The candlelight vigil is about coming together and finding hope among others who are also dealing with a recent loss. Though the service is held at Holy Cross Church, it is interfaith and open to people of all faiths and customs. We welcome all, whether your loved one’s services were arranged through Conroy-Tully Walker or with another funeral home. This year’s service will be held on Sunday, December 8th, at 1:00 PM, at Holy Cross Church in South Portland. Each year, we hold this interfaith service to provide an opportunity for community members to remember and honor loved ones that have passed away during the year. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Poplar Creek Church in New Berlin, or the American Red Cross.2019 marks the 19th year of the Conroy-Tully Walker candlelight service of remembrance. Visitation from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, with Service at 11:00 AM on Saturday, at Krause Funeral Home, 9000 West Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard son, Ronald granddaughter, Michelle Pinkston siblings Martha Rinenbach, who died in Hungary at the age of two Anna Befi and her husband, Joseph Joseph Rinenbach and his wife, Katherine sister-in-law, Dorothy Redlich brothers-in-law Arnold Redlich and his wife Ella, Lester Flaherty, William Engl, and Harold Redlich nieces Sharon Flaherty, Carol Duncan, and Karen Butske, other extended family members and numerous dear friends. Kay is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Renee and Larry Pinkston two grandsons, David of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Matthew and his wife Yoko of Yokohama, Japan and their 2 1/2-year-old son, Akira sisters-in-law Esther Flaherty and Patricia Redlich nieces, nephews, and special friends. The old hymn “Make Me A Blessing” could well have been her theme song. She lived with them in their home for over 2 1/2 years, then moved to Promise House Assisted Living where she developed special friendships and received wonderful loving care for 3 1/2 years. She was characterized by a steadfast faith, perseverance, a grateful heart, and sincere loving concern for others. She then moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to be near her daughter and son-in-law. After Len died in 2005, Kay continued to live in their home until 2017 when she was almost 96. That faith carried them through some difficult times, especially the loss of their son Ron in 1979 when he was 27. Kay and Len always remained active in their church, now known as Poplar Creek Church, and both had a strong faith in God, and a trust in Jesus as their personal Savior. She and Len had wonderful times traveling to Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, throughout the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, and many countries in Europe. After her parents died, she spent a number of years volunteering for the American Red Cross as a driver, and later as Vice Chairman, then Chairman for Motor Services. He worked for International Harvester, and later Harley Davidson while Kay stayed home to raise their two children, care for her aging parents, and use her creative talents to cook and bake delicious foods, sew clothing for the family, crochet afghans, quilt, refinish furniture, and make hats. Len returned from Italy in September of 1945, and a month later they were married. Kay worked for three years at Lakeside Medical Laboratories, and prior to that as a person-to-person long distance telephone operator. It wasn’t too long before a romance developed, and soon after that Len was drafted to serve in WWII… but before he left, he proposed, wanting an engagement ring on her finger to dissuade any other suitors, and to make sure she’d be there for him when he returned! When she was 19, they moved back to Milwaukee returning to their former church, where Kay became reacquainted with Leonard Redlich. “Katie” became the church pianist, and liked to recall the time one of the congregants complimented her profusely about how well she played the Hungarian hymns, even though she didn’t speak Hungarian! When she was eleven, she moved with her parents to South Bend, Indiana, where they founded and pastored a small Hungarian church. She was the youngest in the family, joining her sister Anna, who was twelve years older and her brother Joseph, who was eight years older than she. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Matyas and Katalin Rinenbach, who had emigrated to the United States from Hungary. Katherine “Kay” Redlich (nee Rinenbach), 102, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, peacefully entered Heaven on Friday, Apat Promise House Assisted Living, Hiawatha, Iowa.
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