Arthur "Art" E. Hinkley, 90, of Bowman, ND passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the Southwest Healthcare Long Term Center in Bowman. Funeral Services for Art will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at the Bowman United Methodist Church. Pastor Val Rush will officiate with burial to follow in the Bowman Cemetery. There will be a Family and Friends service on Friday, June 17, 2011 at the Southwest Healthcare Chapel beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Art Eugene Hinkley was born in a soddie in the Grand River Township on December 21, 1920, the fourth child of Harry and Katie Delaney Hinkley. They came from Wisconsin to homestead in North Dakota. He attended Grand River Township country school and then attended Bowman High School until his help was needed to help run the farm. In 1946 Art moved to Bowman where he started working carpentry jobs with his older brother Clarence. In 1949 they began building the Methodist Church in Bowman. Art and Clarence also built the cabinets in the Catholic Church. Art never had any formal training, he just picked up a little here and a little there. When Art was looking for a year-round job, he purchased Bowman Glass. Art later sold Bowman Glass when he got into upholstering. In 1949, Art met Ruth Swanson at a wedding dance and on August 12, 1953 they were united in marriage at the Methodist Church in Bowman. In 1970, Art began building their house where he really got to put his carpenter skills to the test. In 1974, Art became the maintenance man for the Hospital in Bowman. Ruth passed away on May 31, 2011.
Art enjoyed many things in his life from woodworking, baking bread, canning his own peaches to building guns, target shooting and reloading his own ammo. However most of all, Art enjoyed his time with Ruth. He would visit her every day after she moved into the Southwest Healthcare Long Term Center.
Art was preceded in death by his parents, wife Ruth, infant brother, Richard, brothers Clarence and Charles and sisters Mary Thompson and Margaret Njos .
Art is survived by his sister-in-law Shirley Hinkley; Charlie's daughters, Sharon Ware and Linda Dawson; Mary's family, Carol (Ed) Malone, Susan (Chuck) Kadrmas, Jane (Terry) Glick, June (Gary) Preszler, Joan (William) Herauf, and Thomas (Tina) Thompson; Margaret's sons, Les (Bernice) Njos and Larry (Peg) Njos. Art is also survived by numerous great- nieces and nephews.
Krebsbach and Kulseth Funeral Services in charge of the arrangements.