Sinkey, Stanley Preston, 1931-1949

SINKEY, VANGORKUM

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Date: 7/30/2012 at 07:49:14

Relatives received word Sunday of the death of Stanley Sinkey, 19 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sinkey of Ireton. His mother is the former Ada Van Gorkum, daughter of Mr. Neal Van Gorkum.

Source: Sioux Center News, March 3, 1949: Maurice Times section.

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Stanley Sinkey, 18 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sinkey of Ireton, passed away at St. Mary's hospital, Rochester, Minn., Sunday afternoon [February 27] at 4:30 o'clock where he was taken last Tuesday night from the Lutheran hospital, Sioux City in a critical condition, suffering from paralysis of the colon.

Stan was employed at the Prince Machine Shop in Sioux City and became suddenly ill the first of last week. He was born at Ireton. Survivors are the parents and one sister, Mavis, his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Sinkey of Lynden, Wash., and many other relatives of the Ireton vicinity.

Jake Sinkey accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sinkey to Rochester last week and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Westra and Rev. P. Ouwinga went to Rochester Friday, taking Mavis Sinkey there to remain with her parents who were at the bedside of Stanley during his illness.

Source: Alton Democrat, March 3, 1949.

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Obituary of STANLEY P. SINKEY

Stanley Preston Sinkey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sinkey, was born September 8, 1931, at Ireton. When three years old he moved to Sioux City with his parents where he spent nine years and received his first seven years of schooling. They returned to Ireton and Stanley graduated from the Christian school in 1944.

When the father was called into service, the family returned to Sioux City where he attended Junior High one year and also one year at Central high. He was a member of the junior class in the Ireton public school, residing at the home of his cousin, Peter Sinkey, jr., until illness compelled him to discontinue and he was confined at the Lutheran hospital in Sioux City the remainder of the year and at his home.

He submitted to surgery at Rochester, Minn., in July, 1947 and after a long confinement was able to be up again. Determined to complete his education, Stanley received training at home and later enrolled in a correspondence course in an effort to complete his high school education when illness and death overtook him. At the time of his last illness he was employed at the Prince Machine shop, Sioux City.

Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 1:30 at the home and at 2 o'clock at the Christian Reformed church with Rev. P. Ouwinga officiating. Pall bearers were his former classmates, Arlin and Donald Juffer, Donald Coats, Arthur Sinkey, Preston Krommendyk and Melvin Hulshof. Misses Dorothy and Eileen Van Schapen sang a duet, "Beyond the Sunset," accompanied by Miss Jeanette Green at the organ.

Stanley is survived by his parents, one sister, Mavis, his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Sinkey.

Source: Hawarden Independent, March 10, 1949.

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Minnesota death certificate # 1949-MN-010730