| Graduation Year | Class of 1965 |
| Date of Passing | Apr 18, 2014 |
| About | Gerald R."Jerry" Kindig, 67, of Grand Island, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center of Omaha. Gerald R. Kindig was born February 8, 1947 at Grand Island to Clyde B. and Faith B. (Carter) Kindig. He received his education and grew to manhood in Grand Island, graduating from Grand Island Senior High School with the Class of 1965. He attended a two-year tech program before entering the U.S. Army on February 27, 1967 and serving until March 7, 1972 when he received an honorable discharge. He was united in marriage to Patricia Baasch on July 23, 1966 in Grand Island. The couple made their home in Grand Island, where he was employed at Case IH as a manufacturing engineer for 48 years. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, camping and spending time with family and grandchildren. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Patricia Kindig of Grand Island; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kelly l. & Jeff Ash of Gibbon and Carrie A. & Dustin Tibbs of Kenesaw; seven grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law Don & Donna Kindig of Huntington Beach, Ca; and a sister and brother-in-law, Ila& John Rowe of Rogers, Ak. |
