Elaine Marie (Plagge) Reinke

Elaine Marie (Plagge) Reinke, 87, of Geneva, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016, at Franklin Country View Nursing Facility in Hampton, Iowa. Elaine Marie (Plagge) Reinke, the daughter of Louise (Imerman) and Louis Plagge was born on November 24, 1928. After graduation from high school, she enjoyed working for doctors, a bank in Mason City, a loan company and a lawyer in Hampton. Elaine and Donald Reinke were married November 26, 1950, at the Evangelical Reformed Church in Latimer, Iowa. They made their home on the farm in rural Geneva where she was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Geneva where she was active as a Sunday School teacher, member of the women's group, and other aspects in the church. Elaine also was a 4-H leader for many years. She enjoyed gardening and taking care of her flowers. Elaine loved spending time with her family; working together, playing cards or other games or just visiting. Elaine is survived by her daughters Cheryl (Charles) Eskov, Moville; Donalyn (Victor) Meinberg, Iowa Falls; son Brian Reinke, Geneva; daughter Janelle (Mario) Medici, Ankeny; granddaughters Crystal (Bryan) Weber, Raymond; Marisa an...[more]

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riana Medici, Ankeny; grandson Marc Medici, Ankeny; sister Lorena Koch, Hampton; sister-in-law Evonne Plagge, Latimer; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; her parents; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Carl and Elizabeth Reinke; brothers and sisters-in-law, Lavern (Shirley) Plagge; Herbert (Margaret) Plagge; Wayne Plagge; brother-in-law Don Koch; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Kenneth (Leola) Reinke; Marian (Ernest) Hofmeister; and nephews Jerry Plagge, Darrell Plagge, and Dwight Hofmeister.