Fred Reinoehl, 80, lifelong Ada area, Perkins Co. rancher passed away Thursday afternoon, Nov. 2 at West River Regional Medical Center, Hettinger, ND.

Funeral services will be Monday, Nov. 6 at 1 PM at Indian Creek Lutheran Church, rural Meadow, with Pastor Margie Hershey officiating. Greg Veal will sing "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" and the Congregational Hymns will be "My God and I" and "How great Thou Art." Della Hatle will be the organist.

Interment with Military Honors will be in the Chance Cemetery. Casket bearers will include Jerry Fero, David Gano, Wally Miller, Gary Jorgensen, Donald Wilken, Greg Veal and Ray Sperle. All friends and neighbors will be considered honorary bearers.

Fred Reinoehl was born on Aug. 2, 1926 at Ada, SD to Walter Arthur and Rosa Jane (Schecher) Reinoehl. He grew up in the Ada Community where he attended a rural school and later Bison High School. He was inducted into the Army on Jan. 18, 1951 and served during the Korean Conflict, stationed in Japan. Fred returned to the family ranch after his discharge on Jan. 20, 1953.

He operated the ranch for many years and cared for his family there, having four brothers with muscular dystrophy. He enjoyed the ranch life, reading, and gardening. He did extensive excavating and built dikes to irrigate the alfalfa. He also loved to hunt, with both rifle and archery and walked many miles along Rabbit Creek. Fred enjoyed tinkering with equipment, always trying to improve its function. He served as sexton for the Chance Cemetery for many years, was on his township board and a member of the Indian Creek Lutheran Church and the American Legion in Bison. After leaving the place on Rabbit Creek, Fred lived in Bison for a time before entering Hillcrest Care Center in Hettinger, ND in July of 2005.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Daniel, Donald, Frank and Conrad and his sister, Edith. Surviving are numerous cousins