Richard Sylvester Rhinehart 1927 - 2017

RHINEHART

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/25/2017 at 20:18:12

SIOUX City Journal
20 January 2017

SIOUX CITY | Richard Sylvester Rhinehart, 89, of Sioux City, died on Jan. 18, 2017 at a local care facility.

Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Ave., with the Rev. David Koehler of Faith United Presbyterian Church officiating. Visitation with the family will be 11:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home.

"Dick" was born on July 4, 1927, in Chicago, Ill. He and his younger brother, Stan, moved to Sioux City after being adopted by W. Stanley and Lucille Rhinehart in 1932. He graduated from East High School in 1945, where he participated in debate, the school newspaper, student council and was a state track champion at the Drake Relays.

Dick served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the Navy, he attended the University of South Dakota, Vermillion. While at USD, he served as president of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He went on to attend law school at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, and earned his juris doctorate. While attending the University of Iowa, he met and later married his wife, Jean. During his summers, he worked as a union painter.

After Dick returned to Sioux City, he joined the law firm of Stillwell, Wilson and Rhinehart as a partner. He later formed his own law firm, Richard Rhinehart & Associates. His son, R. Scott, joined his firm and became a partner. Dick was a well-regarded local attorney with a general law practice specializing in family law and probate. Early in his career, Dick served as attorney for the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors and was active in local politics. He was a member of the Iowa Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Dick and his wife, Jean, spent many memorable summers with their family at their lake cottage on Lake Pickerel, S.D. They were also part of the Rhine-Stone Theater with Don and Jean Stone and other area couples where they had lots of fun putting on comedy skits similar to the show Laugh-In.

Survivors include his wife, Jean; four children, Laura Staber (Howard), Richard Scott Rhinehart, Roxanne Boysen (Dr. Thomas) and Linda Rhinehart; eight grandchildren, Brett Lindgren, Rebecca Coad (Matt), Rachelle Thompson (Brian), Melissa James (Matt), Erika Dunn (Steve), Nicholas Boysen (Emily), Brianne Larson (Josh), and Michael Boysen; and 11 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Eric and daughter in-law, Linda; grandson, Thomas Richard Boysen; his brother, Stanley; and son-in-law, Mark Lindgren.