Doris Reynolds

Doris L. Reynolds, 77, of West Des Moines formerly of Mitchellville, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. There will be a visitation held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway. A private burial will follow the visitation.
Doris was born in Des Moines on May 30, 1930 to Gustav and Nellie Baumeister. She grew up in Des Moines and graduated from East High School. She retired from Iowa Lutheran Hospital in 1995. Doris was a very loving mother, grandmother and a caring friend; she loved spending time with her beloved grandchildren. She was a devoted babysitter known as the neighborhood grandma. She also loved gardening and working in the yard.
Doris is survived by her daughters, Karen (John) Schaffer of West Des Moines and Debbie (Jim) Armitage of West Des Moines; sons, Dennis (Pam) of Elkhorn, NE. and Randy (Beth) of Kansas City, MO; twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; brothers, Gus (Margaret Ann) and Chet Baumeister; sisters, Betty Zils and Marian (Lewis) Rehor; and many nieces and nephews. Doris is preceded in death by her husband Jack Reynolds and her brother Jim Baumeister.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family for a further donation to an organization for children.

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