Reddish Reunion
The Families
The Reddish Family
The Beginning - The Parents!
William Reddish married Catherine Travers on August 21st and had ten biological children and one adopted child. Their children were Dorothy, Irene, William, Leo, Collette, Arlene, Mary, Paul "Iggy" , Harry, Barbara and Beverly. All three of the first children passed away before they were married. A fun family fact is that their wedding date is shared by Iggy & Connie Reddish and Jill & John Dignan. "Uncle Bill", as he was called instead of grandpa, and Nini had 30 grandchildren and 59 great-grand children. Who can do the math for the number of great-great grandchildren??
The Leo Reddish Family
Descendants
Leo Reddish married Helen Reddish July 3, 1941 and had three children; Joan Reddish, Billy Reddish and Carole Reddish. Joanie married Don Ryder and had three children. The children and their spouses are as follows: Kim and Tony Bryant, Kerry and David Fein, Kevin and Lynn Ryder. Joanie and Don have six grandchildren Mac and Katie Bryant, Calvin and Mitch Fein and Lucas and Evan Ryder. Billy was married to Linda and they had two children Shannon and Jason Reddish. Carole married John Keyser and they had two children. Their children and spouses are Allison and Colby Fletcher who have twin girls and Eric and Nina Keyser. Since it is the height of the vacation season in Alaska, Kevin's family will be missed. They are busy working at their Lodge at Whales Pass.
The Collette Reddish Family
Descendants
Collette Reddish married Leo Donovan May 15, 1943 and had five children; Leo, Paul, Dianne, George "Gipper" and Collette Donovan. The family grew considerably and Leo & Collette have 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. The grandchildren and their spouses are as follows: Steven and Susan Donovan, David and Elizabeth Donovan, Lauren Donovan, Katie and Mike O'Neil, Shawn and Kerry Donovan, Kylie and Bob LaCerda, Nicollette and Peter Disch, Courtney and Nick Csikesz, Michael and Jennifer Reilly, Kelsey and Dan Kincade, Eric Fardig, Abby Rajotte, Tim Rajotte and Colleen Rajotte. A nice problem to have is lack of space to list all the great grandchildren! Can you name them???
The Arlyne Reddish Family
Descendants
Arlene Reddish married Leroy Hettermann in October 1947 and they had two sons Mark and Kurt. They were blessed with 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Mark had three children with his first wife, Foxy. Their children and spouses are as follows: Matthew and Aislinn Hettermann, Kristen and Sven Lindbald and Scott. Mark and Jill Scagliarini have two children, Josh and Tim. Kurt married Patty Lucy and had four children; Caroline, Luke, Annie and Billy Hettermann. Kurt and Patty just became grandparents to Liam, son of Caroline and Stu Higgins. Liam is the youngest current descendant of the Reddish clan as of this writing!
The Mary Reddish Family
Descendants
Mary Reddish was adopted into the Reddish family and how blessed were we! She married Arthur "Bud" Connelly and had three children Paul, Maureen and Kevin. Paul is married to Candy. Maureen has a son, Adam Hobbs. Kevin married Kathleen and they have two children Christopher and Meghan.
The Paul "Iggy" Reddish Family
Descendants
Paul " Iggy" Reddish married Connie August 21, 1954 and had five children. The oldest is Paul Reddish followed by Danny, Michael, Jill and Jane. They have been blessed with seven grandchildren and six soon to be seven great grandchildren as of this writing! Danny and Lee Reddish had a set of twins Patrick and Jennifer. Jennifer married Ryan O'Malley and has four children Colin, Bridie, Maeve and Declan. Patrick's significant other is Morgan McDonough. Mike and Kathy have three children Jamie Lee, Tommy and Michael. Jamie is married to Jim Wilson and have a daughter Violet and as of June 9th Charlotte "Charlie"! Tommy's significant other is Brianna Traylor. Jill married John Dignan and has two step-children Lyndsey and Jack. Lyndsey and Patrick Haley are new parents to Lucy Haley.
The Harry Reddish Family
Descendants
Harry married Noreen September 20, 1958 and had four children Jimmy, Jane, John and Mark. Jimmy married Karen "Caz" and live in Weymouth with their dog Tucker. Jane married Jimmy Brooks and they had four children, like mother like daughter! Michael, John, Erin and Emily. Michael married Trisha and have a baby boy, Welles James. John Brooks and Kelsey Hammersley were recently married. John Reddish married Lynn and Mark has a very significant other Jen Stratford and her daughter Sarah.
The Barbara Reddish Family
Descendants
Barbara Reddish married Joe Powderly October 25, 1955 and they had five children Susan, Keith, Stephen, Jean and Kara. Barbara and Joe had eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Susan married Frank Meyers and had two daughters, Lauren and Stephanie and then married Dan "Sully" Sullivan with two daughters Jen and Kelly. Jean married John Butler and they have two children Shannon and Keith and Kara married Tim and they have two children Brianna and Jake. The great grandchildren are Lauren's daughter Grace Weafer, Jen & Mike Saville's daughter Caitlyn and Kelly Sullivan's children Arianna and Partick Lee. It is a good thing the reunion did not coincide with the Powderly annual NH Vacation when the whole clan heads up North!
The Beverly Reddish Family
Descendants
Beverly Reddish married Richard Linehan in January of 1956 and they had three children Ricky, David and Ann-Marie. Beverly later married Lou Abruzese January 27, 1972. Lou had five children from previous marriages. Beverly & Lou have six grandchildren on the Reddish side. Rick and Lynn have two children Ryan and Catherine Linehan. David was married to Dorothy Andrews and had two children Wesley and Drew. Ann-Marie married Greg Martin and has two step-children Billy and Renee. Recently, we had an engagement in the family with Ryan proposing to Abby Alderman and she said yes. Let's hope after the reunion it is still a yes!