A funeral was held Sept. 29 for Bertha L. Reed, 71, a lifelong resident of Jersey City. She passed away Sept. 22. She was the wife of Willie Reed; the mother of Robin, Rosalind, and Debra; the grandmother of eight; the great-grandmother of 11; the sister of Doris Knight-Smith; the mother-in-law of Willie White; the godmother of Delia and Roslyn and her extended family The Petersons; and the aunt and relative to many more. Services arranged by Plinton Curry Funeral Home of Westfield.