Otto Reinhold Steinke was born in Province, Germany, on September 19, 1875, the son of Gustav Steinke and Augusta (Reich) Steinke. He came to America with his parents at the age of four and one-half years to Blue Earth County, Minnesota. The family then lived on rented farms in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, where he grew to manhood on the Steinke farm now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Kopitzke. On November 7, 1904, he was united in marriage to Alvina Koepp at Zion Lutheran Church of Tyro Township by Rev. August Hillger. This union was blessed with four children: Erna, who passed away at the age of 17, Esther at home, Gerhard of Lake Lillian, Minnesota, and Arnold at home. Mr. Steinke broke sod on the farm on which he lived all his married life. He departed this life early Monday morning, September 16, 1963, and was laid to rest on the day of his 88th birthday, September 19, 1963. He is survived by his wife and three children; two daughters-in-law; seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; two sisters: Mrs. Hedwig Struck and Alma (Mrs. Hugo Kopitzke). Preceding him in death were his parents, three brothers: Reinhard, Theodore and Rudolph; infant twins: Leo and Lena; and two sisters: Ida (Mrs. Adolph Reidiger) and Renata (Mrs. Henry Schmaal) of Roscoe, South Dakota. IN MEMORY OF OTTO R. STEINKE September 19, 1875 ~ September 16, 1963 Funeral Services Thursday, September 19, 1963, 2:00 p.m. St. John's Lutheran Church, Omro Township Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Clergy Officiating, Rev. G. P. Eckert Organist, Miss Karen Anhalt Vocal Music, St. John's Ladies Quartette Casket Bearers Herman Kolbenschlag ~ Erhardt Koepp Walter Footh ~ Leonard Lange Herbert Koepp ~ Wilfred Lachelt Honorary Casket Bearers Oscar Hiepler ~ Walter Galow Lyle Homan ~ Harold Anhalt Arthur Zacharias ~ Otto Wiegers Final Resting Place St. John's Lutheran Church Omro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Arrangements by Lynner Funeral Home Since 1891 Clarkfield Minnesota