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Trinkle, Richard E. 'Dick'
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CEDAR RAPIDS - Richard E. “Dick” Trinkle, 73, of 130 Thompson Dr. SE, No. 208, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral services: 11 a.m. today at Zion Lutheran Church, Hiawatha, by the Rev. Daniel Krueger. Family will greet friends one hour before services today at the church. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife, Charlaine; four children, Mark (Pamela) of Springville, Matt (Sheila) of Cedar Rapids, Marian Hogan of Marion and Marty of Cedar Rapids; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a sister, Dorothy Frasher; mother-in-law, Lorraine M. Willia of Cedar Rapids; brother-in-law, Bob Willia of Cedar Rapids; and sister-in-law, Christin Rosell-Huenemann (Paul) of Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Raymond Keith “Jack” Trinkle; father-in-law, Henry Willia; sister-in-law, Pamela Rosell; and a brother-in-law, James Frasher.
Dick was born March 31, 1937, in Jewell, Iowa, the son of Lawrence and Geneva (Crawford) Trinkle. He attended school in Webster City then joined the United States Navy in 1956. He was a Metalsmith 3rd Class on U.S.S. Chemung, serving in Japan and East Asia. Dick was united in marriage to Charlaine Rosell on Dec. 17, 1960, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha by the Rev. Gilbert Meseke. He worked as a welder for Allis Chalmers, as a lineman and meter reader for Linn County REC in Marion, was in regional maintenance for Target stores, worked at the Heartwood Children's Home in Cedar Rapids, and Barnes Manufacturing in Marion, as well as being a self-employed carpenter.
Dick was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha. He served as scout master in the 1970s for Boy Scout Troop 123 of Cedar Rapids. Dick enjoyed playing cards, riding his motorcycle, hunting, and fishing.
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