Kenneth W. Rhein, a lifelong Kearny resident, died 2/10/13 in St. Michaels Medical Center , he was 83.
Visiting will be on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home 596 Belgrove Dr Kearny. Service will be on Thursday at 11am in the funeral home. Private cremation will follow.
To leave online condolence please visit www.armitagewiggins.com
Mr. Rhein served in both the Navy and the Army post World War II and during the Korean Conflict and is a life member of American Legion Post 33 in North Bergen, He was a member of The Adoniram Masonic Lodge in Lyndhurst and The Kearny P.B.A. He was a police officer for 25 years retiring as a Dectective for the Kearny Police department in 1981.
Husband for 58 years of Marie (nee Sieroka), father of Kenneth Wm. Rhein (Angela), Elizabeth A. Rhein and the late David N. Rhein. Father in law of Margaret Rhein. Brother of Phyllis Bruce, Eileen A. Waropay and the late Dr. Robert N. Hook. Grandfather of Ashley, Kenneth, Jr. and Lacey Rhein. Great Grandfather of Mark David Majewski and Fallon Rhein-Lindsay.