Steve Reinbacher
August 17, 2010 by Kohler Villager Editor
Filed under Obituaries
Steve Reinbacher, age 48 of Kohler died unexpectedly from an apparent heart attack Tuesday August 17, 2010 at St. Nicholas Hospital. Steve was born March 30, 1962 in Sheboygan to his father Ralph Reinbacher and mother Elsie (Rudolph) Reinbacher. Steve attended and graduated from Kohler High School in 1980. He went on to further his education at Lakeland College and earned his Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. Steve was united in marriage to Ann (Beck) Miller on September 8, 2001 at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Sheboygan. He was employed at the Kohler Company as a Senior Project Analyst in Codes and Standards.
Steve was a very community minded person and enjoyed serving the Kohler community. He was a volunteer firefighter for the Village of Kohler for many years and was active with the Kohler Police Athletic League. Steve served on the Kohler Village Board and was elected President in 2009; he was the current Village President. He was a member of Grace United Church of Christ in Kohler and has served on the board. Steve also enjoyed car racing, especially Indy cars. This summer he took up go cart racing at Road America.
Survivors include his loving wife Ann, children Luke and Elyse Reinbacher and Katie and Emily Miller all at home, his mother Elsie Reinbacher of Sheboygan and father Ralph Reinbacher of Sheboygan, two sisters Renee (Kal) Keitel of IL, Linda (Michael) Davis of MN, father-in-law and mother-in-law Earl and Betty Beck of Sheboygan, brother-in-law Brian (Jenna) Beck of FL, and a sister-in-law Paula (Steve) Kisiolek of Sheboygan Falls. Steve is further survived by his extended family Jeff (Terry) Miller of Sheboygan, Debbie (Scot) Moenning of Sheboygan, Kathy (Tom) Wensink of Oostburg, Shelly (Jeff) Moenning of Sheboygan and numerous nieces and nephews.
Steve was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Alex and Ione Rudolph and paternal grandparents Emil and Louise Reinbacher.
Family and friends may call at the Novak-Ramm-Ziegler Funeral Home, 1535 S. 12th Street Sheboygan on Friday from 4-8 p.m. Visitation will continue at Grace United Church of Christ, 500 School St. in Kohler on Saturday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. A funeral service celebrating Steve’s life will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church with the Rev. Thomas Schroeder officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodland Cemetery in Kohler.
In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in Steve’s name.
Steve’s family would like to extend a special thank you to the Kohler Police, Kohler Fire Department and the First Responders.
The staff of the Novak-Ramm-Ziegler Funeral Home, Sheboygan is assisting Steve’s family.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.novakrammziegler.com or on The Kohler Villager here
Steve was a high school classmate (KHS Class of 1980)and friend since 6th grade. Our paths have not crossed frequently in recent years, but some of the longest and most memorable conversations I can recall from recent class reunions were with Steve. He was a thoroughly decent and thoughtful guy who just seemed to get “better” as the years went by. Steve was always a car buff (even before he could drive!) so I chuckled at some of the comments that are posted about Steve and his cars…I guess some things never change and in Steve’s case, that is a great thing! Rest in Peace to a classmate and friend and my heart-felt condolences to his family.