The evening of October 31, 2015, at his Shakopee home, Ryan Randy Hintz, age 56, left his beloved wife and family, to be with God. A Celebration of Life Service will be at Wednesday, November 11, 2015 11 am, with a time of gathering starting at 9:30 am at Ballard – Sunder Funeral Home in Shakopee. Pastor Mark Boorsma will preside. Ryan’s urn bearers will be Chris Pultz, Jeremy Pultz, Harley Hintz, Jamie Hintz, Jesse Hintz, Casey Hintz, Danielle Hintz, Cody Hintz, Bethany Blackmer, Ellen Blackmer, Aaron Atchison, Zoe Steckelberg, Wyatt Pultz, Morgan Hintz, Riley Hintz, Kamryn Hintz and Hattie Hintz.
On the fall day of Monday, November 3, 1958, in Harvey, ND, Ryan was born to parents, Ervin and Frieda (Schuh) Hintz. The fourth of five children, his family soon was moving to North Minneapolis and later to Jonathan, MN. Ryan spent his time doing anything outdoors. Countless hours were consumed swimming and fishing, with his biggest passion being that of hunting. Ryan and his friends would be found bow hunting by the golf course woods and walking the streets of Chaska, with the 22 gun resting on their shoulders. Just buying a new box of shells for 50 cents, they were on the hunt for squirrels. At the age of 15, Ryan started deer hunting, with unbeknown to him later to be his father-in-law and brother-in-law. He graduated from Chaska High School in 1976.
Most of Ryan’s career was spent in quality control in manufacturing, working for various companies. For 35 years, his career spanned working for Chaska Machine and Tool and ended with Multi Source Manufacturing. Ryan adored his team members and felt blessed to call them friends. He was so proud of his work and all the accomplishments achieved over the years.
Ryan’s life was filled with great adventures, especially with his loving bride on his side. He married Betsy Louise Vosejpka, on March 25, 1983 at Lowry Nature Center in Victoria, MN, with the deer gracing their ceremony in the background. First living in Chaska and Jordan, Ryan and Betsy bought a home in rural Shakopee in 1987. It was here for about five years, they, along with Betsy’s father, brother and sister, raised thousands and thousands of turkeys and pheasants, to be sold to game farms or individually. In 1990, Ryan and Betsy bought a cabin in Pine City, where they spent most weekends.
Life for Ryan and Betsy was about being outdoors and enjoying the wilderness. The cabin became a vital outlet for fishing along the St. Croix River and deer hunting in the fall. The annual deer camps were filled with bonfires, great conversations and the big buck contest – which they all have won along the way. Ryan and Betsy enjoyed hoping in a car and traveling out west to the mountains and the ocean. For the next two weeks, they would stop and pitch camp when finding something of interest. The beauty of the trip was Ryan and Betsy had no plans or itinerary, just stopping along the way to enjoying the sights and sounds. In the winters, they enjoyed traveling to Florida to see her parents. Here Ryan and Betsy enjoyed the green vegetation and the tropical weather.
Ryan was an avid woodsman. There was never an issue of boredom, he always had projects to be done and things to build. Ryan enjoyed building all sorts of furniture for his home, sheds for items, pens for the animals and took his carpentry skills to add on a family room to the home. He too had a special love for man’s best friends, the dog and even an occasional cat. Never having any children of his own, Ryan was a proud uncle and loved spending time with his nieces and nephews, especially fishing.
Left to honor Ryan’s life and mourn the death is his wife, Betsy; mother, Frieda Hintz; siblings, Rod (Vicki) Hintz, Vivian (Tom) Watts, Valerie Morris, Russell (Nancy) Hintz; nieces, nephews; other relatives and friends.
Preceded in death and there to welcome Ryan home is his father, Ervin Hintz.
