2nd Husband-Niels Christian Rindsig-they were married Oct. 5, 1930 & he passed away June 3, 1960-also buried at Riverside CEm..
Obituary-dictated to a niece, Dorothy by Grace in the summer of 1991.
Grace Adelia Gloyd Conte' Rindsig was born on May 17, 1898 at Spencer, Iowa to Gurdon P. and Ruby Benton Gloyd. She graduated from Spencer High School with the class of 1915, then attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where she studied violin with Carl-Frederic Steckelburg. She returned to Spencer to be married to Sigismundo Rocco (Sam) Conte' - to this union, two children were born. Her husband died of pneumonia April 30, 1923. Grace then took a position as secretary-bookkeeper at the Floete Company.
On Oct 5, 1930, she married Neils Christian Rindsig, also of Spencer, and they continued to make their home in Spencer until his death June 3, 1960.
Grace has been a lifelong member of the Congregational Church, where she was a violin soloist and sang in the choir as a young woman. She has served as Chairman of each of the church women's organizations, was Chairman of the Dedication Committee of the new church, and served on the committee for the Church Centinnial in 1972. She complied the books for the Dedication and for the Centennial....her play, "Like A Mirror," written for the occasion was a feature of the afternoon program.
Grace Rindsig was always an active member of this community. She was a longtime honorary member of the Spencer Clef Club, a 50-year honorary member of the Spencer Women's Club, and a 10-year member of the Spencer Library Board. She valued her membership in Garden Club. the American Legion Auxiliary and the V.F.W. Grace was chairman of the 1st city-wide Cancer Drive, organized in 1949 under County Cancer Drive Chairman, E.L.C. White, and joined with others to establish the Sunshine Workers, serving one year as President and nine years as Secretary. She was also a charter member of Spencer Geneological Society, and dedicated member of the D.A.R..
For some years she wrote a column published weekly in the Sioux City Journal... Observances from a Country Kitchen under the pen name of Harriet Hill. Her original plays were featured winners of the State Farm Bureau contests two consecutive years and performed at their annual convention both years in Des MOines. Another of her plays was featured at the annual State Conference of D.A.R., her poetry, while not so widely read, is treasured by those who were close to her.
Grace Rindsig was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, 3 brothers, 4 sisters, her daughter, Cleomary Conte' Johnson, and step-daughter, Julia Rindsig Skinner. She is survived by a son, 2 stepsons, 2 stepdaughters, 3 grandchildren, 2 greatgrandchildren and 9 step-grandchildren.