Carol J. Reis

Carol J. Reis, 74, of Fort Dodge passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. A private family mass will be 10:30 AM Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Corpus Christi Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. Carol is survived by her husband of 56 years Jim Reis of Fort Dodge; children, Nick (Mary) Reis of Rutland, Jay (Alexis) Reis of Inver Grove Heights, MN, and Sara (Randy) Wexter of New Lenox, IL; 8 grandchildren; and 1 great grandson; siblings, Don Halligan of Fort Dodge, Kenny Halligan of Olathe, KS, Adeline Ruge of Fort Dodge, Lucille Cadwell of Wassaw, WI, Georgia Brainerd of Estherville, and Charlotte Newberry of Orangeburg, SC. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Margaret (Morgan) Halligan and siblings, Bill Halligan, Margie Hurdle, Esther Spoo, and James Halligan. Carol Janet Halligan was born November 11, 1945 in Fort Dodge. She attended Fort Dodge public schools. On November 16, 1963 she was united in marriage to Jim Reis at Corpus Christi Church. The couple made their home in Fort Dodge. Carol was employed with Becker Florist for many years. She also was a dental assistant with Morgan-Shelley Orthodontists and managed Seiferts in the mall for a period of time. Memorials may be left to family discretion. Funeral services will be live streamed via the funeral home's Facebook page. Funeral Mass Private