Daryl
D. Reher
Daryl D. Reher, 83, of Grand Island, died Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Saint Francis Medical Center, with his family by his side.
Service will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in All Faiths Funeral Home Chapel. Daniel
Naranjo will officiate. Burial will be in Grand Island City Cemetery
with military honors by the U.S. Army and Grand Island United Veterans
Honor Guard.
Visitation will be from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Daryl was born on November 1, 1927 in Grand Island, the son of Arnold and Hattie (Boltz) Reher.
Those left to cherish his memory include three daughters and their spouses, Sue and Chuck Hoffman of Grand Island, Rhonda and Rick Saalfeld of Grand Island and Cindy Husted and the late Lester Husted of Doniphan; and a sister, Eunice Hopkins of Grand Island.
He is also survived by six grandchildren, Mike and his wife, Lisa, Hoffman, Becky Schlund, Jamie Hoffman, Scott and his wife, Alison, Ganow, Laura Ganow and her friend, Jason Kappelman and Chris Harris; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was welcomed into heaven by his parents; his wife of 41 years, Arline Reher; sister, Bernadine Schmidt and son-in-law, Lester Husted.
Daryl grew up and attended school in Grand Island, graduating in 1946. After graduating, he entered the United States Army Air Corps and was honorably discharged in 1947 with the rank of Buck Sergeant.
Daryl was united in marriage to Arline Helen Gerbig on June 19, 1948 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Daryl and Arline raised three daughters. He was later married to Shirley Rasmussen until their divorce in 2010.
He was employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Grand Island for 37 years. Daryl spent many enjoyable years in Bullhead City, Arizona and returned to Grand Island in 2010.
He was President of the National Association of Letter Carriers of Nebraska in 1970 and 1971, a member of the Hall County Sheriff’s Posse, a life member of the Platt Duetsche, Elks, Legion Club and NE Thoroughbred Breeders Association.
Daryl was an owner, breeder and trainer of thoroughbred horses during the ‘70’s, 80’s and 90’s. His horses raced at various tracks throughout the United States and Canada. The star of his stable was a mare named ‘ Suroncin’, which Arline named after their girls, Sue, Rhonda and Cindy. Arline continued to name their horses after the grandchildren.
Memorials are suggested to the Nebraska Thoroughbred Breeders Association.