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Victor Alfred Reineke
Victor Alfred Reineke, age 82, of Brewster, MN, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington, MN. Victor was born on March 13, 1938 to Francis and Anna (Fricke) Reineke. He was confirmed in his faith at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Vic graduated from Lakefield High School in 1956. After high school, he worked with his dad, farming, and also raised Mink. In April of 1960, he married Karen Lilleberg. They raised three boys together in Brewster, MN. He cared for his family and supported them by energetically working in many different lines of work. He delivered for Culligan, drove school bus, raised his own Mink, and then went to Armour’s in Worthington for 14 ½ years. After they closed, he started his own business, Town and Country Painting. He fearlessly climbed to the top of cupolas to make area farm buildings look new. In his spare time, he mowed many lawns for area widows, as well as several cemeteries.
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German immigrant became influential local farmer
The story of John Jacob J.J. Buchta is one of intrigue, featuring a young man who twice immigrated to the United States from Germany and later came into a large sum of money through mysterious means.
by Jeremy P. Amick, [email protected]
Jul. 2 2021 @ 11:05pm
Courtesy of Don BuchtaJohn Jacob Buchta is pictured when approximately 15 years old, around the time he first immigrated to Missouri from Germany with his parents.
The story of John Jacob J.J. Buchta is one of intrigue, featuring a young man who twice immigrated to the United States from Germany and later came into a large sum of money through mysterious means. In later years, he became one of the most recognized citizens of Cole County and played an important role in the establishment of a church that has served Lutherans in the Russellville area for well over a century.