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August Edward “Buzz” Kinnick

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August Edward “Buzz” Kinnick

Birth
Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
Death
15 Nov 2021 (aged 93)
Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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August Edward "Buzz" Kinnick, age 93, of Coon Rapids, IA, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021, at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids surrounded by his family.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids with Rev. Joyce Webb officiating. Music for the service will be by Lula Garnes as organist and Cindy Seastrom as soloist. Military honors will be given at the church by the Gurney Parker Post of the Coon Rapids American Legion. Burial will be in the Coon Rapids Cemetery.

Visitation will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids from 1 -2 P.M. on Saturday prior to the service.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Coon Rapids.

August was born on August 18, 1928 in Coon Rapids, IA, and he was the son of Paul and Dorothy (Sorensen) Kinnick. Affectionately known as Buzz, he was a lifelong resident of Coon Rapids, where he graduated from high school in 1946. He enlisted in the United States Army immediately following high school and served two years stationed in Japan. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to Coon Rapids and he was married to Colleen Davis on June 23, 1948 at the First United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids. Buzz was a farmer, realtor, fertilizer salesman, and a greeter at Walmart in retirement. He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids, where he served on several boards over the years and he sang in the Choir. He enjoyed reading, collecting antique toy tractors, traveling, and making to do lists.

Buzz is survived by his children and their families, Marcia, Cindy (Sid), and Lon (Donna); a daughter-in-law, Cindy; thirteen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Buzz was preceded in death by his parents, his mother and father-in-law, Wesley and Eunice Davis; a sister, Eileen Smith-Olson; a brother, Leo Kinnick (Ida Marie); his son, Bryan Kinnick, in 2015; a son-in-law, Neil Lewis, in 2015; and his wife, Colleen, in 2019.
August Edward "Buzz" Kinnick, age 93, of Coon Rapids, IA, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021, at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids surrounded by his family.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids with Rev. Joyce Webb officiating. Music for the service will be by Lula Garnes as organist and Cindy Seastrom as soloist. Military honors will be given at the church by the Gurney Parker Post of the Coon Rapids American Legion. Burial will be in the Coon Rapids Cemetery.

Visitation will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids from 1 -2 P.M. on Saturday prior to the service.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Coon Rapids.

August was born on August 18, 1928 in Coon Rapids, IA, and he was the son of Paul and Dorothy (Sorensen) Kinnick. Affectionately known as Buzz, he was a lifelong resident of Coon Rapids, where he graduated from high school in 1946. He enlisted in the United States Army immediately following high school and served two years stationed in Japan. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to Coon Rapids and he was married to Colleen Davis on June 23, 1948 at the First United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids. Buzz was a farmer, realtor, fertilizer salesman, and a greeter at Walmart in retirement. He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids, where he served on several boards over the years and he sang in the Choir. He enjoyed reading, collecting antique toy tractors, traveling, and making to do lists.

Buzz is survived by his children and their families, Marcia, Cindy (Sid), and Lon (Donna); a daughter-in-law, Cindy; thirteen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Buzz was preceded in death by his parents, his mother and father-in-law, Wesley and Eunice Davis; a sister, Eileen Smith-Olson; a brother, Leo Kinnick (Ida Marie); his son, Bryan Kinnick, in 2015; a son-in-law, Neil Lewis, in 2015; and his wife, Colleen, in 2019.


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