Cornelius H. Kinzer, a retired Clarkston salesman, died of causes related to age Monday at Tri-State Health and Rehabilitation Center in Clarkston. He was 76.
He was born April 30, 1921, to Walter and Katherine Arnzen Kinzer in Ferdinand. The family later moved to Van Nuys, Calif., returning to Ferdinand in the 1930s.
He graduated from Ferdinand High School in 1939.
He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1940 and served in the northern Solomon Islands and southern Philippines. He was discharged in 1945 and moved to Grangeville, where he worked for John Hoene Implement.
He married Sharon Kabat Crea Sept. 29, 1966, in Grangeville.
The family moved to the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley in 1969 and he worked as a parts salesman for several area businesses. He retired in 1995 from TISCO Parts and Machine in Lewiston.
He was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Lewiston, the American Legion and the Grangeville Elks Lodge.
His hobbies included gardening, wine making, watching sports, cooking and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife at their Clarkston home; three sons, David W. Kinzer and Thomas R. Kinzer, both of Lewiston, and Daryl J. Kinzer of Kamiah; three daughters, Marilyn C. Robinson of Boise, Amy K. Wemhoff of Lewiston and Debra N. Barnes of Yelm, Wash.; two stepsons, Scott A. Crea of Clarkston and Jeff Crea of Lewiston; a stepdaughter, Lorrie K. Downs of Clarkston; two sisters, Doris Kuther and Sylvia Forsmann, both of Cottonwood; and a brother, Robert Kinzer of Grangeville.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Yvonne Pagel, and two grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston. The Rev. Leonard Forsmann will officiate.
Merchant Funeral Home in Clarkston is in charge of arrangements.
Lewiston Tribune 01.29.1998
He was born April 30, 1921, to Walter and Katherine Arnzen Kinzer in Ferdinand. The family later moved to Van Nuys, Calif., returning to Ferdinand in the 1930s.
He graduated from Ferdinand High School in 1939.
He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1940 and served in the northern Solomon Islands and southern Philippines. He was discharged in 1945 and moved to Grangeville, where he worked for John Hoene Implement.
He married Sharon Kabat Crea Sept. 29, 1966, in Grangeville.
The family moved to the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley in 1969 and he worked as a parts salesman for several area businesses. He retired in 1995 from TISCO Parts and Machine in Lewiston.
He was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Lewiston, the American Legion and the Grangeville Elks Lodge.
His hobbies included gardening, wine making, watching sports, cooking and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife at their Clarkston home; three sons, David W. Kinzer and Thomas R. Kinzer, both of Lewiston, and Daryl J. Kinzer of Kamiah; three daughters, Marilyn C. Robinson of Boise, Amy K. Wemhoff of Lewiston and Debra N. Barnes of Yelm, Wash.; two stepsons, Scott A. Crea of Clarkston and Jeff Crea of Lewiston; a stepdaughter, Lorrie K. Downs of Clarkston; two sisters, Doris Kuther and Sylvia Forsmann, both of Cottonwood; and a brother, Robert Kinzer of Grangeville.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Yvonne Pagel, and two grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston. The Rev. Leonard Forsmann will officiate.
Merchant Funeral Home in Clarkston is in charge of arrangements.
Lewiston Tribune 01.29.1998
Cornelius H. Kinzer, a retired Clarkston salesman, died of causes related to age Monday at Tri-State Health and Rehabilitation Center in Clarkston. He was 76.
He was born April 30, 1921, to Walter and Katherine Arnzen Kinzer in Ferdinand. The family later moved to Van Nuys, Calif., returning to Ferdinand in the 1930s.
He graduated from Ferdinand High School in 1939.
He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1940 and served in the northern Solomon Islands and southern Philippines. He was discharged in 1945 and moved to Grangeville, where he worked for John Hoene Implement.
He married Sharon Kabat Crea Sept. 29, 1966, in Grangeville.
The family moved to the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley in 1969 and he worked as a parts salesman for several area businesses. He retired in 1995 from TISCO Parts and Machine in Lewiston.
He was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Lewiston, the American Legion and the Grangeville Elks Lodge.
His hobbies included gardening, wine making, watching sports, cooking and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife at their Clarkston home; three sons, David W. Kinzer and Thomas R. Kinzer, both of Lewiston, and Daryl J. Kinzer of Kamiah; three daughters, Marilyn C. Robinson of Boise, Amy K. Wemhoff of Lewiston and Debra N. Barnes of Yelm, Wash.; two stepsons, Scott A. Crea of Clarkston and Jeff Crea of Lewiston; a stepdaughter, Lorrie K. Downs of Clarkston; two sisters, Doris Kuther and Sylvia Forsmann, both of Cottonwood; and a brother, Robert Kinzer of Grangeville.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Yvonne Pagel, and two grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston. The Rev. Leonard Forsmann will officiate.
Merchant Funeral Home in Clarkston is in charge of arrangements.
Lewiston Tribune 01.29.1998
He was born April 30, 1921, to Walter and Katherine Arnzen Kinzer in Ferdinand. The family later moved to Van Nuys, Calif., returning to Ferdinand in the 1930s.
He graduated from Ferdinand High School in 1939.
He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1940 and served in the northern Solomon Islands and southern Philippines. He was discharged in 1945 and moved to Grangeville, where he worked for John Hoene Implement.
He married Sharon Kabat Crea Sept. 29, 1966, in Grangeville.
The family moved to the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley in 1969 and he worked as a parts salesman for several area businesses. He retired in 1995 from TISCO Parts and Machine in Lewiston.
He was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Lewiston, the American Legion and the Grangeville Elks Lodge.
His hobbies included gardening, wine making, watching sports, cooking and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife at their Clarkston home; three sons, David W. Kinzer and Thomas R. Kinzer, both of Lewiston, and Daryl J. Kinzer of Kamiah; three daughters, Marilyn C. Robinson of Boise, Amy K. Wemhoff of Lewiston and Debra N. Barnes of Yelm, Wash.; two stepsons, Scott A. Crea of Clarkston and Jeff Crea of Lewiston; a stepdaughter, Lorrie K. Downs of Clarkston; two sisters, Doris Kuther and Sylvia Forsmann, both of Cottonwood; and a brother, Robert Kinzer of Grangeville.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Yvonne Pagel, and two grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston. The Rev. Leonard Forsmann will officiate.
Merchant Funeral Home in Clarkston is in charge of arrangements.
Lewiston Tribune 01.29.1998
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