The Eugene Register-Guard
Lane County, Oregon
Sunday, July 30, 2023
Betty Bowen Rinck
December 3, 1927- June 27, 2023
Betty Bowen Rinck, a beloved mother, sister, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at the Pete Moore Hospice House, at the age of 95 with four generations by her side.
Betty was born December 3, 1927, to Edwin and Maude Walker Bowen at Pacific Hospital now known as Sacred Heart Hospital.
In the early 1930's her father inherited five acres of land near Dexter Lake. She along with her older sister, Naomi, helped her parents build a small farmhouse on the land. Life during the Great Depression was simple with a loving family. She always said she had a very happy childhood. In 1936 her father took a job with the U.S Forest Service and the moved about the state of Oregon for the next five years. When her younger brother Tom started school in 1941, her mother put her foot down and said, "no more moving". Betty was proud to call herself, despite those few years, a lifelong resident of Eugene.
She graduated from Eugene High School in 1945. On her 18th birthday she married her high school sweetheart, Vern Kunkle, who had just returned from WWII. Her first child, Verna, was born the following September. Unfortunately, the marriage did not last long.
In 1949 she married Howard Dauntless and had two more children, Greg in 1950 and Gary in 1952. She and Howard worked hard to become successful business owners. They started with a small business aptly named University Fruit and Produce. They sold food and other goods to fraternities and sororities on the University of Oregon campus. The business soon expanded selling to hospitals, restaurants and other places that had food services. There business was renamed becoming Nugget Distributers.
After 26 years of marriage, they were divorced in 1975 and sold their business. Betty with her entrepreneurial skills purchased the Eugene Motor Lodge in 1976. In 1977, she married Ivan Rinck and together they ran the motel for the next 19 years. She didn't have enough money for a full down payment and was given a six-month trial period to see if she would be successful at running the motel. She joked about how the housekeepers had a bet she wouldn't make it. What they didn't know was Betty had a good work ethic and was determined. One of the reasons for her success was getting a contract to have visiting teams stay at the motel when they played the Emeralds. She was asked a few times by the Emeralds to ceremoniously throw out the first pitch. Her daughter, Verna Jaeger, had worked at the U of O Athletic Department, and through this she began hosting many of the new coaches at the motel while they were looking for places to live in Eugene.
Betty was an avid sports enthusiast, especially if it was a U of O sports team. Her younger brother, Tom Bowen, was a catcher on the U of O baseball team 1954-1957. She was a long-time season ticket holder to U of O Football, men's and women's Basketball, Track and Field and Baseball teams. Last year she missed her first home football game in over 40 years. Betty was also a founding member of the Daisy Ducks. At the first meeting in 1972, with Coach Dick Enright, they expected 30-40 women to attend. 350 women showed up for Coach Enrights Chalk Talk. When she sold the motel she donated the proceeds to U of O Athletic Foundation, which set up the Verna Jaeger Memorial Scholarship fund to honor her enduring love for her late daughter and the University. Every year a scholarship is awarded to one of the U of O female athletes.
Betty was active in many organizations. Initially, it was the Elks and Lions Club. She was a member of a women's rights group, Zonta International. She was also involved with the Eugene Chamber of Commerce and Lane Leaders. She was involved in many of the women's Masonic organizations. She became Grand Matron of the Grand Court of Oregon Order of the Amaranth. She was a member of the Eastern Star and the Daughters of the Nile Nydia Temple, becoming Queen of the Order in 1999.
Looking back on her life, she was very amused by how the little farmhouse they had built on Dexter Lake later became the Dexter Lake Club. She also enjoyed that the old farmhouse was featured in one of the scenes in the movie, Animal House. Betty lived a full life with no regrets and was extremely grateful for her family, her friends, and everything she had done and accomplished. It can be said that she fiercely loved her family and friends, and oh how they loved her back.
Betty was proceeded in death by her parents, her sister Naomi, her husband, Ivan, her daughter, Verna, her son, Greg, and her two nieces, Patti and Christie. She is survived by her son, Gary Dauntless, stepdaughter, Julie Duke, brother, Tom Bowen, her grandson, Scott Green (Megan), her Grand-daughter, Christa Heinze, and her great-granddaughters, Brooke King, and Kya Heinze, great-grandson, Ty Heinze, and great-great-granddaughter, Kella King. She is also survived by her late son Greg's wife, Susan Dauntless, her daughter Fina, and Fina's five children.
A memorial service to celebrate Betty's remarkable life will be held on October 7, 2023, at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Eugene, Or at 10am. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to the Verna Jaeger Memorial Scholarship Fund at the University of Oregon athletic department honoring Betty's enduring love for her daughter and the university.
Lane County, Oregon
Sunday, July 30, 2023
Betty Bowen Rinck
December 3, 1927- June 27, 2023
Betty Bowen Rinck, a beloved mother, sister, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at the Pete Moore Hospice House, at the age of 95 with four generations by her side.
Betty was born December 3, 1927, to Edwin and Maude Walker Bowen at Pacific Hospital now known as Sacred Heart Hospital.
In the early 1930's her father inherited five acres of land near Dexter Lake. She along with her older sister, Naomi, helped her parents build a small farmhouse on the land. Life during the Great Depression was simple with a loving family. She always said she had a very happy childhood. In 1936 her father took a job with the U.S Forest Service and the moved about the state of Oregon for the next five years. When her younger brother Tom started school in 1941, her mother put her foot down and said, "no more moving". Betty was proud to call herself, despite those few years, a lifelong resident of Eugene.
She graduated from Eugene High School in 1945. On her 18th birthday she married her high school sweetheart, Vern Kunkle, who had just returned from WWII. Her first child, Verna, was born the following September. Unfortunately, the marriage did not last long.
In 1949 she married Howard Dauntless and had two more children, Greg in 1950 and Gary in 1952. She and Howard worked hard to become successful business owners. They started with a small business aptly named University Fruit and Produce. They sold food and other goods to fraternities and sororities on the University of Oregon campus. The business soon expanded selling to hospitals, restaurants and other places that had food services. There business was renamed becoming Nugget Distributers.
After 26 years of marriage, they were divorced in 1975 and sold their business. Betty with her entrepreneurial skills purchased the Eugene Motor Lodge in 1976. In 1977, she married Ivan Rinck and together they ran the motel for the next 19 years. She didn't have enough money for a full down payment and was given a six-month trial period to see if she would be successful at running the motel. She joked about how the housekeepers had a bet she wouldn't make it. What they didn't know was Betty had a good work ethic and was determined. One of the reasons for her success was getting a contract to have visiting teams stay at the motel when they played the Emeralds. She was asked a few times by the Emeralds to ceremoniously throw out the first pitch. Her daughter, Verna Jaeger, had worked at the U of O Athletic Department, and through this she began hosting many of the new coaches at the motel while they were looking for places to live in Eugene.
Betty was an avid sports enthusiast, especially if it was a U of O sports team. Her younger brother, Tom Bowen, was a catcher on the U of O baseball team 1954-1957. She was a long-time season ticket holder to U of O Football, men's and women's Basketball, Track and Field and Baseball teams. Last year she missed her first home football game in over 40 years. Betty was also a founding member of the Daisy Ducks. At the first meeting in 1972, with Coach Dick Enright, they expected 30-40 women to attend. 350 women showed up for Coach Enrights Chalk Talk. When she sold the motel she donated the proceeds to U of O Athletic Foundation, which set up the Verna Jaeger Memorial Scholarship fund to honor her enduring love for her late daughter and the University. Every year a scholarship is awarded to one of the U of O female athletes.
Betty was active in many organizations. Initially, it was the Elks and Lions Club. She was a member of a women's rights group, Zonta International. She was also involved with the Eugene Chamber of Commerce and Lane Leaders. She was involved in many of the women's Masonic organizations. She became Grand Matron of the Grand Court of Oregon Order of the Amaranth. She was a member of the Eastern Star and the Daughters of the Nile Nydia Temple, becoming Queen of the Order in 1999.
Looking back on her life, she was very amused by how the little farmhouse they had built on Dexter Lake later became the Dexter Lake Club. She also enjoyed that the old farmhouse was featured in one of the scenes in the movie, Animal House. Betty lived a full life with no regrets and was extremely grateful for her family, her friends, and everything she had done and accomplished. It can be said that she fiercely loved her family and friends, and oh how they loved her back.
Betty was proceeded in death by her parents, her sister Naomi, her husband, Ivan, her daughter, Verna, her son, Greg, and her two nieces, Patti and Christie. She is survived by her son, Gary Dauntless, stepdaughter, Julie Duke, brother, Tom Bowen, her grandson, Scott Green (Megan), her Grand-daughter, Christa Heinze, and her great-granddaughters, Brooke King, and Kya Heinze, great-grandson, Ty Heinze, and great-great-granddaughter, Kella King. She is also survived by her late son Greg's wife, Susan Dauntless, her daughter Fina, and Fina's five children.
A memorial service to celebrate Betty's remarkable life will be held on October 7, 2023, at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Eugene, Or at 10am. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to the Verna Jaeger Memorial Scholarship Fund at the University of Oregon athletic department honoring Betty's enduring love for her daughter and the university.
The Eugene Register-Guard
Lane County, Oregon
Sunday, July 30, 2023
Betty Bowen Rinck
December 3, 1927- June 27, 2023
Betty Bowen Rinck, a beloved mother, sister, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at the Pete Moore Hospice House, at the age of 95 with four generations by her side.
Betty was born December 3, 1927, to Edwin and Maude Walker Bowen at Pacific Hospital now known as Sacred Heart Hospital.
In the early 1930's her father inherited five acres of land near Dexter Lake. She along with her older sister, Naomi, helped her parents build a small farmhouse on the land. Life during the Great Depression was simple with a loving family. She always said she had a very happy childhood. In 1936 her father took a job with the U.S Forest Service and the moved about the state of Oregon for the next five years. When her younger brother Tom started school in 1941, her mother put her foot down and said, "no more moving". Betty was proud to call herself, despite those few years, a lifelong resident of Eugene.
She graduated from Eugene High School in 1945. On her 18th birthday she married her high school sweetheart, Vern Kunkle, who had just returned from WWII. Her first child, Verna, was born the following September. Unfortunately, the marriage did not last long.
In 1949 she married Howard Dauntless and had two more children, Greg in 1950 and Gary in 1952. She and Howard worked hard to become successful business owners. They started with a small business aptly named University Fruit and Produce. They sold food and other goods to fraternities and sororities on the University of Oregon campus. The business soon expanded selling to hospitals, restaurants and other places that had food services. There business was renamed becoming Nugget Distributers.
After 26 years of marriage, they were divorced in 1975 and sold their business. Betty with her entrepreneurial skills purchased the Eugene Motor Lodge in 1976. In 1977, she married Ivan Rinck and together they ran the motel for the next 19 years. She didn't have enough money for a full down payment and was given a six-month trial period to see if she would be successful at running the motel. She joked about how the housekeepers had a bet she wouldn't make it. What they didn't know was Betty had a good work ethic and was determined. One of the reasons for her success was getting a contract to have visiting teams stay at the motel when they played the Emeralds. She was asked a few times by the Emeralds to ceremoniously throw out the first pitch. Her daughter, Verna Jaeger, had worked at the U of O Athletic Department, and through this she began hosting many of the new coaches at the motel while they were looking for places to live in Eugene.
Betty was an avid sports enthusiast, especially if it was a U of O sports team. Her younger brother, Tom Bowen, was a catcher on the U of O baseball team 1954-1957. She was a long-time season ticket holder to U of O Football, men's and women's Basketball, Track and Field and Baseball teams. Last year she missed her first home football game in over 40 years. Betty was also a founding member of the Daisy Ducks. At the first meeting in 1972, with Coach Dick Enright, they expected 30-40 women to attend. 350 women showed up for Coach Enrights Chalk Talk. When she sold the motel she donated the proceeds to U of O Athletic Foundation, which set up the Verna Jaeger Memorial Scholarship fund to honor her enduring love for her late daughter and the University. Every year a scholarship is awarded to one of the U of O female athletes.
Betty was active in many organizations. Initially, it was the Elks and Lions Club. She was a member of a women's rights group, Zonta International. She was also involved with the Eugene Chamber of Commerce and Lane Leaders. She was involved in many of the women's Masonic organizations. She became Grand Matron of the Grand Court of Oregon Order of the Amaranth. She was a member of the Eastern Star and the Daughters of the Nile Nydia Temple, becoming Queen of the Order in 1999.
Looking back on her life, she was very amused by how the little farmhouse they had built on Dexter Lake later became the Dexter Lake Club. She also enjoyed that the old farmhouse was featured in one of the scenes in the movie, Animal House. Betty lived a full life with no regrets and was extremely grateful for her family, her friends, and everything she had done and accomplished. It can be said that she fiercely loved her family and friends, and oh how they loved her back.
Betty was proceeded in death by her parents, her sister Naomi, her husband, Ivan, her daughter, Verna, her son, Greg, and her two nieces, Patti and Christie. She is survived by her son, Gary Dauntless, stepdaughter, Julie Duke, brother, Tom Bowen, her grandson, Scott Green (Megan), her Grand-daughter, Christa Heinze, and her great-granddaughters, Brooke King, and Kya Heinze, great-grandson, Ty Heinze, and great-great-granddaughter, Kella King. She is also survived by her late son Greg's wife, Susan Dauntless, her daughter Fina, and Fina's five children.
A memorial service to celebrate Betty's remarkable life will be held on October 7, 2023, at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Eugene, Or at 10am. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to the Verna Jaeger Memorial Scholarship Fund at the University of Oregon athletic department honoring Betty's enduring love for her daughter and the university.
Lane County, Oregon
Sunday, July 30, 2023
Betty Bowen Rinck
December 3, 1927- June 27, 2023
Betty Bowen Rinck, a beloved mother, sister, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at the Pete Moore Hospice House, at the age of 95 with four generations by her side.
Betty was born December 3, 1927, to Edwin and Maude Walker Bowen at Pacific Hospital now known as Sacred Heart Hospital.
In the early 1930's her father inherited five acres of land near Dexter Lake. She along with her older sister, Naomi, helped her parents build a small farmhouse on the land. Life during the Great Depression was simple with a loving family. She always said she had a very happy childhood. In 1936 her father took a job with the U.S Forest Service and the moved about the state of Oregon for the next five years. When her younger brother Tom started school in 1941, her mother put her foot down and said, "no more moving". Betty was proud to call herself, despite those few years, a lifelong resident of Eugene.
She graduated from Eugene High School in 1945. On her 18th birthday she married her high school sweetheart, Vern Kunkle, who had just returned from WWII. Her first child, Verna, was born the following September. Unfortunately, the marriage did not last long.
In 1949 she married Howard Dauntless and had two more children, Greg in 1950 and Gary in 1952. She and Howard worked hard to become successful business owners. They started with a small business aptly named University Fruit and Produce. They sold food and other goods to fraternities and sororities on the University of Oregon campus. The business soon expanded selling to hospitals, restaurants and other places that had food services. There business was renamed becoming Nugget Distributers.
After 26 years of marriage, they were divorced in 1975 and sold their business. Betty with her entrepreneurial skills purchased the Eugene Motor Lodge in 1976. In 1977, she married Ivan Rinck and together they ran the motel for the next 19 years. She didn't have enough money for a full down payment and was given a six-month trial period to see if she would be successful at running the motel. She joked about how the housekeepers had a bet she wouldn't make it. What they didn't know was Betty had a good work ethic and was determined. One of the reasons for her success was getting a contract to have visiting teams stay at the motel when they played the Emeralds. She was asked a few times by the Emeralds to ceremoniously throw out the first pitch. Her daughter, Verna Jaeger, had worked at the U of O Athletic Department, and through this she began hosting many of the new coaches at the motel while they were looking for places to live in Eugene.
Betty was an avid sports enthusiast, especially if it was a U of O sports team. Her younger brother, Tom Bowen, was a catcher on the U of O baseball team 1954-1957. She was a long-time season ticket holder to U of O Football, men's and women's Basketball, Track and Field and Baseball teams. Last year she missed her first home football game in over 40 years. Betty was also a founding member of the Daisy Ducks. At the first meeting in 1972, with Coach Dick Enright, they expected 30-40 women to attend. 350 women showed up for Coach Enrights Chalk Talk. When she sold the motel she donated the proceeds to U of O Athletic Foundation, which set up the Verna Jaeger Memorial Scholarship fund to honor her enduring love for her late daughter and the University. Every year a scholarship is awarded to one of the U of O female athletes.
Betty was active in many organizations. Initially, it was the Elks and Lions Club. She was a member of a women's rights group, Zonta International. She was also involved with the Eugene Chamber of Commerce and Lane Leaders. She was involved in many of the women's Masonic organizations. She became Grand Matron of the Grand Court of Oregon Order of the Amaranth. She was a member of the Eastern Star and the Daughters of the Nile Nydia Temple, becoming Queen of the Order in 1999.
Looking back on her life, she was very amused by how the little farmhouse they had built on Dexter Lake later became the Dexter Lake Club. She also enjoyed that the old farmhouse was featured in one of the scenes in the movie, Animal House. Betty lived a full life with no regrets and was extremely grateful for her family, her friends, and everything she had done and accomplished. It can be said that she fiercely loved her family and friends, and oh how they loved her back.
Betty was proceeded in death by her parents, her sister Naomi, her husband, Ivan, her daughter, Verna, her son, Greg, and her two nieces, Patti and Christie. She is survived by her son, Gary Dauntless, stepdaughter, Julie Duke, brother, Tom Bowen, her grandson, Scott Green (Megan), her Grand-daughter, Christa Heinze, and her great-granddaughters, Brooke King, and Kya Heinze, great-grandson, Ty Heinze, and great-great-granddaughter, Kella King. She is also survived by her late son Greg's wife, Susan Dauntless, her daughter Fina, and Fina's five children.
A memorial service to celebrate Betty's remarkable life will be held on October 7, 2023, at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Eugene, Or at 10am. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to the Verna Jaeger Memorial Scholarship Fund at the University of Oregon athletic department honoring Betty's enduring love for her daughter and the university.
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