Reta, as she has always been called, started in the pioneer service in 1947, graduated from Gilead in 1955, and was pioneering in eastern Canada.
Reta, nagu teda alati kutsuti, alustas 1947. aastal pioneeritööd, 1955. aastal lõpetas ta Gileadi ja teenis seejärel pioneerina Kanada idaosas.