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John P. Reinhart

Times Herald News Service

  Manning - John Peter Reinart , 93, a retired drayman, died early Monday, March 1, at Manning General Hospital. He entered the hospital about a week ago. Mass of the resurrection will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Sacred Heart Church here by the Rev. Norbert Weber, M.S.C. Grandsons of Mr. Reinart will be pallbearers. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
  Friends may call at the Ohde Funeral Home here after 2 p.m. Tuesday. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. by the Altar Society and there will be a Bible service led by Fr. Weber at 8:30 p.m., both on Tuesday.
  Mr. Reinart, son of Matthew and Susie Friedman Reinart, was born June 6, 1882, at Roselle and attended Holy Angels School there. He married Emma Schenking Jan. 21, 1908, and they farmed near Halbur, Roselle and Manning. Fifty years ago they moved to Manning, where Mr. Reinart worked for the Dultmeier Manufacturing Co. before establishing his own drayline. He retired about 15 years ago.
  Since the death of his wife on March 18, 1969, Mr. Reinart has lived with a daughter, Mrs. Joe Hoffman of Manning.
  He is survived by six children: Harold and Mrs. John (Elvira) Sporrer of Glidden, Hilbert of Carroll, Leo of Sioux City, Mrs. Hoffman (Cletta) of Manning and Melvin of Chicago; 26 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Neu Lindsay of Texas and Mrs. Mary Schneider of Holdridge, Neb.
  Mr. Reinart was preceded in death by a son, Clarence; two other sons in infancy; a granddaughter, three sisters and three brothers in addition to his wife.
(Carroll Daily Times Herald, Iowa, Monday, March 1, 1976, p. 2)

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