Reinig, Alvin Hubert (1925 - 2020)

REINIG, BUMAN, KENKEL, CAFFREY, KOFFRON, BEXTEN, RUCKMAN, TUNNELL, OHLINGER, KRUPICKA, SLAVEN, SCHOMERS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/15/2020 at 12:21:50

Name of deceased: Alvin Hubert Reinig

Aged: 95 yrs, 5 mo, 17 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Community; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: June 5, 1925; Panama, Shelby County, IA

Died: Nov. 22, 2020; Elm Crest Retirement Community; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Private Family Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, Nov. 27, 2020; St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima, Portsmouth, IA; burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Portsmouth, IA

Survived by: Wife of more than 69 years, Millie (nee Buman) Reinig; children: Theresa Caffrey of Omaha, NE, Patricia (spouse, Paul) Koffron of Tiffin, IA, Thomas (spouse, Denise) Reinig of Portsmouth, IA, Karen (spouse, Jerry) Bexten of Omaha, NE, and Janet (spouse, Jody Ruckman) Reinig of Omaha, NE; brother, Tony Reinig of Harlan, IA; sister, Cecilia Tunnell of CA; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, August and Mary (nee Kenkel) Reinig; siblings, Rita Ohlinger, Bob Reinig, Joe Reinig, Therese Krupicka, Mary Slaven, Catherine Schomers, Fritz Reinig, Rose Mary Reinig (infant), Don Reinig, and Augustine Reinig (infant); son-in-law, James Caffrey

Education: Attended St. Mary’s Catholic School, Panama, IA, through grade 9; he quit school when he was 16 to help on the farm when his family moved to a farm west of Portsmouth, IA in 1941

Religious affiliation: Active member, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA; after moving to Harlan, IA in 1992, they joined St. Michael’s parish

Military service: Early in 1961, Al was Al was inducted into the U. S. Army; honorably discharged in 1953

Marriage: Millie Buman; Dec. 30, 1950; on the second floor of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Portsmouth, IA

Employment: Farmer; he retired from farming in 1987

Hobbies/Interests: Active member, American Legion, Portsmouth, IA

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com