IRMO – A memorial service for Elizabeth Reese Wertz, 69, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with inurnment in the church cemetery. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Irmo/St. Andrews Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
Mrs. Wertz was born August 8, 1943 in Columbia, SC and passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. She was a daughter of the late Samuel N. Reese and Mary Fudge Reese. Mrs. Wertz retired from the South Carolina Employment Security Commission. She was a devoted mother and wife with strong religious beliefs and had a joy for shopping and fashion. Surviving are her husband, George Ronald “Ron” Wertz of Irmo; daughter, Lisa Wertz of Charleston; sons, Colie Wertz (Erika Lenkert) of San Rafael, CA and Greg Wertz of Culver City, CA; grandchild, Viva Wertz; brother, Sam (Sandra) Reese of Columbia and brother-in-law, Leroy Pooser. She was predeceased by her sister, Janice Pooser and brothers, Bill Reese and Johnny Reese.
In lieu of flowers, the family wishes for memorials to be made to Bethlehem Lutheran Church Refugee Fund, 10,000 Broad River Road, Irmo, SC, 29063.
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