The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 559

CHARLES A. RIEMCKE, M. D.

Dr. Charles A. Riemcke, physician and surgeon of Yakima, was born in Muscatine,
Iowa, May 8, 1882, a son of George A. and Fannie C. (Tewksbury) Riemcke, who
were early settlers of Muscatine. The father was a druggist who for thirty-five
years or more conducted business in that city and was one of the leading
representatives of its commercial interests.

Dr. Riemcke acquired a public school education in Muscatine, completing the high
school course, after which he entered the University of Iowa and was graduated
with the Ph. G. degree in 1903. Continuing his studies, he won the Bachelor of
Science degree in 1908, and having thoroughly prepared for the practice of
medicine and surgery, he gained his M. D. degree in 1909. He then secured the
position of interne in the City Hospital of Muscatine and gained that broad and
valuable knowledge and experience which can never be acquired so quickly in any
other way as through hospital practice. After his graduation he practiced for a
short time in Muscatine, Iowa, but believing that he might have better
opportunities in the growing northwest, he removed to Washington in 1910 and
maintained an office at Selah until 1915. He then sought the broader field
offered in Yakima, where he has since remained. In 1916 he pursued a
post-graduate course in the University of Southern California, specializing in
surgery. In the intervening period his practice has steadily grown and he is
particularly prominent in surgery. He is a member of both the Yakima County and
Washington State Medical Societies and was president of the former for the two
years of 1915 and 1916.

In December, 1915, Dr. Riemcke was married to Miss Lois Steen, of Yakima, a
daughter of Taylor Steen, and they have one son. Charles A., Jr. The Doctor
belongs to the Masonic fraternity, in which he has taken the degrees of lodge,
chapter, commandery and consistory. He is also connected with the Elks and is a
member of the Country Club. In politics he maintains an independent course.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.