Samuel Lee Krink (1867-1941)

KRINK, SMITH, MORRIS, BRITSON, FILMORE, LINKEY, ROACH

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:12

From Nevada Evening Journal October 24 1941 (page 6)

Final Rites Held Here for Well Known McCallsburg Man

McCallsburg, Oct. 24 -- Funeral services for Sam L. Krink, 73, were held Wednesday afternoon at the Morfoot Funeral Home in Nevada in charge of Reb. Joseph M. Kennedy. The music was furnished by Mrs. Chas. Armstrong at the piano, after which the funeral party went to the Warren township cemetery at McCallsburg for burial.

Mrs. Henry Mehlow and Mrs. R. E. Baumgardner had charge of the flowers while the pallbearers were F. E. Nail, A. C. Hanson, O. A. Barkley, G. M. Amdall, R. E. Baumgardner and Sam Holland.

Relatives here for the funeral from a distance were the son Orville Krink and wife and daughter Patricia of Sheffield, Mr. and Mrs. John Britson of Roland, a brother, the only bother of he deceased, Tom Krink and wife of Queen City, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. Myron Linkey, Mr. and Mrs. Will Linkey of Bloomfield, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Linkey of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shira of Leon, Mrs. Shira. Friends present were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morris of Meservy, Mr. and Mrs. Nate Catron of Cambridge, Ralph Boston of Nevada, and possibly others.

The life sketch of Mr. Krink as read by the minister, follows:

Samuel Lee Krink was the second son of Thomas and Mary Krink. He was born at Apple River, Ill., on December 19, 1867 and was one of a large family having one full-brother, Thomas Krink, and two half-sisters and five half-brothers by the name of Linkey.

When a small boy he moved with the family to Sperry, Mo., where he attended school and grew to manhood. When about 21 years of age he went to Nebraska and from there to South Dakota where he met and later on August 11, 1895, married Miss Margaret Smith at Howard, S. D.

Mr. Krink returned with his bride to Sperry, Mo., where they lived for some four years. They then moved to Seneca, S. D. and lived on a claim where Mr. Krink carried the mail with a horse and cart between Seneca and Highmore. The famiy lived at Seneca for 18 years, until 1915 when hey moved to McCallsburg, Ia. where Mr. Krink worked as section foreman on the Rock Island railroad until the time of his retirement in 1937.

He greatly enjoyed his railroad work and found his major interest in things pertaining to the work of he road. He was known as an efficient workman who made good use of time and consistently minded his own affairs.

His health had not been good since the time of his retirement four years ago. During his long period of inactivity, he has been faithfully cared for by his wife who was able to care for his needs. He found much comfort in her faithful care, and was non-complaining about his illness, Wanting always to not be a source of trouble to anyone.

Death came to him quietly on Monday morning, Oct 20 at the age of 73 years and ten months due to clotting of blood at the heart.

Surviving members of he family are his wife, Margaret Smith Krink, McCallsburg; his daughter, Leola, Mrs. J. R. Morris, McCallsburg, three sons, Orville L. Krink, Sheffield, James I. Krink, Fillmore, Calif., and Emery A. Krink of Enumclaw, Wash.

Five grandchildren are Lavon Morris, Mrs. John Britson, Roland, J. D. Morris, Compton, Cal., Patricia Krink, Sheffield; Joyce Krink, Fillmore, Cal., Marlene Krink, Enumclaw, Wash.

His brothers and sisters are as follows: Thomas Krink, Queen City, Mo., Hannah Linkey, Mrs. William Roach, Fillmore, Cal., William Linkey, Bloomfield, Jas. E. Linkey, San Luis Obispo, Cal., Walter W. Linkey, Des Moines, Myron L. Linkey, Bloomfield, Allen W. Linkey, Gull Lake, Canada.