Obituary: Mildred Reinke

Mildred Reinke, 99, passed away Jan. 11, 2020, at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford. The funeral service was held Jan. 26 at Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, with Chaplain Paula Loewen officiating. Special music was provided by Marcy Grohs, Alicia Vorland and Bonnie Deegan. Burial will be held at the Oak Creek Cemetery, Bottineau, N.D. Honorary bearers were all of Mildred's grand and great-grandchildren.

Mildred Leona Larson was born Nov. 18, 1920, at St. Andrew's Hospital in Bottineau, to Arthur A. and Minnie (Crandall) Larson. She attended rural school and high school in Bottineau, graduating in 1938.

She married Walter H. Reinke on Nov. 20, 1940, in Minot, N.D. She attended Minot State College and received her rural teaching certificate. They lived in Omemee and then Upham where they operated Reinke's Food Market and Locker Plant. Mildred worked in physical therapy at St. Andrew's Hospital in Bottineau until she was 74 years old. Over the years she was active in American Legion Auxiliary, Homemakers, Circle, quilting at her church, 4-H and any activity her children were involved in.

Mildred was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Bottineau and attended First Lutheran Church in New Rockford after her move. She had lived at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford since 2016.

Mildred is survived by her children, Bonnie (Duane) Deegan of Sheyenne, N.D.; Margaret (Will) Brink of Bluffton, S.C.; Michael of Cando and Douglas (Kathy); one sister, Eris Mae Johnson of Fargo; along with grandchildren, great-grandchildren, cousins, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, sister Irene, brother Arlan and son Ronald.

Arrangements made by Evans Funeral Home, N.D