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Charles H. Kinsinger, 92, of Pandora, OH, passed away at 3:30 p.m. at Hilty Memorial Home on April 19, 2013. Charles was born on December 15, 1920 in Pandora to John and Fatima (Steiner) Kinsinger. On November 30, 1944 he married Treva J. Stauffer of Lima. She survives in Pandora.
Charles was a lifelong resident of the Pandora/Bluffton area. His entrepreneurial spirit inspired the Gray and White Cream Station in Bluffton and later he and his wife co-owned Kinsinger Produce in Bluffton and later the Wheb Eggs in rural Findlay. He shipped produce to Youngstown, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. He also owned a farm located between Bluffton and Pandora. He retired in 1982. He was also active with Boy Scouts of America in Bluffton and was tapped for the Order of the Arrow.
He was a member of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church in Bluffton where he was a Sunday school superintendent and also served as a Sunday school teacher. He found great pleasure conducting Bible study at the Mennonite home in Bluffton.
He was a member of the Ottawa American Legion and a veteran of World War II
He and his wife went on several mission tours including the Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe and Haiti. They also enjoyed taking vacations including trips to Jordan, Jerusalem, Israel, Egypt, Switzerland and Germany.
Survivors include a daughter Pauline (Michael) Edie Watts of Lima; three son's; Mark (Jane) Kinsinger of Pandora, Kent Kinsinger of Apalachicola, FL and Clair (Belle) Kinsinger of Mt. Cory. Four grandsons; J. Paul (Julie) Edie of Clyde OH, Matt (Andrea) Kinsinger of Findlay; Mike (Teresa) Kinsinger of Pandora, and Jason (Tammy) Kinsinger also of Pandora. Charles dearly loved his four grandsons and found great pleasure every time he was with any of his thirteen great grandchildren: Blythe, Paige, Grant and Brynn Kinsinger of Findlay; Kayla Edie of Wauseon and Eli Edie of Delphos; Makayla and Madison Kinsinger of Pandora, Troy Stevenson also of Pandora; Jacob Gerten of Leipsic; Aubrey, Kaylee and Ty Kinsinger of Pandora.
He was preceded in death by a sister Catherine and a great granddaughter Caitlin Edie both of whom died in infancy.
Friends and family may visit on Sunday, April 21 from 2:00-6:00 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton. Charles was a devoted member of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton where funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2013, with visitation one hour prior to funeral service. Rev. Dick Potter will officiate. Burial will follow in the Evangelical Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Charles H. Kinsinger, 92, of Pandora, OH, passed away at 3:30 p.m. at Hilty Memorial Home on April 19, 2013. Charles was born on December 15, 1920 in Pandora to John and Fatima (Steiner) Kinsinger. On November 30, 1944 he married Treva J. Stauffer of Lima. She survives in Pandora.
Charles was a lifelong resident of the Pandora/Bluffton area. His entrepreneurial spirit inspired the Gray and White Cream Station in Bluffton and later he and his wife co-owned Kinsinger Produce in Bluffton and later the Wheb Eggs in rural Findlay. He shipped produce to Youngstown, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. He also owned a farm located between Bluffton and Pandora. He retired in 1982. He was also active with Boy Scouts of America in Bluffton and was tapped for the Order of the Arrow.
He was a member of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church in Bluffton where he was a Sunday school superintendent and also served as a Sunday school teacher. He found great pleasure conducting Bible study at the Mennonite home in Bluffton.
He was a member of the Ottawa American Legion and a veteran of World War II
He and his wife went on several mission tours including the Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe and Haiti. They also enjoyed taking vacations including trips to Jordan, Jerusalem, Israel, Egypt, Switzerland and Germany.
Survivors include a daughter Pauline (Michael) Edie Watts of Lima; three son's; Mark (Jane) Kinsinger of Pandora, Kent Kinsinger of Apalachicola, FL and Clair (Belle) Kinsinger of Mt. Cory. Four grandsons; J. Paul (Julie) Edie of Clyde OH, Matt (Andrea) Kinsinger of Findlay; Mike (Teresa) Kinsinger of Pandora, and Jason (Tammy) Kinsinger also of Pandora. Charles dearly loved his four grandsons and found great pleasure every time he was with any of his thirteen great grandchildren: Blythe, Paige, Grant and Brynn Kinsinger of Findlay; Kayla Edie of Wauseon and Eli Edie of Delphos; Makayla and Madison Kinsinger of Pandora, Troy Stevenson also of Pandora; Jacob Gerten of Leipsic; Aubrey, Kaylee and Ty Kinsinger of Pandora.
He was preceded in death by a sister Catherine and a great granddaughter Caitlin Edie both of whom died in infancy.
Friends and family may visit on Sunday, April 21 from 2:00-6:00 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton. Charles was a devoted member of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton where funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2013, with visitation one hour prior to funeral service. Rev. Dick Potter will officiate. Burial will follow in the Evangelical Mennonite Church Cemetery.
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Charles H. Kinsinger, 92, of Pandora, OH, passed away at 3:30 p.m. at Hilty Memorial Home on April 19, 2013. Charles was born on December 15, 1920 in Pandora to John and Fatima (Steiner) Kinsinger. On November 30, 1944 he married Treva J. Stauffer of Lima. She survives in Pandora.
Charles was a lifelong resident of the Pandora/Bluffton area. His entrepreneurial spirit inspired the Gray and White Cream Station in Bluffton and later he and his wife co-owned Kinsinger Produce in Bluffton and later the Wheb Eggs in rural Findlay. He shipped produce to Youngstown, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. He also owned a farm located between Bluffton and Pandora. He retired in 1982. He was also active with Boy Scouts of America in Bluffton and was tapped for the Order of the Arrow.
He was a member of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church in Bluffton where he was a Sunday school superintendent and also served as a Sunday school teacher. He found great pleasure conducting Bible study at the Mennonite home in Bluffton.
He was a member of the Ottawa American Legion and a veteran of World War II
He and his wife went on several mission tours including the Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe and Haiti. They also enjoyed taking vacations including trips to Jordan, Jerusalem, Israel, Egypt, Switzerland and Germany.
Survivors include a daughter Pauline (Michael) Edie Watts of Lima; three son's; Mark (Jane) Kinsinger of Pandora, Kent Kinsinger of Apalachicola, FL and Clair (Belle) Kinsinger of Mt. Cory. Four grandsons; J. Paul (Julie) Edie of Clyde OH, Matt (Andrea) Kinsinger of Findlay; Mike (Teresa) Kinsinger of Pandora, and Jason (Tammy) Kinsinger also of Pandora. Charles dearly loved his four grandsons and found great pleasure every time he was with any of his thirteen great grandchildren: Blythe, Paige, Grant and Brynn Kinsinger of Findlay; Kayla Edie of Wauseon and Eli Edie of Delphos; Makayla and Madison Kinsinger of Pandora, Troy Stevenson also of Pandora; Jacob Gerten of Leipsic; Aubrey, Kaylee and Ty Kinsinger of Pandora.
He was preceded in death by a sister Catherine and a great granddaughter Caitlin Edie both of whom died in infancy.
Friends and family may visit on Sunday, April 21 from 2:00-6:00 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton. Charles was a devoted member of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton where funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2013, with visitation one hour prior to funeral service. Rev. Dick Potter will officiate. Burial will follow in the Evangelical Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Charles H. Kinsinger, 92, of Pandora, OH, passed away at 3:30 p.m. at Hilty Memorial Home on April 19, 2013. Charles was born on December 15, 1920 in Pandora to John and Fatima (Steiner) Kinsinger. On November 30, 1944 he married Treva J. Stauffer of Lima. She survives in Pandora.
Charles was a lifelong resident of the Pandora/Bluffton area. His entrepreneurial spirit inspired the Gray and White Cream Station in Bluffton and later he and his wife co-owned Kinsinger Produce in Bluffton and later the Wheb Eggs in rural Findlay. He shipped produce to Youngstown, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. He also owned a farm located between Bluffton and Pandora. He retired in 1982. He was also active with Boy Scouts of America in Bluffton and was tapped for the Order of the Arrow.
He was a member of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church in Bluffton where he was a Sunday school superintendent and also served as a Sunday school teacher. He found great pleasure conducting Bible study at the Mennonite home in Bluffton.
He was a member of the Ottawa American Legion and a veteran of World War II
He and his wife went on several mission tours including the Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe and Haiti. They also enjoyed taking vacations including trips to Jordan, Jerusalem, Israel, Egypt, Switzerland and Germany.
Survivors include a daughter Pauline (Michael) Edie Watts of Lima; three son's; Mark (Jane) Kinsinger of Pandora, Kent Kinsinger of Apalachicola, FL and Clair (Belle) Kinsinger of Mt. Cory. Four grandsons; J. Paul (Julie) Edie of Clyde OH, Matt (Andrea) Kinsinger of Findlay; Mike (Teresa) Kinsinger of Pandora, and Jason (Tammy) Kinsinger also of Pandora. Charles dearly loved his four grandsons and found great pleasure every time he was with any of his thirteen great grandchildren: Blythe, Paige, Grant and Brynn Kinsinger of Findlay; Kayla Edie of Wauseon and Eli Edie of Delphos; Makayla and Madison Kinsinger of Pandora, Troy Stevenson also of Pandora; Jacob Gerten of Leipsic; Aubrey, Kaylee and Ty Kinsinger of Pandora.
He was preceded in death by a sister Catherine and a great granddaughter Caitlin Edie both of whom died in infancy.
Friends and family may visit on Sunday, April 21 from 2:00-6:00 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton. Charles was a devoted member of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton where funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2013, with visitation one hour prior to funeral service. Rev. Dick Potter will officiate. Burial will follow in the Evangelical Mennonite Church Cemetery.
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