RINKER OBITUARIES

Helen E. Rinker

     ELECTRIC CITY - Helen E. Rinker, 72, a former teacher and Del Rio rancher, died Thursday morning, May 1, 1986, in Coulee Community Hospital.
     She was born July 28, 1913, at Kennewick, the daughter of John and Myrtle Kirk.  Most of her youth was spent in and around Spokane and she graduated from Otis Orchards High School in 1929.  After receiving her diploma from Cheney Normal School, she returned to college numerous times and received her bachelor's degree from Eastern Washington College of Education in 1941.
     She taught school for over 12 years in and near Wenatchee prior to her marriage to Sam C. Rinker in 1946.  The couple wheat farmed and raised cattle in the Del Rio area for 35 years before retiring at Electric City.
     Mrs. Rinker was keenly interested in local history and helped produce this area's history book "Pioneers to Power."  She was a gold sheaf member of the Del Rio Grange and a member of the Columbia Arts Association, Grand Coulee Dam Area Seniors, American Association of Retired Persons and the John Kendrick Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
     Survivors include her husband, Sam, Electric City; one stepson, Ronald Rinker, Del Rio; one sister, Myrtle M. Doneen, East Wenatchee; one grandson; and three great grandchildren.  Her parents, one brother and one sister preceded her in death.
     Scharbach Funeral Home, Grand Coulee, is in charge of arrangements.

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     The paper in which the above appeared is not known; the following version appeared in The Star on Thursday, May 8, 1986.  They can't both be right where they differ.

Helen E. Rinker
     Helen E. Rinker, 72, of Electric City, passed May 1, 1986, at the Coulee Community Hospital after an extended illness.
     She was born Helen Elizabeth Kirk, July 28, 1913 at kennewick, and was the daughter of John W. and Myrtle M. Kirk.  Most of her youth was spent in and around Spokane and she graduated from Otis Orchards High School in 1929.  After receiving her first diploma from Cheney Normal, Mrs. Rinker returned to college numerous times and received her bachelor's degree from Eastern Washington College of Education in 1951.  She taught school for over 12 years in and near Wenatchee prior to her marriage to Sam C. Rinker in 1946.  The couple were engaged in wheat and cattle ranching in the Delrio area for over 35 years before retiring to Electric City.
     Mrs. Rinker was keenly interested in local history and helped produce this area's history book "Pioneers to Power".
     She was a gold sheaf member of the Delrio Grange, and belonged also to: The Columbia Arts Association, Grand Coulee Dam Area Seniors, American Association of Retired Persons, and to John Kendrick Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
     Surviving her are: her husband, Sam Rinker, Electric City, a stepson, Ronald Rinker, Delrio, a sister Myrtle M. Doneen, East Wenatchee, a grandson, Dale W. Rinker, three great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.  Her parents, a brother, and a sister preceded her in death.
     Scharbach Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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Garnet A. Rinker

     MANSFIELD -- Garnet A. Rinker, 89, Mansfield, died early Monday morning, Aug. 3, 1987, in the Coulee Community Hospital nursing home.
     She was born May 2, 1898, at Hillsboro, Ill., to Charles and Anna (Voorhees) Taylor.  She moved to Sedro Woolley at age 3 and lived in Washington and Oregon before settling in Delrio.
     She married Wesley Rinker Nov. 14, 1916, at Ephrata and they owned a cattle and wheat ranch at Delrio for many years.
     Mrs. Rinker was a member of the Delrio Grange, No. 828, and the Senior Citizens in Grand Coulee.
     Survivors include her husband, Wesley, at home; one daughter, Thelma Thurston, Grand Coulee; one son, Willard Rinker, Mansfield; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by one brother.
     Strate Funeral Home, Grand Coulee, is in charge of arrangements.

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     Funeral services for GARNET A. RINKER will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug 5 in the Strate Funeral Home Chapel in Grand Coulee, Pastor Barbara J. Essen officiating.  Burial with vault interment will follow in the Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur.  If desired, memorials may be made to the Coulee Community Hospital Building Fund.  Strate Funeral Home, Grand Coulee, in charge of arrangements.

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In memory of

GARNET A. RINKER

Date of Birth
May 2, 1898 Hillsboro, Illinois
Date of Death
August 3, 1987 Grand Coulee, WA

Services
Thursday, August 6th 10:00 A.M.
Strate Funeral Home Chapel

Officiating
Reverend Barbara J. Essen

Music
Merrill P. Womach

Bearers
Fritz Franks             Jim Carzoli
Jay Weber              Clark Perry
Lee Hemmer       Delbert Holms
Earl Johnson

Concluding Services
Wilbur Cemetery

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      The following appeared April 24, 1983, paper unknown.

Lydia M. Rinker

     COULEE DAM -- Lydia M. Rinker, 67, Coulee Dam, died Sunday in Spokane as the result of an automobile accident.
     She was born Lydia M. Schaefer, Jan. 10, 1916, in Bisbee, N.D., and attended schools there.  She later moved to Tacoma and came to the Grand Coulee Dam area in 1947.
     On May 2, 1977, she married Roy Rinker in Coeur d-Alene, Idaho.  For 22 years, she cooked in the Coulee Community Hospital until her recent retirement.
     Mrs. Rinker was a member of the Moose Lodge, Eagles Lodge, Senior Citizens and the American Association of Retired Persons.
     Survivors include her husband, at the home; two daughters, Celeste Hall, Seattle, and Darlene Armstrong, Grand Coulee; one son, Frank Bishop, Omak; two sisters, Rita Brown, North Dakota, and Edith Peterson, Salem, Ore.; three brothers, Charles Schaefer of Bisbee, N.D., Bernie Schaefer of Jamesville, Wis., and Rhinard Schaefer of Edgerton, Wis.; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
     Scharbach Funeral Home, Grand Coulee, is in charge of arrangements.