Dana L. Reed died Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 3:15 AM at the Seasons Hospice home near Rochester, MN at the age of 74 due to pancreatic cancer.

Dana Reed was born April 13, 1942 in Mankato, MN to Clarence and Audrey (Lenz) Schultz of Vernon Center, MN.  Dana graduated from Glencoe High School and Minnesota School of Business with a business/finance degree.  She met and married her high school sweetheart James W. Reed on April 29, 1961 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Glencoe, MN.

Dana and Jim lived in Glencoe until 1987, when they moved to a home on Lake Minnie Belle near Litchfield, MN.  Dana worked in the McLeod County Auditor's Office for 20 years and then sold real estate with Century 21 in Hutchinson, MN.  When retired from 3M they bought and managed the St. Cloud Campground & RV Park for 7 years.  After selling the campground, they became 'full timers' living in their motor home traveling 43 states. Most years they wintered in Florida and summered in Minnesota near Lake Mille Lacs and the past two summers in Wabasha, MN.

Dana and Jim owned a cabin in the Park Rapids, MN area for 17 years enjoying time with family and friends, fishing, water skiing and snowmobiling. Dana enjoyed bowling, playing cards, watching the Vikings, Twins play on TV and attending NASCAR races.

Dana is survived by her daughter Shelly (Dale) O'Groske of Byron, MN; grandchildren Reed and Ryan O'Groske of Byron, MN; step mother, Leona Schultz of Winsted, MN; step sisters, Margel (Rodger) Kirchhoff of New Germany, MN and Carol Wolter of Winsted, MN; and her AFS exchange student daughter, Astrid Amaya de Pineda of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, who visited in March 2016.

Dana was proceeded in death by her husband Jim, parents Clarence and Audrey Schultz, brothers Rodney and Ross (Michael) Schultz.

Visitation will be held in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home on Friday, July 29, 2016 at 10:00 and memorial service at 11:00 with lunch following.  Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com . Interment will be held on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 6:00 at the Glencoe City Cemetery in Glencoe, MN. Memorials can be given to Seasons Hospice or Mayo Clinic Foundation for Pancreatic Research.