Winona Reisner, 96, of rural Gila, IL passed away at 11:55 am on June 7, 2024, at Helia
Healthcare of Newton, IL.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday June 12, 2024, at 11:00 am at the Barkley
Funeral Chapel in Greenup, IL. A visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 am on Wednesday at the
funeral chapel. Burial will follow in the Fairfield Cemetery in Gila, IL.
Winona was born on June 2, 1928, in Jasper County, IL, to John and Jewell (Raper)
Wilson. She married Mervyn L. Reisner on September 24, 1949, and he preceded her in death
on April 8, 2022. Survivors include daughters, Debra (Gary) Michl and Jane (Harold) Field;
grandchildren, Ryan Michl, Courtney (Travis) Miller, and Dylan (Brittany) Field; great-
grandchildren, Hunter, Graci, Marli, and Kinli Michl and Mackenzie, Megan, and Maleah Miller;
sister Wanda (Kenny) Starwalt; brother Larry Wilson. She was only 10 days old when her mother
passed, her father married Ione when she was about four, and she raised and loved Winona as
her own. She was preceded in death by her parents, stepmother, and sister-in-law Patsy Wilson.
She was a homemaker and farmers wife. She was a member of the Gila Lutheran
Church. She attended the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Newton, IL. Winona was an
excellent cook and got great joy from fixing her family all their favorites. They would have a big
garden every year and Mervyn would tend to it and she would can the produce. They were able
to enjoy many winters in Florida, Mervyn would go fishing and she would catch up on visiting
with the ladies in the campground.
Memorials can be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Online condolences can be
expressed at www.barkleyfuneralchapels.com
