Reinhardt “Reiney” A. Andersen, 90, of 426 18th Street West, Clear Lake, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.  Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31, at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 North 4th St, Clear Lake with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel.  Interment will be at Clear Lake Cemetery with military honors by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Memorials may be made in the honor of Reiney to the organization of your choice.
    Reinhardt was born May 2, 1917, the son of Ernest and Regina (Petersen) Andersen, in Clear Lake.  Reiney graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1935.  He attended NIACC and subsequently Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  Reiney then returned to Clear Lake to work with his father in construction and completed flight school in Nebraska to become a pilot.  At the onset of World War II he enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a pilot and a flight instructor where he was involved in the pacific theater.  Reiney married Jane Ann Fisher on Dec. 29, 1943, in Ottumwa, Iowa.  Following his discharge from the service, he returned to Clear Lake and continued working with his father.  He later took over Andersen Construction Company and operated it with his brother Stanley until he retired at the age of 84. He was very instrumental in building many businesses and homes in Clear Lake and the surrounding areas.
    Reiney helped with Boy Scout Troup 75 and taught Sunday school.   He was a longstanding member of Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake V.F.W. and American Legion.
    Reiney is survived by his wife, Jane, of Clear Lake; two children, Dr. Jon (Joyce) Andersen,  Olney, Ill.; and Amy Andersen, Bloomington, Minn.; three grandchildren, Aaron Andersen and Ashley Andersen, Olney, and Alyssa Florey, Bloomington.
    He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Harry and Stanley Andersen, and infant grandson, Andrew Florey.