Leslie Franz Reincke

REINCKE

Posted By: Marthann (email)
Date: 6/4/2007 at 14:44:01

Reincke, Leslie Franz
February 19, 1924 - May 5, 2007
Denison Bulletin/Review

Denison IA 51442

5/17/2007

Leslie Franz Christian Reincke, son of Moritz and Lillian Schmidt Reincke, was born on February 19, 1924 in rural Crawford County near Schleswig, Iowa. He passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2007 at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa at the age of eighty-three.

Leslie was baptized in Christ on May 11, 1924 by Pastor Firnhaber at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Schleswig, Iowa and later confirmed there on April 10, 1938 by Pastor Schwidder. He received his education at a rural school in Otter Creek Township. After completing his schooling he assisted his parents on the family farm.

On April 14, 1946, Leslie was united in marriage to Ruth Schultz, at St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak, Iowa by Pastor Schroeder. They were blessed with three sons.

The couple continued to farm. He enjoyed farming the land and was always looking for better ways to preserve it. After retiring he enjoyed buying and selling antiques and also buying windmills that were mostly sold and delivered to ranchers in western states. In his younger years he loved to hunt, fish and trap.

Les was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Lorenz; one sister, Irene Andresen and her husband, Burdell; one sister-in-law, Vernet Wessel and her husband, Fernon; and one brother-in-law, Charles Schultz and his wife, Edna Mae. Survivors include his wife, Ruth of sixty-one years; two sons, Leslie Reincke Jr. and his wife, Linda of Denison; Larry Reincke and his wife, Maureen of Morgan Hill, California; three grandchildren, Keith Reincke of Denison; Kevin Reincke and his wife, Amy of Carroll; and Kyleen Reincke of Morgan Hill, California; one great-grandson, Maxwell Reincke of Carroll. Two sisters-in-law, Marcella Harbaugh and her husband, Robert of Charter Oak; Marilyn Kuehl and her husband, Norman of Denison; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Schleswig, Iowa. Rev. Merle Mahnken officiated the service and grave side rites held at the Morgan Cemetery in Schleswig. Marlene Hight provided the organ accompaniment for congregational hymns "Just As I Am, Without One Plea", "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" and "The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want". Those serving as pallbearers were: David Friedrichsen, Darrell Schmidt, Kevin Reincke, Keith Reincke, Neil Wilken and Mark Wilken. The family invited everyone in attendance at the service to join them in fellowship and lunch served by Immanuel's Ladies Aid and Staley's Food Service. The Huebner Funeral Home in Schleswig was in charge of arrangements.