Date of Birth: October 31, 1937
Date of Death: January 24, 2017
Rhienold was born on the family farm near Goodeve, Sask. on Sunday, Oct. 31, 1937 to Jacob and Mary Temple. He went to Lake Mona School until about Grade 8, when he began farming with the family. Rhienold and brother Matt took over the farm in 1966, at which time his parents moved to Melville.
Rhienold met Helga in 1979 after her arrival from Germany. They fell in love and were married Nov. 5, 1981. They farmed together until Helga’s untimely death on March 27, 1998. Rhienold lived on the farm for another year and then decided to sell and move into Melville.
Rhienold loved having family functions on the old homestead and was especially proud to have nieces and nephews come stay with him for the summers to help out on the farm. In recent years, he spent many hours driving around the countryside by Goodeve checking out the crops. Rhienold especially enjoyed meeting up with friends on coffee row and watching many different sports on television. It was also very important to him to take care of brother Pete’s mail delivery when Pete’s health was failing.
Rhienold was predeceased by wife, Helga (Wagner); parents, Jacob and Mary (Hollinger) Temple; brothers, Peter, Alfred, Matt and Arnold; brothers-in-law, George and Allan; and sisters-in-law, Christine, Helen, Erna and Janet.
He is survived by friend, Barb; siblings, Eleanor (Henry) Bohay, Lydia Bonk and Gladys (Dennis) Mattern; sister-in-law, Liesa Temple; as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Funeral service for Rhienold was held Monday, Jan. 30, 2017 at Matthews Funeral Home in Melville. Brenda Zelko officiated the service and organist, Gaylene Matthews, led the congregation in the singing of the hymns, “Amazing Grace,” “Softly and Tenderly” and “How Great Thou Art.” Darcy Bohay and Sherry Westerman shared memories of Rhienold.
Interment followed in the Melville City Cemetery with Darwin Bonk, Wayne Temple, Darcy Bohay, Kerry Mattern, Dennis Temple and John Maksymew acting as pallbearers.
Arrangements were entrusted to Matthews Funeral Home, Melville
