Ramona M. Reaves

Ramona M. Reaves, 93, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022.

Mona was born September 22, 1928, in Laporte, Indiana, to the late Harold and Lorine (Mills) Warwick. The Warwick family moved to South Bend in 1939, where Mona resided the remainder of her life. Mona graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1946. She married Marvin Reaves in 1947, and they had a daughter, Tamara (Reaves) Young in 1948.

Mona shared a special bond with her sisters Julia and Pat. Mona and Julia both married into the Reaves family, with Mona marrying Marv and Julia marrying his brother Tom. The three sisters had a passion for antiques, and they opened an antique shop in the Thieves Market in the 1980s. After the untimely loss of Marv and her sister Pat, Mona and Julia traveled all over Europe and Asia together. Mona also had a passion for reading and learning, especially biographies of presidents and historical figures. She found joy in spending time with her family, especially the little ones.

Left to cherish the memory of Mona is her sister, Julia Reaves; daughter, Tamara (Phillip) Young; grandchildren, Graham (Shelly) Young, Jessica Dellinger, and Ashley (Damian Dockery) Young; great-grandchildren, Liam, and Gavin Dockery, and Ramona and Ava Young; close family, Mark (Kim) Reaves, Bruce (Jan) Reaves, Susan Whiting, Carol Talboom, Katie Reaves, Will (Grace) Reaves, Joey (Tara) Reaves, Jeremy (Allison) Reaves, Gretchen (Jeff) Gear, Kristen Koers, Christopher Nagy, Steven Whiting, and her great-great nieces and nephews.

Mona was also preceded in death by her husband Marv; her sisters, Patsy (Edward) Talboom, Janet Lee Warwick (infant); brothers-in-law, Tom Reaves and Edward Talboom, and nephew David Talboom.

Visitation for Ramona will be 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Friday, January 28, 2022 in ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 824 S. Mayflower Rd. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 29, 2022 in St. Joseph Funeral Home Chapel with a one-hour visitation prior to the service. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Garden Cemetery.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

Condolences for the family may be made at www.sjfh.net.