Funeral Service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm, with Pastor Timothy Smith officiating. Burial will follow in St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm.

Visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m. on Thursday at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm prior to the service.

To leave an online condolence, or to sign the guestbook, please visit: www.mvfh.org.

Myra is survived by three sons, Kenneth (Karen), James (Lorie), and Tom (Gayle); her daughter Mary (Randy) Slander; six grandsons, Chad (Sarah), Scott (Jamie), Corey (Judy), Nathan (Cassandra), Jason, and Adam Slander; four granddaughters, Michelle Rathmann, Stacy (Heath) Dobberpuhl, Whitney (Brenden) Roman, and Katie (Eric) Hoffmann; 26 great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; a step-great-great-grandchild; brother-in-law Dennis (Cathy) Schaefer; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Erwin, son Bill (in 1987); brother Melvin Reinke; sister Leanora (Edwin) Gieseke; sisters-in-law, Elaine (Bill) Gordenier, Norma (Leo) Nontelle, Alice (Ray) Brudelie; and brothers-in-law, Delbert (Dolores), Richard (Marlene), and Roy Schaefer.

Myra A. Reinke was born on June 5, 1922 to Gustav and Anna (Becker) Reinke in Nicollet County, Minnesota. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Courtland Township and was confirmed in her faith on April 19, 1936. She graduated from Nicollet High School in 1941. On June 21, 1947, she was united in marriage to Erwin O. Schaefer at Immanuel Lutheran Church. For a short time the couple lived on her parents’ farm in Courtland before building their New Ulm home in 1952, where they raised their five children. Once her children started school, she worked at the Colonial Motel until working for her son Bill once he became the owner of Jake’s Pizza. Myra was an active member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, serving on the Altar Committee, Ladies Aid and Circle, and St. Paul’s Quilters. She also volunteered at Treasure Haus resale store, and was a member of CAST (Community And Seniors Together) and the Glockenspiel Club. During her lifetime Myra enjoyed traveling, playing cards and flower gardening. The most important things to Myra were her family and her church. She loved nothing more than watching her grandchildren and great-grandchildren play together.

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