[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E694]
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  REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF MRS. CARRIE `GRANDMA REIGLE' (RIZZI) REIGLE

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 13, 2015

  Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember the life of 
Mrs. Carrie Reigle, who passed away peacefully in the presence of her 
family on Easter Sunday. Carrie was known to all of us as Grandma 
Reigle. She was born on October 24, 1917 to her loving parents Vincenzo 
and Angelina Rizzi. She attended Niles High School and after graduating 
she attended the Choffin School of Nursing, completing her degree in 
1960.
  It came as no surprise that Carrie spent her life's work as a nurse 
mending the broken. To all who knew her she was a caring person whose 
love and compassion stemmed beyond measure.Carrie's early career 
consisted of her hard work in the Intensive Care Unit as a nurse at 
Northside Hospital. She spent twenty-two years at her post until 
retiring in 1983. Even in retirement Carrie's commitment to helping 
others led to her return to nursing in 1984 at the Shepherd of the 
Valley Nursing Home in Niles, Ohio.
  In 1996, she retired from Shepherd of the Valley, but still decided 
she had more to give. She later returned to nursing part-time with Dr. 
Pokabla at his office in Howland, Ohio until 2002 where she fully 
retired at the age of 84. She was very proud of her nursing career as 
it brought her so much happiness.
  Carrie's greatest pride and joy were her family and friends. She 
married the love of her life, Sam ``Kinger'' Reigle on October 19, 
1937. The two spent over forty years happily married until Mr. Reigle's 
passing on Christmas Day in 1980. Carrie enjoyed life to the fullest 
and took pleasure in cooking her famous Italian meals. I grew up with 
Grandma Reigle's grandson Sammy. And almost every day as a young boy, I 
would stop by Sammy's house to see what Grandma Reigle had cooked. She 
always had homemade Italian pizza, or soup, or pasta fagioli. She loved 
to cook and then watch us eat. We would sit around with our friends and 
play games and Grandma Reigle would feed us. She was always warm and 
caring and she was a most wonderful Grandma.
  Carrie is preceded in death by her husband Sam, parents Vincenzo and 
Angelina, brothers Sam, Anthony, and Joseph, sisters Elizabeth, Mary, 
Lucille, and Angie, as well as her dear friend Jane Logar. Carrie 
leaves behind her son Richard, grandson Sam and wife Lori, two great-
grandchildren, Isabella and Sammy, her nieces and nephews, and her 
great-nieces and nephews. Carrie made our community a better place to 
call home. She warmed the hearts of many and will be remembered as 
sweet Grandma Reigle. I am deeply saddened by her passing and will miss 
her. We all are better people because Grandma Reigle touched our lives. 
Thank you Carrie for all of your hard work and service, your compassion 
for others will continue to live on through the many lives you have 
touched.

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