George Mathew RINK

RINK, BROWN, LANE, CARLSON, WEIR

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/7/2010 at 10:33:44

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - Mr. George Mathew Rink, 64, of Flowery Branch, Ga., passed away Friday (Feb. 26, 2010) in Georgia. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 5, at the Church of Christ, 414 N. Main St., Clarion, Iowa with Pastor Warren Curry officiating. Interment will be held in Clarion Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church. Memorials may be directed to the George M. Rink Memorial in care of the family, 30 Granite Court, Mason City, IA 50401.

George Rink was born Aug. 3, 1945, in Belmond, Iowa the son of Mathew and Bertha (Brown) Rink. George graduated from Clarion Schools in 1963 and attended Ellsworth Junior College. Throughout the years George worked in various cities as a scale engineer, which he loved since he would not retire. In his younger years you could find him at roller rinks, boating, fishing, playing the guitar and shooting pool. George's greatest and most enjoyable passion was riding his motorcycle. He rode all over the country and made many trips to Iowa to see his children and grandchildren. George was very proud of his family, he loved to just sit back and take it all in. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He was survived by his wife, Mabel Rink, of Flowery Branch, Ga.; daughter, Lisa M. Lane and husband, David, of Mason City; sons, Mathew J. Rink and wife, Kristie, of Loganville, George A. (Tony) Carlson and wife, Tracey, of Pekin, Ill., Douglas M. Rink and wife, Nissa and David A. Rink and wife, Jenny, all of Des Moines, Timothy Lucas Rink and Jerry Wayne Rink, both of Flowery Branch; and 12 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mathew and Bertha Rink; and sisters, Mary Margaret Weir and Georgia Rink. Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City.

Mason City Globe Gazette - Iowa
March 4, 2010