Sunday, February 21, 2016

Obituary -- Mary Katherine Miller Rineman 1921-2016

Mary Katherine Miller Rineman, 94, of Denver, Missouri, went to meet her Savior on February 20, 2016 after a prolonged illness.

Mary, daughter of Jesse C and Norna Edna (Brumfield) Miller, was born December 9, 1921, in St Joseph, Missouri.  She attended school at Miller Country School in Gentry County for her first eight grades then went to Denver High School for the first two years of high school.  Mary graduated from Albany High School in 1939.  She then went to Missouri Methodist School of Nursing in St Joseph, Missouri, where she graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1943.

Mary served in the Army Nursing Corps in 1943 and 1944.  During that time, she met Robert E Rineman whom she married on July 20, 1944.  They moved back to Mary's family farm south of Denver, Missouri, in 1949.  Bob and Mary were married for 60 years until his death in 2004.

Since childhood, Mary was a member of Denver Methodist Church.   She transferred her membership to the Albany Methodist Church later in life.

After the Army, Mary's career included work at the Gentry County Hospital, at Bernie Parsons, MD, office, and at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home, all in Albany, Missouri.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her son, Allan Rineman, a great-granddaughter, Alyssa McCampbell, and a grandson, Derek Rineman.

Survivors include daughter, Linda Lopez, Denver, Missouri, grandchildren, Tenya McCampbell, St Charles, Missouri, and Jesse Chadwick, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, great grandchildren Brittany Brandt, Sugarland, Texas, Brandi Farris, Marshfield, Missouri, Riley McCampbell, St Charles, Missouri, Aiden Chadwick, Zeeland, Michigan, Damian Chadwick, Cedar Park, Texas, Christian Chadwick, Giddings, Texas, and three great-great-grandchildren.

Graveside Service and Burial: 2:00 PM Thursday, February 25 at the Grandview Cemetery, Albany.  There will be no calling hours at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, Mary requested that donations be made in her name to the charity of the donor's choice in care of the Roberson-Polley Chapel, 403 N. Hundley, Albany, MO 64402.  Online condolences:  www.robersonpolleychapel.com

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