DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- George A. Pins, 82, of Dyersville, died Monday, April 5, 2010, at Oak Crest Manor, Dyersville, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 9, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville. Burial will be in the church cemetery, where military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post 137. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 8, at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where there will be a parish scripture service at 4 p.m., a Knights of Columbus rosary will be recited at 6 p.m., and an American Legion service will be at 7 p.m. Friends also may to call after 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
He was born on Dec. 26, 1927, in Worthington, son of John and Veronica (Ament) Pins.
George served in the Army from 1951 to 1953, during the Korean War. Upon his return, he worked for Three Rivers FS for 38 years until retiring in 1992.
He married Shirley Ann Anglin-Dunne on Feb. 10, 1962, at St. Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque. George and Shirley made their home in Dyersville where he was an original lay board member of St. Francis Xavier Parish. Traveling and woodworking were favorite pastimes and he had an enthusiasm for airplanes.
George was a member of both the Knights of Columbus Council 1734 and American Legion Post 137 for more than 50 years.
Surviving are his wife, Shirley; five children, Kevin (Sue) Dunne, of Luling, La., Karen (Steve) Zimmerman, of Verona, Wis., Steve Dunne, of Dyersville, Gregory (Jenee) Pins, of Fredericksburg, Va., and Patricia (Gary) Brunet, of Barrington, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Cy (Doris) Pins, of Dyersville; and three sisters-in-law, Ethel Pins, of Earlville, Eldora Pins, of Manchester, and Eileen Pins, of Dyersville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; eight brothers, Vince (Clara), Bert (Esther), Jim, Mark (Lorraine), Jerry, Paul, Tony (Lois) and Louis Pins; and four sisters, Mary (Vince) Goedken, Sr. Mary Ernest Pins, OSF, Clara Pins and Theresa Pins.
DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- George A. Pins, 82, of Dyersville, died Monday, April 5, 2010, at Oak Crest Manor, Dyersville, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 9, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville. Burial will be in the church cemetery, where military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post 137. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 8, at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where there will be a parish scripture service at 4 p.m., a Knights of Columbus rosary will be recited at 6 p.m., and an American Legion service will be at 7 p.m. Friends also may to call after 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
He was born on Dec. 26, 1927, in Worthington, son of John and Veronica (Ament) Pins.
George served in the Army from 1951 to 1953, during the Korean War. Upon his return, he worked for Three Rivers FS for 38 years until retiring in 1992.
He married Shirley Ann Anglin-Dunne on Feb. 10, 1962, at St. Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque. George and Shirley made their home in Dyersville where he was an original lay board member of St. Francis Xavier Parish. Traveling and woodworking were favorite pastimes and he had an enthusiasm for airplanes.
George was a member of both the Knights of Columbus Council 1734 and American Legion Post 137 for more than 50 years.
Surviving are his wife, Shirley; five children, Kevin (Sue) Dunne, of Luling, La., Karen (Steve) Zimmerman, of Verona, Wis., Steve Dunne, of Dyersville, Gregory (Jenee) Pins, of Fredericksburg, Va., and Patricia (Gary) Brunet, of Barrington, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Cy (Doris) Pins, of Dyersville; and three sisters-in-law, Ethel Pins, of Earlville, Eldora Pins, of Manchester, and Eileen Pins, of Dyersville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; eight brothers, Vince (Clara), Bert (Esther), Jim, Mark (Lorraine), Jerry, Paul, Tony (Lois) and Louis Pins; and four sisters, Mary (Vince) Goedken, Sr. Mary Ernest Pins, OSF, Clara Pins and Theresa Pins.
Family Members
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Vincent J. Pins
1911–2005
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Sr Mary Ernest "Genevieve" Pins
1912–1969
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Mary Josephine Pins Goedken
1914–2006
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Clara F. Pins
1916–1998
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Jerome B. "Jerry" Pins
1917–1994
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Albert George Pins
1919–1971
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James L. Pins
1920–1981
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Anthony H. "Tony" Pins
1922–1997
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Paul Ernest Pins
1923–1991
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Mark Pins
1925–1989
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Louis Pins
1926–1927
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Therese M. Pins
1930–1992
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Cyril Fred "Cy" Pins
1931–2017
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