Emma (Peters) Rinck (1875-1950)

PETERS, DIBBERN, RINCK, HIRT, FAHRENKROG, HANSEN

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MRS. JOHN RINCK

Emma Rinck, nee Peters, the daughter of John and Marie Dibbern Peters, was born at Durant, Iowa on August 15, 1875. In infancy she was baptized and later confirmed her faith in God and became a member of Trinity Evangelical Church. Emma Peters received her education in the Durant schools. In 1893 she moved with her parents to O'Brien County where they then lived on a farm three miles southeast of Hartley.

In 1896 Emma Peters and John Rinck were united in marriage on March 4th. Mr. and Mrs. Rinck lived on a farm near Hartley until 1919 when they moved into Hartley. Since that time they have lived in town.

Mrs. John Rinck became ill on April 18 and was taken to the Hospital shortly after. For six weeks at the hospital and 2 1/2 weeks at home everything that loving hands could do was done to return her to good health, but on June 20, 1950 at the age of 74 years, 10 months and five days, Mrs. Emma Rinck passed from this earthly life.

Mrs. Rinck was a member of Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church, the Dorcas Society of the Church, the Genevieve Rebe-kah Lodge, the'Past Noble Grand Circle, and the Golden Sheaf Chapter No. 181.

Those preceding her in death were her father and mother; three brothers, Leonard, Emil and John; one sister, Mrs. Alvena Hirt.

Mrs. John Rinck is mourned by her beloved husband, John Rinck; three brothers, Fred of Glenville, Minnesota; Harry of Hartley, and Harold of Villisca; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Fahrenkrog, of Hartley and Mrs. Hilda Hansen of Mason City, Iowa. Three brothers-in-law, four sisters-in-law, sixty-seven nephews and nieces, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Just beyond life's gateway
Is a garden bright and fair,
Where again we'll meet our loved ones
And there'll be no parting there,
Pain and sorrow will be banished —
Gone all heartaches and all fears,
Just beyond life's gateway
Where they count not time by years.

Funeral services were conducted on Saturday afternoon at Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church, with Rev. B. H. Romanowski officiating. A quartette composed of Mrs. Everett Selken, Mrs. Francis Glackin, W. R. Wagner and Wayne Muhs, sang "Softly and Tenderly" and "In the Garden", accompanied by Mrs. H. Gonnerman at the organ. Pallbearers were Ernest Krutzfeldt, R. W. Hoper, Will Hesse, Ernest Wohlert, George Albright and Ed Olhausen. Interment was in Pleasant View Cemetery at Hartley.

Those from out of town attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Peters of Villisca, Iowa; Fred and Blanche Peters of Glenville, Minn.; Mrs. Alfred Hansen and daughter of Mason City, la.; Mr. and Mrs. Charley Reimers of Toronto, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. Myrle Peters of Spirit Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Peters of Austin, Minn.; Mr. Sharlyn Hansen of Fairmont, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs, Milford Clark and famiy of Main; Mr. and Mrs, Warren Miller of Watertown, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Moeller of Royal; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rathman and Mr., and Mrs. Frank Webster of Davenport; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Yune of Schaller; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fruburg of Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Beckley of Grundy Center; Mrs. Margaret Jalas and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kline of Sutherland; Mr. and Mrs. August Goettsch and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Goettsch of Arnolds Park.

Hartley (Iowa) Sentinel, Jun 29, 1950, p4