Rinehart E. Kyler

Dr. Rinehart E. Kyler, 84 Dr. Rinehart E. Kyler, died at his home in Harrisonburg on February 14, 2010 at the age of 84. He was born in Breslau, Germany in 1925, the son of Rudolph Kyler and Maria Masner Kyler, attended the Ecole Nouvelle De La Suisse Romande in Lausanne, Switzerland before immigrating to the United States. He graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and went on to earn his Master?s and Doctorate degrees at Yale University. He taught in the Modern Language Department at James Madison University from 1970 until his retirement in 2008. He married Marijke Annette Schuette in 1959 who surives, and had three sons, Robert Kyler of Staunton, Virginia, Karl Bruns-Kyler of Atlanta, Georgia, and Peter ?Haas? Kyler of Spotswood, Virginia and their wives, Nancy, Quantz, and Cristi. He is also survived by a sister, Dr. Ingrid Davis of Amherst, Massachusetts. He had seven grandchildren, Alex, Jordan, Ryan, Susanna, Holly, Adrianus, and Mia. He was an accomplished chess player, achieving a rank of over 2000 with the United States Chess Federation, and especially enjoyed speed chess. He was a voracious reader throughout his life, loved classical music, having played the flute for many years in his youth, and was a military history aficionado. He will be best remembered for his acerbic wit, keen intellect, and melodious humming, and will be missed by all who knew him. His family will receive friends at the EMU Discipleship Center at the south end of Hillcrest Drive from 7-9 p.m., Thursday, February 18, 2010. McMullen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements and online condolences may be made to the family at www.mcmullenfh.com.