The Great Plains Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kansas, United States for Wednesday, 28 October 2015 "In Memoriam: The Rev. Conley Kent Hinrichs"

The Great Plains Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kansas, United States for Wednesday, 28 October 2015 "In Memoriam: The Rev. Conley Kent Hinrichs"



The Rev. Conley Kent Hinrichs, 90, retired clergy of the Great Plains Annual Conference, passed away peacefully October 24, 2015 at The Waterford care facility in Lincoln, Nebraska. Born Feb. 21, 1925 to Kurt and Ruth (Stone) Hinrichs in Upland, Nebraska. He graduated Hildreth High School in 1943, immediately entering Naval training at Farragut, ID and San Francisco, CA. Transferred to Charleston, SC and assigned to USS Paul Hamilton DD590. He served the U. S. Navy during WWII in the Pacific theater including Guam, Leyte, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Later stationed at San Diego and Long Beach, CA was honorably discharged in 1946 as Yeoman 3rd class.
He returned to Lincoln to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University where he met Elsie Neth. After graduating in 1950 he attended Seminary School at Duke University in Raliegh, North Carolina. He married Elsie at Brady, Nebraska on July 27, 1952 and graduated from seminary with a Masters of Divinity degree in 1953. He returned to Lincoln to begin his ministerial career with the Nebraska Conference of the United Methodist Church with assignments as follows:

1. Lincoln St. James; Wood River-Alda; Elsie-Madrid; Eustis-Farnam; Sargent-Comstock; Bassett- Newport-Rose-Sybrant; Oshkosh-Lewellen; Sutherland-Hershey; retiring to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1990 to serve as Chaplain for the Lincoln Police and Fire Department until 2007. He also served as assistant statistician for the Methodist Conference; and served on the Board of Directors of Nebraska Methodist Camps; the Board of Ordained Ministry; the United Methodist Communications Committee; and the Association of Retired Ministers. He was active in the community Recycling Program and a member of First United Methodist Church, Lincoln, NE. He lived with Elsie in University Place in Lincoln until a short hospital stay and moving to The Waterford care center on October 23, 2015.
2. He is survived by wife Elsie; sons Jim (wife Linda) and Joel of Lincoln. Grandson Dusty (wife Brandi) of Hastings, Nebraska. Granddaughters Jamie and Taylor of Lincoln, Nebraska. Great grandchildren Brandon, Codi and Kassia of Hastings, Nebraska.

Services will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 at First United Methodist Church, 2723 North 50th St in Lincoln, Nebraska. There will be a reception at church following the service. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to First United Methodist Church, Lincoln, NE; Nebraska Wesleyan University, United Nations or family for future designation.
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