Hinkeldey, Marvin R. (1932-2012)
HINKELDEY, KOLPIN, FRIEDRICH, WINTERHOF, CHRISTENSEN, HUSMAN, PETERSON, HOPP, BISHOP
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 2/19/2012 at 17:16:28
Marvin R. Hinkeldey
January 18, 1932 - February. 10, 2012Marvin R. Hinkeldey, age 80, of Alta, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2012, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center of Storm Lake.
Marvin R. Hinkeldey, son of Dick and Mabel (Kolpin) Hinkeldey, was born on January 18, 1932, on the family farm near Alta. He was baptized into the Christian faith on February 7, 1932, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hanover. He attended St. John's Lutheran School and was confirmed in the eighth grade on March 25, 1945. He graduated from Alta High School in 1949.
After joining his dad in the family farming operation, he married his high school sweetheart, Beverly Friedrich, on June 20, 1954. They were blessed with four children; Carey, Kenny, Mark, and Becky.
Marvin loved time with family and friends. Birthdays were special celebrations in the family with pizza parties and homemade ice cream. Marvin always shared his feelings with his children and grandchildren reminding them how proud he was of them and how much he loved them. Hugs and kisses were always included.
He enjoyed playing cards and getting the bid. He liked to bid six no trump to get the ball a-rolling.
Marvin loved his church family too. Proud of his involvement with St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hanover for eighty years, he served his church as an elder, a trustee, a member of the Board of Education, financial secretary, and as a member of the Men's Club and the dartball team.
Although Marvin and Beverly moved off the farm into their home in Alta in June, 2002, he remained active in the farming operation with his three sons, even helping them combine at harvest time this year. He was always ready to do a parts run or to pick up a grandchild.
He lost the love of his life, Beverly, in November 2002.
He said many times, “I have had a good life” for which he was very thankful. Waiting for him in heaven are his wife, Beverly; his parents, Dick and Mabel Hinkeldey; his sister and brother-in-law, Marvin and Myrna Winterhof; Beverly's parents, Art and Mabel Friedrich; and his brother-in-law, Gerald Christensen.
Those left to cherish his memory include his children: Carey, and his wife, Paula; Kenny, and his wife, Denise; and Mark, and his wife, Jeanette, all of Alta; and Becky Husman, and her husband, Rod, of Galva; thirteen grandchildren: Chris, Stephanie, and Jeremy Peterson; Ashley and Alex Hinkeldey; Megan Hopp, and her husband, Todd; Kenny Bishop; Jason, Renae, and Marcus Hinkeldey; and Caleb, Rachel, and Jacob Husman; a brother and sister-in-law, Marlin and Nancy Friedrich; a sister-in-law, Geraldine Christensen, of Humboldt; and many beloved cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.
A funeral service was held on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at the St. John’s Lutheran Church of Alta with the Rev. John H. Schmidt officiating. Burial will be at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery of Alta.
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