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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kenneth J. Heinrich
Kenneth J.
Heinrich
September 29, 1932 – January 29, 2010
Kenneth J. Heinrich's Obituary
Kenneth J. Heinrich, 77, died Friday, January 29, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson.
He was born September 29, 1932, in Grainfield, KS, to Gabriel and Mary Alma Engel Heinrich. He graduated from Grinnell High School in 1951.
A U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War discharging as a Staff Sgt., he had lived in the Burrton/Haven area for 39 years, then moved to Hutchinson in 2000.
He was the dedicated manager, owner and operator of Midwest Sewing and Vacuum Center in Wichita, Hutchinson, and Salina. In 1955, he started in the sewing machine business with door-to-door sales in Hutchinson, Enid, Okla., and Garden City. He was recognized as an outstanding dealer several times and was once National Bernina Dealer of the Year. He traveled across the United States by motorcycle having been in every state except Hawaii. He belonged to St. Teresa's Catholic Church, Hutchinson.
On August 18, 1956, he married Dixie Kay Fulton, in Grinnell. She survives.
Their children and spouses include: a daughter, Kim and Bud Biery, Hutchinson; a son, Troy and Mary, Salina; grandchildren, Kenneth Biery, Wichita, Michael Biery, Lawrence, Maggie Heinrich, Kansas City, and Christopher Heinrich, Salina; three brothers, Elmer, Jupiter, Florida, LeeRoy, Oakley, and Gary, Wichita; three sisters, Darlene Befort-Medina, Larned, Arlene Downey, Arapaho, Nebraska, and Delores Snyder, Farmington, New Mexico.
He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother, Delmar.
Parish rosary will be at 6 p.m. Monday, February 1, 2010, at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson, with Father Nicholas Voelker presiding. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at Park Place Christian Church, 2600 North Adams, Hutchinson, with Reverend Katrina Palan and Reverend Dr. Kim Biery presiding.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Monday at Elliott Mortuary. Military graveside rites will be conducted by Ft. Riley Honor Guard in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hutchinson.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice House or the Dialysis Center of Hutchinson, both in care of the mortuary.
Visit www.elliottmortuary.com to leave his family a personal condolence.
He was born September 29, 1932, in Grainfield, KS, to Gabriel and Mary Alma Engel Heinrich. He graduated from Grinnell High School in 1951.
A U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War discharging as a Staff Sgt., he had lived in the Burrton/Haven area for 39 years, then moved to Hutchinson in 2000.
He was the dedicated manager, owner and operator of Midwest Sewing and Vacuum Center in Wichita, Hutchinson, and Salina. In 1955, he started in the sewing machine business with door-to-door sales in Hutchinson, Enid, Okla., and Garden City. He was recognized as an outstanding dealer several times and was once National Bernina Dealer of the Year. He traveled across the United States by motorcycle having been in every state except Hawaii. He belonged to St. Teresa's Catholic Church, Hutchinson.
On August 18, 1956, he married Dixie Kay Fulton, in Grinnell. She survives.
Their children and spouses include: a daughter, Kim and Bud Biery, Hutchinson; a son, Troy and Mary, Salina; grandchildren, Kenneth Biery, Wichita, Michael Biery, Lawrence, Maggie Heinrich, Kansas City, and Christopher Heinrich, Salina; three brothers, Elmer, Jupiter, Florida, LeeRoy, Oakley, and Gary, Wichita; three sisters, Darlene Befort-Medina, Larned, Arlene Downey, Arapaho, Nebraska, and Delores Snyder, Farmington, New Mexico.
He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother, Delmar.
Parish rosary will be at 6 p.m. Monday, February 1, 2010, at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson, with Father Nicholas Voelker presiding. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at Park Place Christian Church, 2600 North Adams, Hutchinson, with Reverend Katrina Palan and Reverend Dr. Kim Biery presiding.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Monday at Elliott Mortuary. Military graveside rites will be conducted by Ft. Riley Honor Guard in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hutchinson.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice House or the Dialysis Center of Hutchinson, both in care of the mortuary.
Visit www.elliottmortuary.com to leave his family a personal condolence.
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