Myron C. Reuter

LANCASTER - Myron C. Reuter, age 94, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home. He was born on April 14, 1930, in Tennyson, Wisconsin, to Lester and Mildred (Pitzen) Reuter. Myron graduated from St. Andrew High School, Tennyson in 1948. On June 5, 1956, he married the love of his life, Patricia J. Klar, at St. Lawrence O’Toole Catholic Church in Mount Hope, and together they raised five children.

Pat and Myron visited the residents weekly at the Lancaster Care Center, where they enjoyed listening to the residents’ stories and helping escort them to weekly mass. For many years, Pat and Myron attended weekly Vigil Hour at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Fennimore until health reasons forced them to stop. They were often seen distributing food at the Lancaster Food Pantry. 

Myron served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was a member of the Lancaster VFW Post No. 2344 for 70 years. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 2820. Myron owned and operated Reuter Oil company in Lancaster, and always had suckers for the kids when he made a delivery. He was a school bus driver for the Lancaster Community Schools for 17 years. Myron loved spending time with his family, and he enjoyed telling stories of the past. He enjoyed deer hunting with his sons and grandsons, ginseng hunting in the fall and morel hunting in the spring. In May of 2023, Myron went on the Badger Honor Flight to Washington DC with his son Chris as his guardian. 

Survivors include his children: Dan (Jackie), Jeff (Kris), Tim (Mary), Lisa, and Chris (Diane) Reuter; nine grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; his brothers and sisters: Mercille Floerke, Clifford “Kip” (Pat) Reuter, Lawrence “Tiny” Reuter, Jarda Timmerman, Rita (Reuter) Noble, Karen (Francis) Dailey, Gregory (Cynthia) Reuter, Jane (Randy) Rietmann, and Marjorie (Thomas) Sutton; in-laws: Landa Reuter and Zita Reuter; and members of the Reuter and Klar family.

In addition to his parents, Myron was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Patricia on December 7, 2024; his siblings: Vincent, Leonard, Richard, Norbert (Mary), Douglas “Dobber”, Jerome, Ida Mae (Clarence) Fure; in-laws: Ernest Floerke, Washy Dailey, and Ambrose Timmerman. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at 12:00 Noon at St. Clement Catholic Church in Lancaster with Father Steve Brunner officiating. Burial with military honors will be held at St. Clement Cemetery, Lancaster. Family and friends may call on Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of services at the church, where an 8:45 a.m. Knights of Columbus Parish rosary will be prayed. In lieu of plants and flowers, the family suggests memorials be given to the Grant County Disabled Veterans in memory of Myron. Martin Schwartz Funeral Home & Crematory in Lancaster is entrusted with his care. 

The family would like to thank the dedicated staff at Orchard Manor Nursing Home and Grant County Hospice for the excellent care given to Myron.