Cleo Mae (Reuter) Andreesen, 89, passed away Thursday November 26, 2020 at Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Private family services will be held at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. Interment will be in the Wayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery.   Pastor Wade Reddy will officiate at the services.  A Celebration of Cleo's life will be held in the summer of 2021. Goettsch Funeral Home has taken Cleo and her family into their care.  Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at www. goettschonline.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Camp Courageous or Wayne Zion Lutheran Church Monticello, Iowa.

Surviving are 3 sons, Arnie (Joan) Anamosa, Ron (Barb) Center Junction and Larry from Vinton. 7 grandchildren, David (Amy), Jeremy (Nikki), Adam (Sarah), Kurt (Robin), Sarah (Ryan) Olsem, Claire (Patrick) Vorthmann and Matthew. 9 great-grandchildren, Conner, Emma, Nico, Madelyn, Logan, Jack, Alivia, Eloise and Grant. and her sister Carol (Glenn) Hein, Monticello. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, her parents and in-laws, Scott and Kathryn Stivers.

Cleo Mae Reuter was born July 29, 1931, in Jones county Iowa. She was the eldest daughter of Carl and Clara (Bohlken) Reuter. Cleo was a member of the last class that graduated from Center Junction High School in 1949 and was a gifted basketball player. Cleo went to work for The Monticello State Bank. Cleo married Richard Andreesen on October 8, 1950 at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. They farmed on several different farms throughout Jones county until 1961 when they moved to the Andreesen family farm.

Cleo was a lifelong member of Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. She was baptized there on august 16, 1931 by Rev. J.P. Willms and on May 20, 1945 she was confirmed by Rev. R.H. Kehren.

Cleo used her wonderful gardening, cooking and baking skills to bring joy to others. She also enjoyed bowling, the Eveready Club, Wayne Zion Esther Circle, watching basketball on television and most of all being surrounded by the love of her family and friends.

The family would like to thank the staff at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for their care and compassion the past years and especially since March when family visits were not possible.