James Rinkel

James P. Rinkel, Jr., age 82, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:10 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Mr. Rinkel was a 1958 graduate of Edgerton High School and was a lifelong farmer working on the family farm near Bryan. He was also employed with Challenge-Cook Bros. which became Challenge Industries for nearly 30 years until the plant closed and then worked for TruFast near Bryan until retirement.
Surviving are his wife, Margie, two sons, Tony J. Rinkel, of St. Mary's, Ohio, and Scott A. (Tricia) Rinkel, of Defiance, Ohio; one daughter, Melissa (Scott) Maneval, of West Unity, Ohio; five grandchildren, Alexandra (Cody) Lucas, Emily and Timothy Maneval and Landon and Lance Rinkel; and two great-grandchildren, Nolan and Mason Lucas.  He was preceded in death by his parents, James P. and Dortha (Crites) Rinkel, Sr., and one brother, Duane D. Rinkel.
A celebration of Jim's life will be held on Sunday, July 30, 2023, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. in the Edgerton Village Hall Community Room.
Krill Funeral Service, 860 West Mulberry Street, Bryan, has been entrusted with arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Williams County Humane Society or Edgerton Athletic Boosters.
To sign the online register or to send condolences, please visit KrillFuneralService.com.