Folke F. Rincker

Folke Friedrich Rincker, 67, of Shelby passed away May 9, 2018.

Folke was born July 14, 1950 in Sinn, Germany to Paul and Hildegard Rincker.  His family had the Rinker Foundry in Sinn where the family had been making cast bronze church bells and statues since 1531.  Folke came to the United States in 1975 while he was working for Freight Forwarding as an international banker.  He served in the US Marine Corp. Folke became a US citizen in 2013.  He met Ray Rosado 43 years ago and formed a lifelong friendship.  Folke enjoyed philosophy, theology, reading, and riding his motorcycle.

Funeral services will be Friday, May 18, at 1:00 PM at Whitted Funeral Chapel.