Ruth Melvina Hinkel Obituary
We are sad to announce that on December 26, 2018, at the age of 81, Ruth Melvina Hinkel (Mandan, North Dakota) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Melvin Thorson and Mary Thorson (Mesler); her husband Bruce; her children, Lenore Schaff (Bill) of Mandan, Bruce Jr., Robert, Bismarck and Glen (Roberta); her grandchildren, Alex, Andrew Hinkel, Michael Schaff, Jennivene and Laura Hinkel; her great grandchild Aniyah Hinkel; her sisters, Martha Bruen of Seattle, WA, Marietta Volk and Blanche Geier; her stepmother Carrie Thorson; her brothers-in-law, Sebastian Volk, Robert Geier and Charlie Vitek; and her grandsons, Jeffrey Hinkel and Christopher Schaff. She was also cherished by many nieces and nephews.