HUMBOLDT — Anna Mae “Anne” Tinkler of Humboldt, passed away on May 21 at Diversicare of Chanute.  She was born Anna Mae Nickey on Dec. 1, 1922, in Haxtun, Colo., the daughter of Carl A. and Agnes Mae (Hulse) Nickey.
When Anne was in high school, the family moved to McPherson, where she graduated in 1940. She married the love of her life, M. Bernard Tinkler, in Chicago, Ill. on Dec. 27, 1942. Bernard had grown up in Gypsum, and the two met at McPherson College. Bernard passed away on Nov. 3, 2010. After graduating from McPherson College in 1944, she taught high school English in Kipp, for one year before starting a family. When her youngest of nine children was in first grade, Anne began her second teaching career in Humboldt.  She taught junior high English and social studies classes for 13 years. Anne earned a Master’s Degree in Library Science at Emporia State University in 1983 and was the Humboldt High School librarian from then until her retirement in 1990.
Anne loved reading and spent many hours enjoying that hobby. She also read to each of her children who now love reading due to her influence. She also enjoyed playing bridge with family and friends and belonged to several bridge clubs over the years. Anne also loved her flowers, planting and maintaining multiple flower beds at her home in Humboldt. She also served as a Cub Scout den leader for her sons.
Anne was a member of the United Methodist Church of Humboldt, United Methodist Women, Humboldt Historical Society, Allen County Historical Society, FCE, and was a past member of the board of the Humboldt Public Library.
Anne is survived by her sister, Edith Eisenbise of Hershey, Pa.; four sons, David and wife Virginia of Great Bend, Steven and wife Linda of Janesville, Wisc., Michael and wife Debra of Kansas, Okla., and Thomas and wife Melissa of Olathe; three daughters, Marcia Klotzbach and husband Bill of Humboldt, Alice Gomberg and husband Howard of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Julie Goldberg and husband Mark of Wichita; 19 grandchildren, Darren Tinkler of Great Bend, Jeremy Tinkler of Overland Park, Mark Tinkler and wife Michele of Dayton, Nev., Brian Tinkler of Janesville, Wisc., Adam Tinkler and wife Bethany of Rockton, Ill., Laura Hess of Milton, Wisc., Sarah Tinkler of Denver, Colo., Amy Ehmke and husband Jim of Chanute, Jason Tinkler and wife Jennifer of Wichita, Tina Fleming and husband Brian of Wichita, Seth Tinkler and wife Lindsey of Chillicothe, Ohio, Shawna Wheat and husband Isaac of Webb City, Mo., Joshua Tinkler and wife Melissa of Wurtland, Ky., Alex and Monica Goldberg of Wichita, Jessica Roby and husband Preston of Emporia, Vanessa Stephens and husband Eric of Las Vegas, Nev., and Darrah Tinkler of Manhattan; 28 great-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren. Anne was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sons, Gregory and James; and one grandson, Jeffrey Klotzbach.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at the United Methodist Church, 806 N. 9th Street in Humboldt. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Humboldt. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, at the Countryside Funeral Home Humboldt Chapel, 908 Central in Humboldt. Memorials may be made to Humboldt United Methodist Church or Tinkler Family Scholarship Fund (to be awarded to graduates of Humboldt High School), and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home. On-line condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com.
 
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Countryside Funeral Home**
908 Central
Humboldt, Ks. 66748
Great Bend (Kan) Tribune, May 25, 2014