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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Rhinehart, Clarence E.
Clarence E. Rhinehart, 96, of Williamsburg, formerly of Brooklyn, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010, at Windmill Manor, Coralville, following an extended illness. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, Grace United Methodist Church, Brooklyn, with the Rev. Terry Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn. A memorial fund has been established.
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Clarence is survived by six children and their spouses, Betty Niner (Leo) of Haverhill, William (Diana) of Oskaloosa, George (Mary) of Ossian and Mesa, Ariz., Anna Brown (Bob) of Heber Springs, Ark., Eugene (Katy) of Ferguson, and Terry (Carolyn) of Springville; a sister-in-law, Jan Rhinehart (Mrs. Wayne); 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren, two stepchildren, Carl W. Poe and Gayle Poe (Dave) Lacasse; three stepgrandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and other family members.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Marie; his second wife, Nora; and his third wife, Helen; five brothers, Leo, John, Ray, Kenneth and Wayne; two sisters, Irene Roth and Evelyn Prusek; two grandchildren, Marsha Rhinehart and Christopher Rhinehart; and three great-grandchildren, Andrew Graves, Danielle Graves and Sarah Smothers.