Maurine Putnam Hinck, 80
Maurine Putnam Hinck, former 20-year Hayden Lake resident, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, of Alzheimer's Disease at Preferred Care in Clarkston, Wash. She was 80.
Born May 19, 1930, to W.T. and Lorene (Biersdorf) Putnam, Mrs. Hinck grew up on her family's farm south of Hillsboro, Ore. She graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1948 and earned a bachelor's degree in home economics from Oregon State College (now University) in 1952.
She married Henry Hinck on Aug. 1, 1952, and gave birth to their son, Daniel, in 1954. In 1970 Dan was killed in a motorcycle accident near their home outside Hillsboro. A year later the couple adopted two young girls from South Korea, whom they named Katherine ("Kate") and Joanna ("Joy"); and the family moved to Hayden Lake.
Baptized, confirmed and married in Trinity Lutheran Church in Hillsboro, Mrs. Hinck was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church. She and her husband joined Our Savior's Lutheran Church when they retired to Clarkston in 1992.
Mrs. Hinck pursued many interests throughout her life, especially her talents in sewing, knitting, cooking and playing the piano. She and her husband enjoyed traveling, including to Europe, Australia and New Zealand, an African safari, and a cruise through the Panama Canal.
Mrs. Hinck is survived by her husband of 58 years; daughter Kate Khavari and her husband, Massoud, Breckenridge, Colo.; daughter Joy Hinck, New York, N.Y.; grandchildren Ali and Sarah Khavari, Breckenridge; brother Rev. George Putnam and his wife, Terry, Netarts, Ore.; and brother-in-law Louis Hesse, Ephrata, Wash.
In addition to her son, Mrs. Hinck was preceded in death by her twin sister, Margaret Hesse, and her brother, William Putnam.
A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 22-23, 2011, at Merchant Funeral Home, 1000 Seventh St., Clarkston, Wash. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at Valley Memorial Park, 3809 Tualatin Valley Highway, Hillsboro, Ore. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2011, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1115 13th St., Clarkston.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Daniel Henry Hinck Scholarship Fund, Trinity Lutheran Church, 2194 S.E. Minter Bridge Road, Hillsboro, OR 97123-5100.