Charles S. Pink
Born: November 6, 1914 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: February 1983 in Peurto Rico, but lived in Elmherst, Queens Co., New York
Buried: Lot 12, plot 8
Parents: Peter and Edith (Miller) Pink
Veteran: WWII
Former resident dies recently
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Charles S. Pink, 69, of New York City, former Newton area resident and a 1932 graduate of Newton Community High School, died recently while vacationing in Peurto Rico.
Memorial services were held today in New York City.
Mr. Pink was cremated and burial will be at the Metz Cemetery at a later date.
Survivors include a nephew, Ronald Pink of Colfax; and two nieces Darlene Kono of Fontana, Calif., and Judy Raddatz of San Antonio, Tex.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Edith Pink, and two brothers, Clarence and Logan.
Mr. Pink was born and raised on a farm west of Newton.
A captain in the Army intelligence Corps, he served in Europe during World War II and had resided in New York City since his separation from the service. ~ The Newton Daily News, February 18, 1983.
Logan M. Pink
Born: September 9, 1912 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: November 4, 1981 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 12, plot 7
Married: Frances Schweinebart on January 21, 1948 in Rock Island, Rock Island Co., Illinois
Parents: Peter and Edith (Miller) Pink
Logan M. Pink
Logan M. Pink, 69, of 2415 Fortieth St. died of a heart ailment Wednesday at home.
Prayer services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton's Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery in Metz.
A native of Jasper County, he moved to Des Moines five years ago from Colorado Springs, Colo. He was retired from the real estate business.
He is survived by his wife, Frances; a stepson, Gary Schweinebart of Baxter, a brother, Charles of New York City; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Friends may call at the funearl home. ~ The Des Moines Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa, November 6, 1981.
Frances A. (Schweinebart) Pink
Born: January 11, 1916 in Rhodes, Marshall Co., Iowa
Died: July 31, 1997 in Baxter, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 12, plot 6
Married: Logan M. Pink on January 21, 1948 in Rock Island, Rock Island Co., Illinois
Parents: Frederick and Opal (Stinson) Schweinebart
Frances A. Pink
Baxter, Iowa - Frances A. Pink, 81, of Baxter, died of heart failure, Thursday, July 31, at Heritage Manor Care Center in Newton.
Private family graveside services were held today with Pastor Ed Lord of Community height alliance Church of Newton, officiating. Burial will be at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton.
The Wallace-Pence Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The daughter of Frederick and Opal Stinson Schweinebart, she was born Jan. 11, 1916, in Rhodes. She married Logan M. Pink Jan. 21, 1948, in Rock Island, Ill.
A longtime resident of Des Moines before moving to Jasper County in 1989, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Bonnie Schweinebart of Baxter; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a brother, Olen Schweinebart of Baxter.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a brother; and a sister. ~ Newton Daily News, August 1997.