Joseph Lane Reidt

April 26, 1967 ~
October 10, 2024

Joseph Lane Reidt, age 57, of Grand Rapids, was called home to be with his Heavenly Father and Savior on Thursday, October 10, 2024. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 32 years, Lori; children, Jessica (Cody) Ketchum, Joseph, Daniel, Matthew, Bretten, and Kayla; siblings, Brad Drollinger, Larry (Doreen) Reidt, Scott (Consuello) Drollinger, Dawn Drollinger, Shawn (Jerry) Foster, Micky (Frank) Cronk, Tommy Drollinger, Debbie (Derk) VerBerg, and Thomas Drollinger. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles David Drollinger (best friend) and Mildred Marie Drollinger; brothers, Lyle Reidt and Allien Lorenzo. Joe loved planning and going on trips, was a huge Beatles fan, a wholehearted caregiver to anyone that needed care and a friendly person to anyone that he met. He will be dearly missed by all that knew him. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 am on Tuesday, October, 15, 2024, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 1935 Plymouth Ave SE (Burton & Plymouth) Grand Rapids, MI, with Father Troy Nevins presiding. Relatives and friends may greet the family on Monday, October 14 from 6-8 pm  with a Rosary at 7:30 pm at Matthysse Kuiper DeGraaf Funeral Home, 4646 Kalamazoo Ave. SE, Kentwood and on Tuesday from 10-11 am prior to the service at the church.  Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Tunnel to Towers.  

Visitation with a Rosary at 7:30 pm
Monday, October 14
6:00pm - 8:00pm

MKD - Kentwood
4646 Kalamazoo Ave. SE
Kentwood, MI 49508
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Phone: (616) 455-1535

Visitation
Tuesday, October 15
10:00am - 11:00am

Immaculate Heart of Mary
1935 Plymouth SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
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Mass of Christian Burial
Tuesday, October 15
11:00am

Immaculate Heart of Mary
1935 Plymouth SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
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Leave Your Tribute Message

October 14, 2024 6:48am
Uncle Joe you were an amazing man you always made everybody smile... I will always love yiu and yiu will be missed by man

- Bobbijo Gephart

October 13, 2024 4:48pm
We were blessed to meet Joe at Jess & Cody's wedding in June. His wit and sense of humor made us feel like old friends, and his love for the Lord, his daughter, and new son-in-law were evident. May God be with your family and Joe's memory be eternal.

- Joel & Mary Stanewich

October 13, 2024 1:53pm
Our thoughts and prayers of The Knights of Columbus council 13499 of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, are with your entire family now and always.

- Brian Willaims

October 11, 2024 10:34am
I worked with Joe and Lori for many years, and they are such wonderful people. I am so saddened to be reading this. RIH Joe. My sympathy's with Lori, children, and the rest of the family.

- Michelle Deyoung




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