Obit: Reineking, Olga #2 (1896 - 1970)

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Surnames: Reineking, Meinholdt, Fravert, Vollrath, Kolpanen, Becker, Sebastian, Simonson, Hanke, Buckhardt, Stoelting, Arnhoetter, Voight, Nordness, Meir, Toburen, Robbins, Born, Comstock, Treichel, Wavrunek, Humke, Novobielski, Liebzeit, Logue

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 7/09/1970

Reineking, Olga (3 April 1896 - 1 July 1970)

Mrs. Olga Reineking, 74, a lifelong resident of Greenwood, died of an apparent heart attack shortly after admission on Wednesday afternoon to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield. Services were held in Immanuel United Church of Christ at 2 p.m. with Rev. David Logue officiating. Burial was made in the West Side Cemetery.

The former Olga Meinholdt was born April 3, 1896, at Greenwood. She was married to Otto Reineking, who preceded her in death April 8, 1954. She was a member of the Immanuel United Church of Christ; the Women’s Guild; Greenwood chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Neighborhood Club, and West-Side Homemakers.

Survivors include: a son, Norman Reineking, Colby.; two daughters, Mrs. Elvera Fravert of Greenwood, Mrs. Dale Vollrath of Green Bay; nine grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Hans (alma) Kolpanen of Milwaukee; and four brothers, Edward and Oscar Meinholdt of Greenwood, Louie Meinholdt of Neillsville; Arthur of Merrillan.

Pallbearers were: Elmer and Eldore Humke, Bernard Novobielski, Orvin and Norman Liebzeit and LeRoy Fravert. The church choir sang, “Softly and Tenderly” and “Evening Prayer”.

Those from out-of-town attending the service were: Mr. and Mrs. William Becker, Miss Selma Reineking, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Sebastian, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Meinholdt, Mr. and Mrs. Don Simonson, all of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hanke, Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Buckhardt, Calvin Hanke, Miss Hulda Stoelting, and Mr. Arno Stoelting, all of Plymouth; Oscar Reineking, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Arnhoetter and Mrs. Gilbert Voight, all of Sheboygan; Mr. and Mrs. Art Reineking, Grand Marsh; Mrs. Bud Nordness, Michael and Wendy Madison; Mrs. Holly Meir, Chippewa Falls; Mrs. William Toburen and Mrs. Ruth Robins, Excelsior, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Comstock, St. Charles, Ill.; Mr and Mrs. Jim Treichel, Oregon; Mr. and Mrs. Art Meinholdt, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Meinholdt, Merrillan; Mr. and Mrs. Louie Meinholdt and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wavrunek of Neillsville.