HINECKER, Crystal Maxine (nee Brooking) 1921-2004

HINECKER, BAILEY, BROOKING

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/17/2009 at 17:27:05

CRYSTAL M. HINECKER

NORA SPRINGS, IOWA — Crystal M. Hinecker, 83, of 907 N. Congress, Nora Springs, died Monday (June 21, 2004) at the Nora Springs Care Center.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Memorial Park Cemetery, 11495 265th St. (Highway 122), Mason City, with Dan Bjerke officiating. Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye in Nora Springs, is in charge of the arrangements. Memorials may be left to the Crystal M. Hinecker Memorial Fund, 422 S. Van Buren Ave. Mason City, IA 50401.

Crystal Maxine Hinecker, the daughter of Robert F. and Florence E. (Bailey) Brooking, was born Jan. 15, 1921, in Kirksville, Missouri.

Crystal graduated from Mason City High School in 1938. After high school, she moved to Chicago and worked for Ampro during the war, making camera parts.

In 1951 she moved back to Mason City to work for Damons and Aldens. She then worked for Cliftons and then the Red Owl in Clear Lake for 11 years.

In 1970, she moved to Nora Springs and worked as an assistant administrator for Liberty Square until retiring in 1982. Crystal was a member of the “Giddie Biddies” Card Club and a past member of the Odd Fellows. She loved to read, dance, play cards, put puzzles together, and watch birds.

Crystal is survived by two daughters, Deborah K. Hickman and her husband Jerry of Whitesboro, Texas; Catherine M. Nava and her husband Victor of Mason City, one son, Randy L. Hinecker and his wife Ellen of Plymouth, a very special friend, Ruby Wilson of Nora Springs, four grandchildren, Jason Ring and his wife Jenny of Mason City, Amber Ring of Mason City, and Christine Douglas and her husband Carl of Plymouth and Melissa Hinecker of Plymouth, and one great-granddaughter Chylee Douglas.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Donald Brooking.

Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641)-749-2210 - www.colonialchapels.com

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