1/7/1932 – 6/13/2024
Lawrence
Funeral services for Reta L. Heine, 92, Lawrence, will be at 11 am Monday, June 24, 2024, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home with the Michael Readinger and David Scott officiating. The family will greet friends prior to the service at 10 a.m. A private burial will take place following the service. Reta died Thursday, June 13th at KU Medical Center.
Reta was born on January 7, 1932, in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Leonard and Ada (Kurtz) Bagby. Reta married Otis L. ‘Lud’ Heine on July 6, 1952, at Danforth Chapel in Lawrence.
Reta graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in 1950. Where she was a member of Glee Club. She worked until her retirement at Standard Mutual Life Insurance Company in Lawrence. In retirement she enjoyed working in the cafeteria of Quail Run Elementary School. Reta enjoyed gardening, oil painting, crocheting, sewing, and cooking. She used her handiwork skills to create many beautiful paintings, quilts, scarves, lap robes, etc. Many of these items were donated in service to area care facilities and to Lutheran World Relief. She was a founding, and current member of Redeemer Lutheran Church. She dedicated many years in service to the church and to the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML).
Survivors include a son, Rodney C. Heine and wife Lanaea, Lawrence; a daughter, Rhonda E. Bingaman and husband Brian, Okla. City; grandchildren: Kirstyn Spieth and her husband James; Tyler Bingaman and his wife Shelby, and Hayden Bingaman; grandchildren: Reagan and Holland Bingaman, Kessler and Callan Spieth; niece, Valerie Earhart and her husband Darrin; nephew Kyle Peaslee, who provided much love and support in recent years; many other nieces and nephews. Reta was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her brothers Laverne Bagby and Leon ‘Bob” Bagby, her twin sister Ruby Peaslee, and a granddaughter, Kahlyn Heine.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kahlyn E. Heine Legacy Foundation, the LWML at Redeemer Lutheran Church, or a charity of the donor’s choice, in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 1260 Lawrence, Kansas 66044.
Online condolences made at rumsey-yost.com
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