John Wayne Rhine, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, departed this life on Thursday, March 28, 2019, at the age of 75 years, 11 months and 14 days. John, son of Marvin and Dorthy Rhine, was the eldest of two children. He was born on April 18, 1943, in Haddam, Kansas.
He graduated from Haddam High School in 1961. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Mae Lerew on November 27, 1963, in Aberdeen, South Dakota. They were blessed with two sons, Monty and Heath.
They moved to Manhattan, and John started to attend college. His dad, Marvin called him back to work the farm with him. A few years later, they bought the Allis-Chalmers dealership in Washington, Kansas and changed the name to Rhine Implement. John and Dorothy moved from Haddam to Cuba in 1970. He ran the business for a few years, after which they took to the road custom harvesters, making life-long friendships from Oklahoma to South Dakota. In 1983, John got his realtors license, and branched out into the real estate market. 1996 saw the opening of the Realty Associates in Belleville, Kansas, with John as a broker and community business member. John was a long-standing member of the Belleville County Club and the Masonic Lodge of Belleville No. 129. John got his celebrity status from his voluptuous white hair, that not even the wind could touch, He never knew a stranger, even when John and Dorothy were at Prairie Band Casino, winning big bucks. He was on the board for community development, where he strived to bring new businesses to Belleville. Few things made John upset, except when Subway was put in Love's instead of a Wendy's.
John was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Dorothy Rhine. He will be forever remember and loved by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy Rhine, sons, Monty Rhine and his wife Angie; Heath and his wife Lori; his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister, Sheirl Zenger and her husband Richard, nephews, and a community of friends.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cuba Community Center in Cuba, Kansas. Interment was in Hawks Cemetery rural Cuba, Kansas.
He graduated from Haddam High School in 1961. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Mae Lerew on November 27, 1963, in Aberdeen, South Dakota. They were blessed with two sons, Monty and Heath.
They moved to Manhattan, and John started to attend college. His dad, Marvin called him back to work the farm with him. A few years later, they bought the Allis-Chalmers dealership in Washington, Kansas and changed the name to Rhine Implement. John and Dorothy moved from Haddam to Cuba in 1970. He ran the business for a few years, after which they took to the road custom harvesters, making life-long friendships from Oklahoma to South Dakota. In 1983, John got his realtors license, and branched out into the real estate market. 1996 saw the opening of the Realty Associates in Belleville, Kansas, with John as a broker and community business member. John was a long-standing member of the Belleville County Club and the Masonic Lodge of Belleville No. 129. John got his celebrity status from his voluptuous white hair, that not even the wind could touch, He never knew a stranger, even when John and Dorothy were at Prairie Band Casino, winning big bucks. He was on the board for community development, where he strived to bring new businesses to Belleville. Few things made John upset, except when Subway was put in Love's instead of a Wendy's.
John was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Dorothy Rhine. He will be forever remember and loved by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy Rhine, sons, Monty Rhine and his wife Angie; Heath and his wife Lori; his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister, Sheirl Zenger and her husband Richard, nephews, and a community of friends.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cuba Community Center in Cuba, Kansas. Interment was in Hawks Cemetery rural Cuba, Kansas.
John Wayne Rhine, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, departed this life on Thursday, March 28, 2019, at the age of 75 years, 11 months and 14 days. John, son of Marvin and Dorthy Rhine, was the eldest of two children. He was born on April 18, 1943, in Haddam, Kansas.
He graduated from Haddam High School in 1961. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Mae Lerew on November 27, 1963, in Aberdeen, South Dakota. They were blessed with two sons, Monty and Heath.
They moved to Manhattan, and John started to attend college. His dad, Marvin called him back to work the farm with him. A few years later, they bought the Allis-Chalmers dealership in Washington, Kansas and changed the name to Rhine Implement. John and Dorothy moved from Haddam to Cuba in 1970. He ran the business for a few years, after which they took to the road custom harvesters, making life-long friendships from Oklahoma to South Dakota. In 1983, John got his realtors license, and branched out into the real estate market. 1996 saw the opening of the Realty Associates in Belleville, Kansas, with John as a broker and community business member. John was a long-standing member of the Belleville County Club and the Masonic Lodge of Belleville No. 129. John got his celebrity status from his voluptuous white hair, that not even the wind could touch, He never knew a stranger, even when John and Dorothy were at Prairie Band Casino, winning big bucks. He was on the board for community development, where he strived to bring new businesses to Belleville. Few things made John upset, except when Subway was put in Love's instead of a Wendy's.
John was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Dorothy Rhine. He will be forever remember and loved by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy Rhine, sons, Monty Rhine and his wife Angie; Heath and his wife Lori; his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister, Sheirl Zenger and her husband Richard, nephews, and a community of friends.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cuba Community Center in Cuba, Kansas. Interment was in Hawks Cemetery rural Cuba, Kansas.
He graduated from Haddam High School in 1961. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Mae Lerew on November 27, 1963, in Aberdeen, South Dakota. They were blessed with two sons, Monty and Heath.
They moved to Manhattan, and John started to attend college. His dad, Marvin called him back to work the farm with him. A few years later, they bought the Allis-Chalmers dealership in Washington, Kansas and changed the name to Rhine Implement. John and Dorothy moved from Haddam to Cuba in 1970. He ran the business for a few years, after which they took to the road custom harvesters, making life-long friendships from Oklahoma to South Dakota. In 1983, John got his realtors license, and branched out into the real estate market. 1996 saw the opening of the Realty Associates in Belleville, Kansas, with John as a broker and community business member. John was a long-standing member of the Belleville County Club and the Masonic Lodge of Belleville No. 129. John got his celebrity status from his voluptuous white hair, that not even the wind could touch, He never knew a stranger, even when John and Dorothy were at Prairie Band Casino, winning big bucks. He was on the board for community development, where he strived to bring new businesses to Belleville. Few things made John upset, except when Subway was put in Love's instead of a Wendy's.
John was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Dorothy Rhine. He will be forever remember and loved by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy Rhine, sons, Monty Rhine and his wife Angie; Heath and his wife Lori; his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister, Sheirl Zenger and her husband Richard, nephews, and a community of friends.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cuba Community Center in Cuba, Kansas. Interment was in Hawks Cemetery rural Cuba, Kansas.
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