Meinke, Reinhold ("Mike") Emil (1943 - 2023)
MEINKE, MICK, BARNES, SWANSON, PICKRELL, VANNORDSTRAND, JOHNSON, KILBER, MCALLISTER, PITKIN
Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/8/2023 at 14:50:18
Name of deceased: Reinhold (“Mike”) Emil Meinke
Aged: 80 yrs, 2 mo, 23 days
Residence: Good Samaritan Society, Red Oak, IA
Born: April 11, 1943; Storla, Aurora County, SD
Died: July 4, 2023; Good Samaritan Society, Red Oak, IA
Funeral services: Friday, July 14, 2023; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, IA; burial was in the Minden Cemetery, Minden, IA
Survived by: Sons, Rodney Meinke (spouse, Roxanne Mick) of Arispe, IA and Rusty Meinke (spouse, Jennifer Barnes) of Red Oak, IA; grandchildren, Christopher Mick of Creston, IA, Zach Swanson of Harlan, IA, Stephanie Mick (spouse, Steven Pickrell) of Creston, IA, Jason VanNordstrand of Minden, IA, Alisha and Rhianna Meinke, and Clara Meinke of Red Oak, IA; numerous great-grandchildren; sister, Ann Johnson of Mitchell, SD; other family members and friends
Predeceased by: Parents, Ervin and Klara (nee Kilber) Meinke; first wife, Bennetta; second wife, Diana; son, Ryan; siblings, Otto, Dale and Carol
Education: Mike grew up in Mitchell, SD and graduated from high school with the Class of 1961
Religious affiliation: no information provided
Military service: no information provided
Marriages: (1) Bennetta McAllister; date and location not provided (2) Diana Pitkin; date and location not provided
Employment: Drove truck for more than 40 years
Hobbies/Interests: Loved to scout out tasty food joints; was interested in his German heritage; loved polka music; loved to support local organizations and would attend any fundraiser any of them held; mostly, he loved his family and spending time with them.
Sources: pauleyjones.com
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