On December 1, our beloved Ed, friend, dad, grandpa, great grandpa, uncle awoke in Heaven, was reunited with his bride of 60 years and able to see his Precious Lord and Savior Jesus Christ face to face! What a fantastic Christmas they will have.
Ed grew up in the Lansing area, went to Everett High School, married his favorite nurse Connie and they started a business in their garage. While growing their home and family, they grew their business. In the late 1970’s National Welding, a large machine rebuilding and repair company had over 200 employees. While they specialized in Stamping and Forging Equipment their expertise was in the quickest turnaround while maintaining the highest quality standards in the industry and they were doing work worldwide. Even though the name changed through the years, (National Machine Repair and Metalist International), they remained preeminent in the industry for succeeding at getting the impossible jobs done. Even in his 70’s Ed was out in the welding shop working on a specialty job, because “he was still one of the best brazers in the country!”
Ed loved people, he found niches in serving his clients, because he listened to find out what they truly needed and served them. He loved serving in other ways also. After Ed and Connie started their farm in Mason, it soon became a venue for all types of church, school and 4-H events. Ed could make anything fun and special at the same time. His hayrides were epic! Ed would always come up with great ideas, and Connie helped him figure out how to make them spectacular. From having 90 teenagers watching a movie on an all night party in their house, to taking a trailer full of animals to South Church for the Christmas Cantata or petting zoo. If there was a party going on, Ed was usually involved. If there was a ministry that needed help, if he didn’t help himself, he put the right people in touch. He loved that he was able to help a church in Africa get started. Another favorite cause was the portable Noah’s Ark that drew kids in to learn about Jesus. Even after his stroke slowed him down… it never stopped him from intentionally trying to bring Joy to others.
Many, especially family members left behind, will sorely miss him. His children: Ed Reeser Jr. (Angie), Patti Reeser, Cheri Case (Rob), Tami Rakestraw-Warren (Brian); grandchildren: Tiffany Reeser, Zach Reeser (Tiffany), Tory Hart (Nick), Alex Case, Jordan Walker (Brian), Madison Case, Austin Rakestraw, Nikki Robbins (Elijah), great grand-children: Caine, Connor and Weston Hart, Grant and Baron Reeser
Ed we are so glad we had the opportunity to know you!
Visitation Sunday, December 5, 2021 4-6 pm Visitation
Gorsline Runciman 900 E Michigan Ave.
Memorial Service Monday, December 6, 2021 11:00 Visitation - Concourse
South Church 5250 Cornerstone Drive Lansing 48917
12:00 Memorial Service – Worship Center
The service will be live streamed via southlife.org/funeral
In lieu of flowers make memorial contributions in Ed’s name to Greater Lansing Youth for Christ
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