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Charles J. Reed was born May 8, 1923 at Jolly, Iowa to C.C. and Ethel Keller Reed. He attended grade school, high school and junior college in Boone, Iowa, and attended Valparaiso Technical School in Valparaiso, Indiana. He married M. Elizabeth Donovan at Sacred Heart Church, Boone, Iowa on March 4, 1946. There were six children born to this union, Timothy C., Daniel F., Thomas J., Margaret M., Patrick D. and Joseph M. He was a USMC Veteran of World War II, serving as a radio operator with the 1st Marine Division, 7th Regiment, 3rd Battalion in the Pacific Theatre: Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, New Britain and was wounded on Pelelieu, Palau Islands September 22, 1944, receiving the Purple Heart. Charles was also a lifetime member of the DAV and a member of VFW Post #05432. He was a member of the First Marine Division Ass'n. Charles and his family moved to Albuquerque, NM in 1952, then Corrales, NM 1960. He worked for Sandia Corporation from 1952 until 1974 in full-scale field tests in Bemiji, MN, Nevada, California, Johnson Island, Panama and Vietnam. In 1954 he was Chief Engineer for KHFM, the first FM radio station in New Mexico. In 1974-1976 as C. REED Construction, he built 10 adobe homes in Corrales and the North Valley, including the first VA financed adobe construction home. He and his son, Tom operated an egg farm, MM's Farms, Inc. in Moriarty, NM. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty; daughter, Margaret; son, Pat of family home; son, Tim and wife, Marguerite Baca with three step-children and two step-grandchildren; son, Dan with three children, Holiann, Alyssa and Charles; son, Tom and wife, Jeanette Paradiso with three step-children and six step-grandchildren; and son, Joe and wife, Carmen Martinez; three brothers, Don, Bob and Bill; and two sisters, Marie and Marilyn, with their families; and two brothers-in-law, Jim and Bob Donovan; and one sister-in-law, Patricia McDonald with their families. He will be remembered as a good man, loving husband, father, grandfather and loyal friend. Charles will be missed dearly. The family invites friends for visitation at his home on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. at San Ysidro Catholic Church, 5015 Corrales Rd. in Corrales with Father Clarence Galli, celebrant. Burial will follow at Santa Fe National Cemetery at 12:00 p.m. French Mortuary - Westside Chapel, 9300 Golf Course Rd. NW.
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