OBIT: John Frederick RINKER, 1944, Smithfield Township, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Miller Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm __________________________________________ John Frederick Rinker John Frederick Rinker, infant son of Harry Lloyd Rinker and Charlotte Frances Mary (Bumgardner) Rinker, of Smithfield Township, near the cement block factory, was found dead in bed this Wednesday morning, April 12, 1944, shortly after 8 o'clock by members of the Rinker family. Death had resulted from natural causes only a short time prior to the discovery that the child was dead. Coroner E. Blair Shore of Huntingdon conducted an investigation of the child's death. The baby was born at the parents' home on March 22, 1944, and was aged at death 20 days. Surviving besides the parents are one little brother, Terry Gilbert. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Daily News, Huntingdon, Pa., April 12, 1944, page 8