Mary Louise Briner-Reist, 97, North Manchester, died 5:55 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at Peabody Healthcare in North Manchester. She was born Oct. 13, 1924, in Chester Township, Wabash County, to Elery Sylvester and Dora (Stellar) Schroll.
She first married her high school sweetheart, Ross E. Briner, Oct. 25, 1942, in North Manchester. He died Nov. 5, 1992. She then married Linn L. Reist, Jr. Sept. 9, 1995, at the Peabody Chapel. He died July 23, 2006.
She is survived by three sons, Stephen (Angie) Briner of Silver Lake; Ken (Peggy) Briner of Muncie; and Dennis (Sally) Briner of Upland; daughter-in-law, Lisa (Brian) Kilmer of Fort Wayne; nine grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandson, sister-in-law, Mary Ann Meyers of Berne; brother-in-law, Tom Julien of Winona Lake; three step-children, Linn (Jane) Reist III, Peter (Karen) Reist, and Jennifer (Ira) Reist-Strumwasser.
Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel is in charge of arrangements.