth Avenue Pgh., PA 15213. Arrangements by JOHN A. FREYVOGEL SONS, INC. 4900 Centre Avenue at Devonshire Street.