Carl Reschke

Carl Reschke, 89, of St. Joseph, passed away October 2, 2012 at Willows Assisted Living Center in St. Joseph. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2pm Friday, October 5th, 2012 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2673 W. John Beers in Stevensville, MI with Pastor Kruschel officiating. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery. Friends may visit Thursday from 3pm until 5pm at Starks & Menchinger Family Chapel, 2650 Niles Road in St. Joseph. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Mission Fund and Bethesda Lutheran Home. Those wishing to share a memory of Carl on line may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com. Carl was born May 10th, 1923 in St. Joseph to Emil and Ida (Jeschke) Reschke. He graduated from Benton Harbor High School and was blessed with a great work ethic. Carl was a farmer at heart and loved the land his whole life so naturally being a grocery store owner of Grau’s IGA made a lot of sense especially when many of his siblings helped him operate the store. He transitioned into the Tool & Die industry and worked for 41 years in the model department at Whirlpool where he retired. Carl was best known as Uncle Carl to everyone and whenever the family needed him to step in and help, he did so gleefully. A St. Joseph Township board member for 20 years, Carl loved the community he lived in but not as much as he loved his family, they always came first. Carl is survived by brother Edward Reschke of Nahelem, OR; Erwin (Deana) Reshcke of St. Joe; sister Agnes Gillespie of St. Joseph; 24 nieces and nephews, and many grand and great grand nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents; brother George; sisters Hildegard, Anna, and Irene.