Gary Russell Rinker, 79, of The Villages, FL, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at his home.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 26, 2024 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. Duane Kaufman, officiating. Burial will follow at St. Columba Cemetery. A Celebration of Life will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, at the Knights of Columbus.
Gary was born on October 24, 1944 in Ottawa to Russell Earl and Anna Arlene (Irion) Rinker. He worked as a farmer and owner for Rinker Trucking for more than 50 years. Gary loved farming, trucking, John Deere, his coffee clubs in Illinois as well as The Villages, and retirement life in Florida. If you were lucky enough to find him down south, you were most definitely going to have a good time. Hell yeah!
He is survived by his two daughters, Kim Diss and Kelly Shymanski, both of Ottawa; two grandsons, Elijah Diss and Garrett Shymanski; and two brothers, Gregg and Gordon Rinker.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Russell and Arlene Rinker.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
You may sign the online guestbook and share remembrances at www.MuellerFH.com. Mueller Funeral Home and Crematory 800 First Avenue, Ottawa, IL 61350 815-434-4433