Hugh was born October 6, 1928 on the family farm in Monterey, IN to Valentine and Mabel (Bitterling) Reinhold. After graduating from Monterey High School in 1947, he attended Purdue University where he met his future wife, Marie Phyllis Bruhns. They married July 2, 1950 in Ladoga, IN. Hugh graduated in 1951 with a BS in agriculture and science. Later he received his Master’s in Journalism from Ball State in 1968.
Hugh taught VO-Ag and Science at Wea Township and Mooresville for 4 years. In 1955 he began working for Purdue’s Extension Service first in Columbia City, then Bluffton in 1958, and later Valparaiso in 1964. He became a District Extension Director over NW Indiana in 1974, moving to West Lafayette. He retired from Purdue after 33 years of service. Hugh and Marie moved to Goshen, Indiana in 1991 to be closer to family.
Hugh was active 60 years in Kiwanis. He volunteered for Junior Achievement and the Boys and Girls Club. He was an active member of the Elkhart County Ag Society, proudly receiving the Uncle Elmer Award in 2011. Hugh loved to fish and garden. He and Marie took their family on many camping trips and attended numerous elderhostels after retirement.
Hugh is survived by son, Mark Reinhold, Mishawaka; daughter, Rachelle (Russell) Sattler, Two Harbors, MN; 11 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren; sister, Judith (Howard) Carlisle, Argos, sisters-in-law, Esther Reinhold, Monterey, two brothers, Byron (Nancy) South Bend, and David (Vivian) Reinhold, Kewanna. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie; son and daughter-in-law Kevin and Cherie Reinhold; grandson, Ryan Scott Sattler; two sisters, Kathryn Corbett and Elsie Tuley; and two brothers, Lowell and Valentine Reinhold.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service, all held at LifePoint Church, Goshen. Pastor Troy Scott will officiate. Burial will be at a later date at McKinley Memorial Garden Cemetery, Winamac.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Goshen Boys and Girls Club or Elkhart County 4-H Club program.
Special thanks to all who helped care for Hugh, especially Southern Care Hospice.
Hugh was born October 6, 1928 on the family farm in Monterey, IN to Valentine and Mabel (Bitterling) Reinhold. After graduating from Monterey High School in 1947, he attended Purdue University where he met his future wife, Marie Phyllis Bruhns. They married July 2, 1950 in Ladoga, IN. Hugh graduated in 1951 with a BS in agriculture and science. Later he received his Master’s in Journalism from Ball State in 1968.
Hugh taught VO-Ag and Science at Wea Township and Mooresville for 4 years. In 1955 he began working for Purdue’s Extension Service first in Columbia City, then Bluffton in 1958, and later Valparaiso in 1964. He became a District Extension Director over NW Indiana in 1974, moving to West Lafayette. He retired from Purdue after 33 years of service. Hugh and Marie moved to Goshen, Indiana in 1991 to be closer to family.
Hugh was active 60 years in Kiwanis. He volunteered for Junior Achievement and the Boys and Girls Club. He was an active member of the Elkhart County Ag Society, proudly receiving the Uncle Elmer Award in 2011. Hugh loved to fish and garden. He and Marie took their family on many camping trips and attended numerous elderhostels after retirement.
Hugh is survived by son, Mark Reinhold, Mishawaka; daughter, Rachelle (Russell) Sattler, Two Harbors, MN; 11 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren; sister, Judith (Howard) Carlisle, Argos, sisters-in-law, Esther Reinhold, Monterey, two brothers, Byron (Nancy) South Bend, and David (Vivian) Reinhold, Kewanna. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie; son and daughter-in-law Kevin and Cherie Reinhold; grandson, Ryan Scott Sattler; two sisters, Kathryn Corbett and Elsie Tuley; and two brothers, Lowell and Valentine Reinhold.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service, all held at LifePoint Church, Goshen. Pastor Troy Scott will officiate. Burial will be at a later date at McKinley Memorial Garden Cemetery, Winamac.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Goshen Boys and Girls Club or Elkhart County 4-H Club program.
Special thanks to all who helped care for Hugh, especially Southern Care Hospice.
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