MARY LOU (BECK) REICHERT Family, friends, and the nursing community lost a cherished member. Mary Lou (Beck) Reichert, age 57, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, May 7th, 2018, at her home in Goodyear after a two-year battle with uterine cancer. She was born on December 25th, 1960, in Milwaukee WI, to Oliver H. and Evelyn E. (Rader) Beck. She was a 1979 graduate of Campbellsport High School in Campbellsport WI and earned an Associate Degree in Nursing from Glendale Community College in 2000. She married Corey Reichert, USAF (retired), on February 5th, 2004, in Tolleson. Mary worked proudly as a registered nurse at the La Loma campus of Sun Health Senior Living in Litchfield Park, among other skilled nursing facilities. She celebrated her 10-year anniversary at La Loma in November 2017 and was a passionate advocate for, and superlative caregiver to, her patients. Mary loved crafting, watching crime and other dramas, spending time with her husband and sister, travelling, and doting on her great nephews and niece. Mary had a sharp mind, near-military steadfastness, keen sense of ethics, and unwavering compassion... garnering great respect among her patients, peers, superiors, friends, and family. She was a nurse's nurse. Mary is survived by her husband Corey; mother Evelyn; sisters Joyce White, Darlene and Connie Beck; brothers James, Daniel, Harry, and David Beck; nieces Danielle White, Evelyn (White) Griffin, Christina and Erin Beck; nephews Lucas Beck and Harold Beck, Jr. Family, friends, and others whose lives Mary touched are invited to the REGENCY MORTUARY, 9850 W. Thunderbird Rd, Sun City, Arizona, from 2 to 3 pm on Thursday, May 24th, 2018, for a memorial service. To honor Mary and her love of the nursing profession, the family requests attendees who are nurses to wear an appropriate uniform; otherwise, business casual attire is fine. No cards, flowers, or gifts, please.
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Thursday, May 24th, 2018 2:00pm, Regency Mortuary