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Butch Reineke
RANDOLPH — Mass of Christian Burial for Ervin G. “Butch” Reineke, 81, Corona, Calif., formerly of Randolph, will be 10:30 a.m., Nov. 2, at the St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church, Randolph. Father Kevin Vogel, Deacon Doug Tunink will be officiating.
Following the funeral luncheon, burial will be held at the Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Norfolk.
Military rites will be provided by the V.F.W. Post #1644, American Legion Post #16, and the United States Army Honors Guard. The service will also be live streamed on the Stonacek Funeral Chapel Facebook page.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m., Wednesday, at the Stonacek Funeral Chapel, Randolph, with a vigil service beginning at 7 p.m.
Butch died Oct. 24, 2023, at the Pacifica Senior Living Center, Riverside, Calif., due to Parkinson’s complications.
Stonacek Funeral Chapel, Randolph, is in charge of the arrangements. Butch was born Dec. 26, 1941, to Frank and Violetta (Kavelage) Reineke at the family farm located near McLean, and was the fourth in the family of 10 siblings. He attended McLean Elementary School and graduated from St. Frances de Chantal Catholic School in 1960. In 1960, Butch joined the National Guard and served six months active duty at Fort Leonardwood, Kan., and Fort Dix, N.J. After discharge, he served in the National Guard Reserve units in Wayne and Yankton, S.D., until 1968.
Butch and Dinah Langemeier were married Aug. 4, 1962, at St. Frances, Randolph. They had four children, LaVonne, James, Julie and Camille.
Butch is survived by his wife, Dinah; four children, 15 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
Butch was employed by Wagner Seed and Fertilizer, Hartington, and also farmed for several years in the Cedar and Knox county area. In 1971, after a farm sale, he joined Farmers Coop, Oakland, as fertilizer manager. During his tenure in Oakland, he graduated from the Farmland Industries Management Training Program in Minneapolis. In his professional career, Butch was manager of the Farmers Coops, Waverly and Richland. In 1990, Butch joined Farmers Commodity Corporation, Omaha, and attained his Commodities Broker license and remained with FCC until his retirement in 2008. After retirement, he moved to Randolph and for two years assisted in the management of Tri-County grain after the unexpected death of his good friend, Allen Burbach.
In 2014, Butch and Dinah moved to Corona, Calif., to enjoy the sun and activities of their California grandkids.
Through his life, Butch remained a farmer at heart, and though he had relocated to California, he made sure to make a trip back to Nebraska each spring and in the fall for harvest. He was known as the “numbers” man and the king of spreadsheets to his kids and grandkids, who never hesitated to go to him with their questions.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the St. Frances Catholic Church, Randolph.
