Carl Henry Reisner

Carl Reisner, 96, of Waterloo, died at MercyOne, Waterloo, on Monday, November 27, 2023. He was born in West Union March 7, 1927, son of Henry and Mathilda (Stahr) Reisner. After high school, Carl served in the U.S. Army in Germany making him one of the few surviving WWII Veterans. Following an honorable discharge, Carl went to work for Waterloo Corrugated Box Company (aka Weyerhauser Paper Company, Mead Containers and International Paper Co) and finally retired with 58 years of service. He was married to Maxine Foster in 1950 and they later divorced.  On July 27, 1986, Carl married Judy Rae (Dray) Clark at Immanuel Presbyterian Church of Waterloo. He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Theodore, Pauline Sherman and Erma Harkin; and grandson, Darren Clark. Carl is survived by his wife, Judy; children, Beverly (David) Shalkhauser of Green Bay, Wisconsin and Dr. Terry (Barbara) Reisner of Alamosa, Colorado; stepsons: Scott (Carrie) Clark, Todd (Barbie) Clark and Chad Clark; 8 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Carl's Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 am on Thursday, 11/30/2023 at Unity Presbyterian Church of Waterloo, with Visitation the hour prior. Burial with Military Honors to follow at Elmwood Cemetery of Waterloo. Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com and Memorials may be directed to the Family.

Carl enjoyed the outdoors whether he was hiking, fishing, planting trees or camping with Judy in their motorhome. A second generation immigrant, he grew up with German spoken in the home and remembered the language up to his final day faintly singing hymns "auf deutsch" with his family. Carl also enjoyed woodworking and fixing radios, a skill he acquired through a correspondence course. He and Judy were long term, active members at Unity Presbyterian Church.