Nina Mae (Rinderknecht) Day
Obituary
Born December 26, 1924, in her beloved Atkins, Iowa, Nina passed from this life May 17 in San Jose. She was the second of four children born to Arthur and Anna Rinderknecht.
Preceded in death by her beloved husband of 52 years, Lloyd, and her son Thomas, she is survived by her daughter Janet Turner (Len), son James (Patty) and son Robert (Bernie). Nina also is survived by eight grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
After graduating from Atkins High School, Nina obtained a teaching certificate at Iowa State Teachers College and taught for one year in Toddville, Iowa. She married Lloyd on July 11, 1947. Lloyd passed away shortly before their 52 anniversary in 1999.
Lloyd and Nina and their young family moved from Iowa to California in 1954, living first in Los Gatos, then Saratoga before settling on a chicken ranch in San Martin in 1960. For much of her life, Nina was a stay-at-home wife and mother; however, she spent ten years working as a court clerk for the Honorable Joseph Biafore in Gilroy during the 1980s.
Lloyd and Nina were active members of many local groups and organizations, including the Gilroy Elks Club, the Morgan Hillbillies square dance club, the Gilroy Garlic Roamers RV group, and the San Martin Supper Club. The couple also was active at Advent Lutheran Church in Morgan Hill. Nina also spent many years knitting caps and booties for newborn babies at Saint Louise Hospital in Gilroy, and participating in a monthly bunco group.
Nina Mae Day will be laid to rest with Lloyd at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella, CA. Lima-Campagna-Johnson Funeral Home in Morgan Hill is handling the arrangements. Services will be determined later.
Published in Morgan Hill Times · May 31, 2022