Annette Ruth Reihl

Annette Reihl, of Lake, passed away Monday, September 23, 2024, at home. She was 67. A Funeral Mass for Annette will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 26, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church. Father Thomas McNamara will preside. Rite of Committal will be in St. Joseph Cemetery followed by a luncheon at the Beal City Knights of Columbus Hall. The family will receive friends in the gathering room of the church on Wednesday from 4-7 p.m.  Visitation continues at the church on Thursday one hour prior to Mass. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph the Worker School. Envelopes will be available at the church or at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home. Annette was born June 16, 1957, in Midland, Michigan, daughter of the late Andrew F. and Etta C. (Cary) McLaughlin. She graduated from Sanford-Meridian High School in 1975. She began her nursing degree with Calvin College in Grand Rapids and graduated from Blodgett Memorial Medical Center of Nursing in 1978, also in Grand Rapids. Her nursing career started in the oncology department at Midland Hospital in Midland. She moved to the office of Dr. Richard Howell until his retirement then she transferred to the office of Dr. John Pfenniger. Where she finished her nursing career. Her joy of being outdoors gave Annette a chance to do some of her favorite things: snowmobiling, riding the side-by-side, walking, flower gardening, or just taking in all the beauty of living on Littlefield Lake. She enjoyed cooking and was well-known for her homemade bread. Among many things, she will be remembered as one who helped others before helping herself. Annette is survived by her husband of 43 years, Ed Reihl; sons, Joel Reihl and Cory (fiancée Anna Travis) Reihl, both of Lake; brother, Thomas McLaughlin (Tammy Kerr) of Midland; nephews, Andrew McLaughlin (Angela Hyer) and Chad McLaughlin; in-laws, Rose Sheahan, Peggy Reihl, Vera (Ron) Bollman, Howard Reihl, Helen Reihl, and Joseph Reihl; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; and an infant brother, James McLaughlin. To sign the online guest book or leave a condolence for the family please visit www.CharlesRLux.com