Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Sheets/Rinckey, Margaret Ellen (Locke) 2004
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 18 Nov 2004

Margaret Ellen (Locke) Rinckey, age 85, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2004 
at Heartland Health Care in Ionia.  She was born October 13, 1919 in Bloomer 
Township to Mervyn and Ona (Mercer) Locke.  Margaret graduated from Carson City 
High School and went to County Normal to become a school teacher.  On June 1, 
1940 she married Erva Edwin Rinckey.  Together they built and managed Hidden 
Valley Mobile Home Park in Ionia.

Margaret, also known as Peg to many, moved to North Fort Myer, Florida in 1981 
where she met and married Jack Sheets.  She was a very talented individual who 
played music by ear.  She played for dances at the Recreation Hall in the Park 
where she lived and also for the elderly in a convalescent home in the area.  
In January of 2003, Peg and Jack moved to the Ionia area to be near family.

Margaret is survived by her second husband of 20 years, Jack Sheets of Ionia.  
She is also survived by her four children, eight grandchildren and 14 great-
grandchildren.  Son Robert (Mary) Rinckey; Joe Rinckey, Kay, Mary and Justin; 
Jessica and Brittany Rinckey, all of Biloxi, Mississippi.  Daughter Nancy 
(Gary) Peterson of Crystal, Timothy Brandal of Marquette; Betsy (Tony) Martin 
and Mady Grace of Helena, Montana; Thomas (Stephanie) Brandal, Jacob and Lauren 
of Lutherville, Maryland; step-grandson, Dean Andrew Peterson of Greenville; 
daughter, JoAnn Biggs; Bill (Allison) Biggs, David and Aiden; JoEllyn (Matt) 
Julander, Hunter and Nicholas all of Denver, Colorado.  Son Bill (Pam) Rinckey 
of Charlotte; Brad (Deb) Rinckey, Blake and Ben of Eagle River, Alaska; and 
Jared (Oz) Rinckey of Charlotte.

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, Mervyn and Ona Locke; her 
brother Robert Locke; her first husband, Erva Rinckey; and one grandson Robert 
Rinckey, Jr.  Margaret, Peg, Mom and Grandma will be missed by all.

A memorial service will be held at the Congregational Church, 106 S. Bostwick 
in Charlotte, on Saturday, Nov. 27 at 3 p.m.  Anyone wishing to make a 
contribution may do so to Heartland Hospice, 500 Cascade West Parkway, Grand 
Rapids, Michigan 49546 or to the charity of their choice.


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