VINNIE "VANESSA" JEAN (WILSON) REED
February 7, 1955 ~ May 1, 2017
Vinnie "Vanessa" Reed entered Heaven on May 1st, 2017, to be with our Heavenly Father and those who she dearly loved and missed.
She was a long resident of Vancouver, WA with her late husband, Dwight "Big Ike" and her son, Ike.
She was born in Wofford Heights, CA on February 7th, 1955 to Vern and Eloise Wilson-Malone.
She is survived by her son, Ike (Kim) Reed of Vancouver, WA; sisters, Brenda (Frank) Vega, Vickie (Walt) Ray and brother-in-law, Gilbert Vega of Lake Isabella, CA; brother- in-law, James Dennie (Mary) Reed of Visalia, CA.
She worked at Fred Meyers for 32 years and touched so many hearts.
She could make anyone smile and had a contagious laugh.
She will be greatly missed and will forever be in our hearts.
A Celebration of Life will be held Sat., May 20th, 2017 at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Vancouver, WA at 12:30.
Please sign her Guest Book at
www.columbian.com/obits.
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I still miss you every day
You were my favorite person to talk to and visit for hours, we would laugh so hard our stomachs hurt
Sheila Dusablon
Family
April 25, 2023
My sweet Vinnie, 31 years was not long enough, I first met you at Fred Meyer's in 1986, Big Ike was your one and only love, but I'll never forget the day you came to me and told me you were pregnant with Little Ike, your life was completely fulfilled yes we drifted apart for a while,you were raising little Ike, and I was raising Nicole, but we reunited and it was like nothing had changed, we both did an awesome job raising our kids.I don't think there's going to be a day that goes by that I'm not gonna think about you.my world got a whole lot dimmer with out your light in it
Sheila Dusablon
May 18, 2017
I know that heaven got themselves a great angel I know that you will be missed so much I sure am going to miss that smile you were love so much. Fly high now. Sending my prayers and love to your family.
Deonna Kelly
May 17, 2017
My Dear Friend Vinnie, losing you has left a Huge Hole in my Heart. I will always treasure our loving friendship. I have loved you since we first met many years ago and our beautiful Memories will keep you with me in my heart. RIP Baby Girl. I love you
Inez Burns
May 15, 2017
My Dear Vinnie, losing you has left a huge hole in my heart. You have always been such a Dear Friend since I first met you so many years ago. I will always treasure the loving memories I have of you & Ike both. RIP Baby Girl, I Love You.
Inez Burns
May 15, 2017
Sending all our love
Jaime Earhart
May 13, 2017
When ever she need to talk to me she would always say " hey Janna girl". I so miss hearing her voice and her laughter. She always made sure we were drinking our water on hot days. Checking up on us and making sure that we were taking care of ourselves.... I miss our talks. I feel so blessed and honored to have known her even though it was for a very short 4 years. Thank you Vinnie for all of your love, smile and laughter. I know that you will be watching over us.
Janna
May 12, 2017
You were always a ray of sunshine and will be missed.
mike hiatt
May 12, 2017
You took care of us girls in Starbucks! I had a great pleasure in working with you for a couple years. You were the Momma bear of the pack and always were so sweet! You will forever be missed at Orchards Fredmeyer!
Sarah Miller
Coworker
May 8, 2017
"Oh honey." That's the two words that ring sweetly in my mind when I think of dear Vinnie. She brought sunshine and smiles every single time she came into our clinic. As her chiropractor, I knew how she suffered with debilitating pain. She suffered through treatments but was always appreciative and left with a smile. I'll miss your smile, your laughter and our clinic just won't be the same without you. We love you Vinnie.
Raynel Hunt
Friend
May 4, 2017
Starbuck" Dear Vinnie you are soo loving and kind As we shard our thoughts in friendship You treated me like a mom, you helped me past my dark days
As you live in Heaven now you always be missed"
Forever & Always"
Love Nathan,
Nathaniel Vernon
Friend
May 2, 2017
Vinnie was my favorite member, she was always so sweet and kind to us at the credit union. I am so sorry to hear about your family member, my heart weeps for you and your loss. Every single time she came into my branch she made us all laugh and smile.
J Greenland
Acquaintance
May 2, 2017
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