William REINHART

REINHART, MATZINGER, COOK, MURRAY, ERICKSON, ANTHONY, FINGER, HERRING, BARR, DALE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/18/2012 at 13:51:30

August 23, 1922 --- January 22, 2012

William “Bill” Reinhart, 89, of Ankeny, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2012, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 28, at the Salem United Church of Christ in Alleman, followed by burial in the Lincoln Cemetery in Alleman. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family in loving memory of Bill.

Bill was born on August 23, 1922 in Alleman, Iowa, to Melvin and Martha (Matzinger) Reinhart. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of the Ankeny American Legion Post 42. Bill was a farmer and also worked for the Klemme Co-op for 30 years. He met Dolorys Cook, a school teacher in Alleman. They were married in 1944 and lived on her family farm southeast of Klemme. They later built a home just outside Belmond and attended the United Methodist Church. They retired to Arizona in 1988. Doris died in Denver, Colorado, in 2008 and then Bill returned to Iowa.

Bill is survived by his daughters, Merrie June Murray, Nancy Jean (Robert) Erickson and Susan Joan Anthony; grandchildren, Deborah Laine (Scott) Finger, Jay Bliss Erickson and Chad William Erickson; great-granddaughter, Emily Laine Finger; brother, Paul Reinhart; sisters, Rose (Vernon) Herring, Marianne Barr and Marilyn Dale; sister-in-law, Rose Marie Reinhart; and many nieces, nephews and other extended family members. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dolorys Cook Reinhart; his parents; and his brothers, Harold and Earl; and son-in-law, Alan Anthony.

Belmond Independent -- Iowa
January 24, 2012