Granger, Quilter, Grandma, Matriarch: Life on the Reiss Family Farm 1944 - 1948 St. Clair County, Illinois

Stephen Reiss and Diana Peterson were married in Peoria, Illinois on July 10, 1971. Their first son Adam Stephen Reiss was born in Peoria on August 8, 1976 and their second son Grant Andrew Reiss was born in Peoria on May 19, 1979. Steve worked 40 years for Caterpillar Inc. from July 1966 until retirement in July 2006. Diana taught fourth grade, worked at Illinois Central College in Adult Basic Education, and also taught English as a Second Language overseas and in local schools. The family of four lived in and around Peoria, Illinois except for five years in Asia – Seoul, South Korea from early 1987 to mid-1990 and then in Hong Kong until early 1992.

Adam married Heather Pottgen on April 26, 2008. They have a son William Stephen Reiss born on January 21, 2010 and live in Springfield, Illinois.

Grant married Hany Sober on August 29, 2009. They have a daughter Kayla Marie Reiss born on September 26, 2011 and live in Chicago, Illinois.