Reeta J. Hayes Obituary – Press & Sun-Bulletin

On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, Reeta J. Hayes, formerly of Binghamton, died peacefully at the Pocopson Home in West Chester, PA, a few weeks shy of her 88th birthday. Reeta is the daughter of the previously deceased Edwin Jones and Blanche N. Jones and the sister of the previously deceased Ronald Jones. Reeta is survived by her daughter Lisa Hayes Kane, her husband, Dr. Matthew Kane, and their children Dr. Mica Kane (and her husband, Henry Fuz), Alexander Kane, and Owen Kane; her daughter Polly Hayes, her wife Joy Lesnick, PhD., and their son Anthony; and her three precious cats, Tonka, Mynx, and Princess. Reeta worked multiple jobs throughout her life—as a bank teller; a secretary; a junior varsity tennis coach at Seton High School and college tennis coach at SUNY Broome; a USTA tennis league coordinator; and a tennis league organizer at the Binghamton Tennis Center. Reeta was also an accomplished seamstress, baker, gardener, knitter, and tennis player. She enjoyed volunteering at the Girls Club, at the church, with the Red Cross, and with various animal rescue agencies. Reeta was loved and appreciated by her family and friends, who will miss her very much. Services will be held on June 23, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church, 17 Nanticoke Ave., Endicott, NY. Donations in memory of Reeta can be made to the SUNY Broome Foundation for the Reeta Hayes Memorial Scholarship. To make a gift, visit the secure online giving site www.sunybroome.edu/gift or send a check to: SUNY Broome Foundation, P.O. Box 1017, Binghamton, NY 13902, with a note designating your gift to the scholarship. Arrangements are by Matthew Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. of Kennett Square (484-734-8100). To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, please visit https://www.griecofunerals.com/obituaries/reeta-hayes