Reba Wallace Cabanaw

Mrs. Reba Wallace Cabanaw Reba W Cabanaw , 85, formerly of Bartlesville, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 19,2011 at her home in Geneva, Illinois surrounded by her family. Funeral services for Mrs. Cabanaw will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday at the Disciples Christian Church with Rev. Bill Inglish officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Casket escorts will include Boyd Cabanaw, Dan Reis, Nick Martin and Terry Bates. Honorary casket escorts will include Glen Wallace, Eugene Wallace, Carl Wallace and Greg Martin. Mrs. Cabanaw was born on May 9th, 1926 in Lanes Prairie, Missouri to James Alva and Julia Ewilla Wallace. Reba grew up in Salem Missouri and graduated from Salem High School. She attended Oklahoma College for Women (now University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. She graduated in 1947 from OCW with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry. She was employed as a chemist by Phillips Petroleum Co in Bartlesville, Oklahoma for ten years. Reba was a charter member of Disciples Christian Church in Bartlesville where she served as a Sunday School teacher, Clerk of the Board, and church historian. An avid bridge player, Reba attained the title of Life Master in duplicate bridge – a passion she shared with her husband of 54 years, Eldred Joseph Cabanaw. Mrs. Cabanaw was married to Eldred Joseph Cabanaw on May 9, 1953 at the First Christian Church in Bartlesville. Mr. and Mrs. Cabanaw and their family made their home in Bartlesville with the exception of two years in Bountiful, Utah, nine months in Pasadena, California, and three and one half years in Antwerp, Belgium. Survivors include one son, Boyd Cabanaw and his wife Kathy of Owasso, Oklahoma, a daughter , Cheryl Reis and her husband, Dan, of Geneva, Illinois, three grandchildren, Katie Reis, Nick Martin, and Greg Martin, and two great grandchildren, Paige Martin, and Bailey Martin. Reba also leaves her brothers, sisters, and their spouses: Retha Castleman of Columbia Missouri, Glen and Pauline Wallace of Jefferson City Missouri, Veta Cairns of Lake St Louis Missouri, Eugene and Janet Wallace of Springfield, Missouri, and Dr. Carl Wallace, of Fresno, California. Mrs. Cabanaw was preceded in death by her husband, Eldred Joseph and her parents. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Reba’s honor to Disciples Christian Church, 5800 SE Douglas Lane, Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74006 PDF Printable Version

Reba Wallace Cabanaw

May 9, 1926 - October 19, 2011