Obituary for Lois M. Reape
Lois M. Reape (nee Taylor) daughter of Ralph and Mabel Taylor was born on April 22nd, 1930 and grew up on Valentine Lane in Yonkers where she attended St Margaret’s Elementary School and Sacred Heart High School.
Lois married Robert V. Reape on January 6th, 1951 at St Margaret’s Church in Riverdale with a reception at the Park Hill Racquet Club in Yonkers. They were married for over 72 years. Lois (92) passed away peacefully on March 24th, 2023 and Robert (95) passed away on March 25th, 2023, soon after so that they can be together in eternity.
Lois was a devoted mother and home maker. She was an active member of St Paul the Apostle Church and the Park Hill Racquet Club. They enjoyed bowling and playing tennis well into their 80s.
Lois is joining her husband, Robert and their daughter, Marybeth, and her sister Claire Shakeshaft. She is survived by (6) children: Robert (Pat), Eileen, Paul (Diana), Richard (Amanda), Thomas (Sonia), and Michael, and (6) grandchildren: Kathleen (Matt) Capone, Patricia (Aaron) Brady, Colleen (Kyle) Linbrunner, Maryanne (Adam) Bown, Kristeen Reape and Alysia Reape and (8) great grandchildren Claire, Evan and Brendan Capone and Iris, Patrick and Evelyn Brady, Nora Linbrunner, and Ryan Bown. She is also survived by (3) siblings, Nancy (Bob) Klein, Barbara (Bill) Brennan and Ralph Taylor, Jr. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Alzheimer Foundation (https://act.alz.org/site/Donation)
or the American Heart Foundation (www.heart.org)
Lois married Robert V. Reape on January 6th, 1951 at St Margaret’s Church in Riverdale with a reception at the Park Hill Racquet Club in Yonkers. They were married for over 72 years. Lois (92) passed away peacefully on March 24th, 2023 and Robert (95) passed away on March 25th, 2023, soon after so that they can be together in eternity.
Lois was a devoted mother and home maker. She was an active member of St Paul the Apostle Church and the Park Hill Racquet Club. They enjoyed bowling and playing tennis well into their 80s.
Lois is joining her husband, Robert and their daughter, Marybeth, and her sister Claire Shakeshaft. She is survived by (6) children: Robert (Pat), Eileen, Paul (Diana), Richard (Amanda), Thomas (Sonia), and Michael, and (6) grandchildren: Kathleen (Matt) Capone, Patricia (Aaron) Brady, Colleen (Kyle) Linbrunner, Maryanne (Adam) Bown, Kristeen Reape and Alysia Reape and (8) great grandchildren Claire, Evan and Brendan Capone and Iris, Patrick and Evelyn Brady, Nora Linbrunner, and Ryan Bown. She is also survived by (3) siblings, Nancy (Bob) Klein, Barbara (Bill) Brennan and Ralph Taylor, Jr. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Alzheimer Foundation (https://act.alz.org/site/Donation)
or the American Heart Foundation (www.heart.org)