She was born in Mecklenburg, Germany on 12 March, 1932. She was married to Helmut Reda on 13 April, 1957.
Elfriede worked as a co-owner and office manager for Reda's Painting. She was a member of Oregon City Christian Church and had a passion for gardening, fishing, birds, knitting, sewing, painting, camping, RVing and praying.
She is survived by her three children, Helmut Reda, George Reda, and Angela Petersen; 9 grandchildren Alex Reda, Loren Reda, Maraika Bredbenner, Mackenzie Smith, Nichole Petersen, Jessica Petersen, Crystal Cater, Brandon Parsons and Paul “PJ” Horyn; and 5 great grandchildren Genavieve Cater, Reagan Cater, Montgomery Cater, Michael Parsons and Kaitlyn Horyn.
Funeral arrangements will be held at Lincoln Memorial Park & Funeral Home. The viewing will take place on November 7th, 2020 from 2:30-3, followed by the funeral service at 3pm. The events are both invitation only due to COVID-19 restrictions. You are able to view Elfriede Reda's funeral service live and recorded on Facebook. If you are not already her friend on a Facebook, send a friend request ASAP so the family can confirm. Then on Saturday, Nov 7th, 3PM Pacific Time, the service will be Live streamed from Elfriede’s account.
In lieu of flowers, please prepare a check To: “Elite Care” and Memo: “Elfriede Reda Memorial Fund” and mail to:
4444 SE Oatfield Hill Rd, Milwaukie, OR 97267.
The fund will add a bench and plaque near the chicken coup with Elfriede’s name on it.
