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GENESEO William Lee “Bill” Rink, 85, of Geneseo, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at Terrace Glen Village in Marion, IA. Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m.

on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Vandemore Funeral Homes & Crematory-Geneseo Chapel. A memorial visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m.



- 1:00 p.m. on Thursday prior to the service at the funeral home.

He will be laid to rest at Oakwood Cemetery at a later time. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in his name to the American Alzheimer’s Association. Condolences can be left at www.

vandemorefuneralhome.com . Bill was born on January 29, 1939, the son of Bernard and Bernadine (Hoogerwerf) Rink.

Bill attended J. D. Darnall Senior High School and was offered 12 scholarships to play football.

The inscription in Bill’s class of 1957 graduation yearbook still rings true and was a harbinger for how many would come to know him throughout his life: “An all-around athlete, not very small; earnest in work and friendly to all.” Bill declined the scholarship opportunities to work alongside his father and brothers to expand his family’s grocery store, Rink’s Market, in Geneseo. Over the years while working at the market and eventually taking over ownership, he employed hundreds of high school kids-including his own-to work at the store and effectively shepherded Rink’s Market into a third generation of family ownership.

Bill built the meat department into a sought-.

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