Arthur John Rinderknecht, 15 Aug 1926 - 22 Dec 2016

RINDERKNECHT, KRAHLING, KEIPER, LENSCH, HABER, RANDOLPH, DAY, SUTCLIFFE

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 2/2/2017 at 14:38:19

Arthur "Art" John Rinderknecht, 90, entered his heavenly home on Dec. 22, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Atkins, with the Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating. Interment with graveside military rites conducted by Adolph H. Schueler American Legion Post 217 of Atkins and Iowa Military Funeral Honors will be in St. Stephen's Lutheran Cemetery near Atkins. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday at St. Stephen's Fellowship Hall in Atkins.

A memorial fund has been established.

Arthur was born Aug. 15, 1926, in Atkins to Arthur George and Anna (Krahling) Rinderknecht. He felt blessed to receive his early education at St. Stephen's Lutheran School. He graduated from Atkins High School in 1944.

During World War II he served his nation in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Saipan and Iwo Jima. Art was a member of Adolph H. Schueler American Legion Post 217 of Atkins.

A man whose faith, family and church were the motivators in his life, Art was baptized, confirmed and married at St. Stephen's to Harriet Charlene Keiper. He taught Sunday school and served on many church committees. Before his retirement, Art was a construction superintendent with various construction firms. Art was building project manager for the addition to Central Lutheran School, and his congregation was blessed to have him serve again in that position for the addition of the Fellowship Hall at the church.

He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Harriet Rinderknecht of Atkins; his children, Jolene "Jo" (Dennis) Lensch of Ankeny and Jon Arthur (Nancy) Rinderknecht of Atkins; his grandchildren, Dr. Chad (Cynthia) Lensch of Ankeny, and their children, Alexis Jo, and Ava Charlene, Anna Jo (Matthew) Haber of Yorkville, Ill., and son, Boden Michael, and Catherine Rinderknecht of Iowa City; his sisters, Lois Randolph of Williamsburg and Nina Day of San Jose, Calif.; his sisters-in-law, Betty Rinderknecht of Milaca, Minn., and Corrine (Joe) Sutcliffe of Quincy, Ill.; his brother-in-law, Tim (Susan) Keiper of Atkins; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother, Donald Rinderknecht.

Phillips Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.

The Gazette, 25 Dec 2016, 8c