LAKE GENEVA — William F. Trinke, 85, a prominent attorney, real estate developer and a former Republican state senator, died Saturday at his home. He was born Jan. 25, 1897, in Lyons Township, and married Altha Hooker on Dec. 9, 1925, in Lake Geneva. A veteran of World War I, he served in the Red Arrow Division. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School and was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ. A 32nd Degree Mason, he was a past commander of Frank Kresen Post No. 24 American Legion and served as Wisonsin state Legion commander in 1945-46. He was a Wisconsin state senator from 1949 until 1961. He was a member and past past president of the Walworth County Bar Association, a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, and a member and a former vice chairman of the board of trustees of the Menominee Indians. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Orley Jensen of Madison; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Frieda Christianson of Racine. Graveside services will be Tuesday in Oak Hill Cemetery, where military rites will be conducted by the American Legion.
The Janesville Gazette Monday September 27, 1982
The Janesville Gazette Monday September 27, 1982
LAKE GENEVA — William F. Trinke, 85, a prominent attorney, real estate developer and a former Republican state senator, died Saturday at his home. He was born Jan. 25, 1897, in Lyons Township, and married Altha Hooker on Dec. 9, 1925, in Lake Geneva. A veteran of World War I, he served in the Red Arrow Division. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School and was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ. A 32nd Degree Mason, he was a past commander of Frank Kresen Post No. 24 American Legion and served as Wisonsin state Legion commander in 1945-46. He was a Wisconsin state senator from 1949 until 1961. He was a member and past past president of the Walworth County Bar Association, a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, and a member and a former vice chairman of the board of trustees of the Menominee Indians. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Orley Jensen of Madison; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Frieda Christianson of Racine. Graveside services will be Tuesday in Oak Hill Cemetery, where military rites will be conducted by the American Legion.
The Janesville Gazette Monday September 27, 1982
The Janesville Gazette Monday September 27, 1982
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