Evelyn Kay Rine

loving wife and mother of seven children, passed away at the age of 79 on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.

Kay was born on July 5, 1945, in Woodsfield, Ohio to Delbert (Doc) and Mary Alice Crawford. She was one of six children. On June 7, 1963, Kay married Kermit Rine and they enjoyed 55 years of faithful marriage while raising seven children in Minerva.

Kay and Kermit enjoyed playing in a bowling league at Minerva Bowl for many years. She loved cooking and raising her kids. After grandkids came along, Kay and Kermit became the best babysitters in the world. Kay loved spending time with her grandchildren, watching the Game Show Network, eating chocolate (especially chocolate covered cherries), and completing word puzzle books (but only if she had her favorite pens, Pilot G2 10s). She was stubborn, but also known to clap her hands and exclaim "I love it!" whenever anything good happened to anyone in the family.

Kay is reunited in heaven with her husband, Kermit and her father Doc and her mother Mary Alice as well as her brothers Lucian, Sam (Debbie), and Herb (Karen), and sister Peggy, her daughter Rhonda, and her son Mike (Julie Holderbaum). She is survived by her sister Sally Combs of California, sons Scott (Beverly) of Minerva, Brady (Heather) of Carrollton, Travis (Melinda) of Alliance, and Chad (Heather) of Minerva, and daughter Tina Ormiston of Minerva, who was her primary caretaker, as well as her grandchildren Tiffany (Pierce) Oaks, Duder Ormiston (fiance Julia Cunningham), Nick Rine, Jamie Rine, Katrina Rine, and great-grandkids Micah and Ashton Oaks.

Calling hours will be held on Monday, Nov. 11 at Gotschall-Hutchison Funeral Home in Minerva from 11-1 with the funeral service at 1PM officiated by Chaplain Larry Karlen. Burial will follow in Heritage Memorial Gardens.  In lieu of flowers, the family would be grateful for donations to the Golden Age Retreat in Carrollton, 2202 Kensington Rd. NE, Carrollton, Ohio, 44615. The family is thankful to the staff at the Golden Age Retreat who took such good care of Kay in her last months and to the Ohio's Hospice nurses as well.  Those wishing to send condolences may sign the online register at www.gotschallfuneralhome.com.