FOWLER – Carolyn A. Sallabedra Reimer, age 67, passed away after a short battle with cancer, Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.

She was born May 24, 1940, in Stafford, Kansas, the daughter of Howard and Esther (Hildebrand) Hearn. As a young girl she attended the Stafford school system, graduating from Stafford High School in the class of 1958.

On June 21, 1958, she married Sonny Sallabedra in Stafford, Kansas. They later divorced. On November 5, 1994, she married Martin T. Reimer of Fowler, in Stafford.

Carolyn was a faithful servant of the Lord and the healthcare community for over 40 years as a nurses aide, respiratory therapist, and in home health care.

She was a member of the Fowler Friends Church, Fowler. Carolyn loved to spend many hours tending her garden and flower beds, cooking, spending time with her family, and taking care of others was her special gift.

She is survived by:

Her husband, Martin T. Reimer of rural Fowler, Kansas

Her children, Barbara Suzanne Gerstenkorn of Great Bend, Kansas
Kevin Sallabedra of Stafford, Kansas
Kerry Sallabedra of Wichita, Kansas

Two brothers, Merlin Hearn of Stafford, Kansas
Ronald Hearn of Stafford, Kansas

Four beloved granddaughters, Kara Gerstenkorn
Sydney, Morgan, and Brooke Sallabedra

She is preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Esther Hearn, and an infant daughter, Julia Sallabedra.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 6, 2007, at the Fowler Friends Church, Fowler, with Pastor Scott Morin and Reverend Ken Harder presiding. Friends may call from 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will be in the Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, at 4:00 p.m. Thursday.

The family would welcome memorials to the Windows to the World or the American Cancer Society in care of the mortuary.

Personal condolences may be given to the family at www.fidlerormebachmanmortuary.com