Hazel Stine Reel, 96, of Olney, passed away Monday, February 17, 2025, at Stone Bridge in Olney surrounded by family.
Hazel was born June 19, 1928, in Cisne, IL, the daughter of Harry C and Nellie (Block) Stine. She was the 10th and last child born to her parents. She married Robert A Reel Sr. He preceded her in death.
Hazel was born and raised in Cisne, IL graduating from Cisne Community High School in 1945. After high school she went to work as a telephone operator in Flora, IL. There Hazel met this young, up-and-coming General Telephone executive, Robert (Bob) Reel. They married on January 17, 1947. As Bob moved up the ladder with GTE, they lived in Olney, Rochester, Mt. Carmel, Marion and then again in Olney, until his retirement in 1981. Together they had four children, Robert Jr., Aimee, Joel, and Christine. Hazel was a stay-at-home mother and homemaker.
In 1973, Hazel and Bob acquired Hazel's grandparents Albert and Lillie Stine's farm west of Cisne. The 60-acre farm was origin

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