Former Shakopee Mayor Dies

Eldon Reinke, 69, who served as Shakopee mayor and on City Council, died Saturday morning at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park after a long illness, according to an obituary posted on the McNearney Funeral Home's website.

Reinke served on the City Council from 1975 to 1982, was appointed to fill an unexpired term on the council in 1975 and then was elected, a Shakopee Valley News report said. He served as vice mayor from 1977 through 1982, when he was elected mayor. 

Reinke also served as a member of the Shakopee Jaycees, on the city's , Planning Commission and most recently as a member of the Shakopee Lions, the obituary said.