Viola Reed Ozelle Baecher OBITUARY

Viola Reed Ozelle Baecher OBITUARY

BAECHER, Viola Ozelle, August 19, 1943 – July 27, 2026. Born in Zanesville, Ohio to Rev. Granville William Reed, Jr. and Anita Ozelle Reed. Graduated Marshall High School, Roosevelt University (BA), University of Chicago (MMSW). Social worker and cheerleading coach at Rich Central High School; Village Trustee in Park Forest. Family historian. Survived by daughter Victoria Baecher Wassmer [Franklin Wassmer], grandsons Alexander and Christophe Wassmer, brothers Rev. Rodger Hall Reed [Shirley Cason Reed] and Dr. Richard Earl Reed, and a host of family and friends. Preceded in death by parents, son Michael Baecher, and brother Rev. Dr. Granville William Reed III. Celebration of life Friday, October 9, 2026, 1:00 PM, Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, Illinois. Memorials to Greater Chicago Food Depository (Chicago, IL), Mary’s Center (Washington, DC), or Shockoe Institute (Richmond, VA).