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Vivian C. Reinking Vivian Catherine (Battin) Reinking, 90, passed away on July 22, 2010. Vivian was born on April 15, 1920, to Edwin (Ted) and Agnes (Persson) Battin, in rural Clayton County near Edgewood, Iowa. She spent two years at the University of Dubuque where she earned her two-year degree in education. While there, she met Emil Reinking, who was attending Wartburg Seminary. She graduated after two years and took a teaching position in Volga, Iowa. The following year, they were married on August 23, 1940, in Dubuque. They began their married life at a parish in Marsh, Montana. Together they served ten different parishes over forty plus years of ministry. They then retired to Council Bluffs, where she assisted his ministry as Chaplain at Bethany Lutheran Home by playing the organ for weekly church services.
Together they raised four children: Edwin (Elaine) Reinking, of Richland, Wash., Dorothy (Bob) Rowe, of Omaha, Neb., Allan (Maureen) Reinking, of LaGrange, Wyo., and Rhoda Reinking, of Portland, Ore. Another child was stillborn after a full-term pregnancy. She was also blessed with ten grandchildren: Troy (Jill) Reinking, Nicole (Mike) Hoffman, Todd Reinking, John Rowe, Matt (Missy) Rowe, Sarah (Tim) Koch, Mark Rowe, Brenda (Shane) Shiplet, Krista (Jim) McCall, and Kara (Jordan) Bader.

She is also survived by sister-in-law, Bertha Battin; 14 great grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother; her daughter, Dorothy and husband Bob; her husband, Emil; and her grandson, Todd.

A prayer service will be held 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at the Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Bayliss Park Chapel, in Council Bluffs, with visitation to follow until 8 p.m. Funeral services 10 a.m., Thursday, St. Paul Lutheran Church in Treynor, Rev. Arlyn Norris officiating. Burial will be at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials to a cause of your choice.

		Vivian C. Reinking Vivian Catherine (Battin) Reinking, 90, passed away on July 22, 2010. Vivian was born on April 15, 1920, to Edwin (Ted) and Agnes (Persson) Battin, in rural Clayton County near Edgewood, Iowa. She spent two years at the University of Dubuque where she earned her two-year degree in education. While there, she met Emil Reinking, who was attending Wartburg Seminary. She graduated after two years and took a teaching position in Volga, Iowa. The following year, they were married on August 23, 1940, in Dubuque. They began their married life at a parish in Marsh, Montana. Together they served ten different parishes over forty plus years of ministry. They then retired to Council Bluffs, where she assisted his ministry as Chaplain at Bethany Lutheran Home by playing the organ for weekly church services. Together they raised four children: Edwin (Elaine) Reinking, of Richland, Wash., Dorothy (Bob) Rowe, of Omaha, Neb., Allan (Maureen) Reinking, of LaGrange, Wyo., and Rhoda Reinking, of Portland, Ore. Another child was stillborn after a full-term pregnancy. She was also blessed with ten grandchildren: Troy (Jill) Reinking, Nicole (Mike) Hoffman, Todd Reinking, John Rowe, Matt (Missy) Rowe, Sarah (Tim) Koch, Mark Rowe, Brenda (Shane) Shiplet, Krista (Jim) McCall, and Kara (Jordan) Bader. She is also survived by sister-in-law, Bertha Battin; 14 great grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother; her daughter, Dorothy and husband Bob; her husband, Emil; and her grandson, Todd. A prayer service will be held 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at the Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Bayliss Park Chapel, in Council Bluffs, with visitation to follow until 8 p.m. Funeral services 10 a.m., Thursday, St. Paul Lutheran Church in Treynor, Rev. Arlyn Norris officiating. Burial will be at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials to a cause of your choice.
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