Virgil Reinhard

Virgil Lee Reinhard, 86, of rural Blakesburg, IA, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2022 at Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa, IA. He was born June 29, 1935 to Robert W. and Blanche Reinhard, living most of his life in Wapello County. He married Barbara Ellen Barnett on July 17. 1954. She died May 14, 2004.

Virgil was a graduate of Ottumwa High School and farmed his entire life. He had worked at a Wareco Gas Station and Barker Poultry Equipment in Ottumwa, IA. He managed Best Oil and Gas in Albia and Blakesburg Oil and C-Store in Blakesburg. In his younger adult life, he also served on the Center #4 Rural School Board.

He attended Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and more recently Drakesville United Methodist Church.

Surviving are his children, Shirley (John) Waite, Janet (Greg) Poe and Gary (Leanne Shehan) Reinhard, all of Blakesburg, IA; 8 grandchildren, Roy (Sarah) Howk, Vicky (Mike) Douthart, Jim (Suzi) Howk, Barbara Hanson, Brenda (Jason) Irwin, Stacy (Andy) Duhn, Colton (Brenda) Reinhard, Bethany (Dalton) Brown; 13 great grandchildren, Christopher and Caroline Howk, Eli and Henry Howk, Evan and Ava Hanson, Isaiah Poe, Kyle, Keaton, and Kaylie Irwin, Alaina and Landon Duhn, Reya Reinhard.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and his two sisters and their spouses, Edith (Neil) Trowbridge and Pauline (Marvin Sr.) Crady, and son-in-law, C. Duane Howk.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 14, 2022 at Sinnott Funeral Home in Ottumwa with Rhonda Eakins officiating. Interment will follow services in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Blakesburg. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 13, 2022 from 2-4 p.m., with family present at Sinnott Funeral Home in Ottumwa. Memorials may be directed to the Serenity Hospice House of Oskaloosa, Drakesville Methodist Church, or Mt. Zion Country Chapel. Online condolences may be left for the family at sinnottfuneralhome.com or the Sinnott Funeral Home Facebook page. Arrangements entrusted with Sinnott Funeral Home and Crematory.

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