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Thomas W. and Eugenia (Finan) Kindel, Yuma



Julia M. Southworth Age: 25 Birth Place: Canada Marriage Date: 21 May 1891 Marriage Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, Residence Place: Detroit, Michigan Spouse: John W. Finan.

Lillie Finan was born 17 Feb 1892 in Toledo, Ohio to John W. Finan and Julia Southworth.

In 1900 Fremont, Michigan, Elmer Southworth is 65, Josephine Southworth 54 Wife, Lillie V. Southworth 17 Daughter, and Eugena Finan 8 Granddaughter.

In 1910 Cloud County, Kansas, Earnest Young is 36, Julia Young 44 Wife, Lorne Young 7 Son, Eugena Finan 18 Daughter, and Harry Finan 16 Son.

In 1900 Cloud County, Kansas, Ali Kindle 40 Head Elrene Kindle 30 Wife Earnest Kindle 11 Son Willis Kindle 9 Son Edna E. Kindle 6 Daughter Earl Kindle 5 Son Flora Kindle 3 Daughter Velarie Kindle 2 Daughter Hazel E Kindle 3/12 Daughter.

In 1910 Cloud County, Oliver Kindel is 47, E. R, Kindel 41 Wife, Earnest Kindel 21 Son, Willis Kindel 18 Son, Earl Kindel 15 Son, Flora Kindel 13 Daughter, Valara Kindel 12 Daughter, Hazel Kindel 10 Daughter, Susan Kindel 8 Daughter, Dora Kindel 5 Daughter, and Ruby Kindel 1 Daughter.



In 1920 Yuma, Thomas W. Kindel 30 is a well driller, Eugenia L. Kindel 28 Wife, Edith E. Kindel 6 Daughter, Virgil E. Kindel 5 Son, Archie W. Kindel 4 Son, and Vera C. Kindel 1 Daughter.

1925

February 1926

June 3, 1926

In 1930 Yuma, Thomas W. Kindel is 40, Lillian Kindel 39 Wife, Edith E. Kindel 16 Daughter, Virgil Kindel 15 Son, Archie W. Kindel 14 Son, Vera C. Kindel 11 Daughter, Calvin C. Kindel 6 Son, Leland G. Kindel 5 Son, Pearl Kindel 3 Son. and O. E. Kindel 3 Son.

June 4, 1931

In 1940 Yuma, Thomas W. Kindel 50, California,
Ugenia L. Kindel Wife 49 Ohio,
Leland G. Kindel Son 15 Colorado,
Perl Kindel Son 14 Colorado, and
Oliver Kindel Son 13 Colorado.

Thomas is also in the Caldwell, Idaho 1940 census, Virgil Earl Kindel 25, and Willis T. Kindel Father.

August 1940

In 1950 Grand Junction, Thomas W. Kindel is 60, Lillian E. Kindel 59 Wife, Archie W. Kindel 34 Son is divorced, George L. Kindel 25 Son, and Oliver Kindel 22 Son, also divorced.

"Thomas Willis Kindel died unexpectedly of heart attack Sunday morning at his home, 14 Texas Avenue, December 4, 1955. Funeral service will be held 2 p m Wednesday at Martin chapel, with the Rev. K. H. Saussman officiating. Burial will be in Municipal Cemetery. He was born March 21 1890, at Bakersfield, Calif., and he spent his childhood at Concordia, Kan. He married Lillian Eugena Fanin July 4 1912 at Concordia. Mr. and Mrs. Kindel removed to Grand Junction 12 years ago. The deceased, a carpenter and millwright, was a member of the Methodret Church and Carpenter Local No. 244.
Surviving ate the widow; two daughters, Mrs. Edith Eldora Draper, Denver, and Mr. Vera Clarice Ernest, Yuma; four sons, Archie William, Las Vegas Nev., George Ireland and Perl Harold, Grand Junction, and Oliver, Colorado Springs, one brother, Earl, California; Sisters Mrs. Valeria Lawsen, Concordia, Kan., Miss Hazel Kindel, Abilene, Kan., Mrs. Doris Green, Missouri, and Mrs. Ruby Trout, Texas; and 10 grandchildren."
FindaGrave # 201044645.

"Mrs. Lillian Eugena Kindel, 74, of 244 Grand Ave., died at 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, 1966 in Osteopathic hospital following an illness of a month. She was the widow of Thomas Willis Kindel, a millwright, who died Dec. 4, 1955.
The Kindels had lived at Yuma before moving to Grand Junction 23 years ago.
Mrs. Kindel was born Lillian Finan Feb. 17, 1892, and spent her childhood in Kansas. She was married at Concordia, Kan., on July 4, 1913. She was a member of the First Methodist Church, American War Mothers, VFW Auxiliary, Carpenters Union Auxiliary, and the Sunshine Club.
Surviving are four sons, George L. Kindel and Perl H. Kindel, both of Grand Junction, Oliver, of Colorado Springs, and Archie, of Las Vegas, Nev.; two daughters, Mrs. Vera Ernest of Yuma and Mrs. Edith Draper of Denver; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m, Monday in Martins Chapel. The Rev. L. Gerald Burrus will officiate. Burial will be in Orchard Mesa Cemetery."
FindaGrave # ID 209639124.
April 7, Yuma "Mrs. Kindel will be remembered here as the mother of Mrs. Henry (Vera) Ernest. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Ernest and Shellea went to Grand Junction for the service and returned to Yuma Tuesday."

ARCHIE

" Funeral services will be at 2 Wednesday at Spalding Chapel for Archie William Kindel, 59, 2236 Theresa ave., Las Vegas, who died sunday at his Home. The Rev. Charles Kothe will officiate. Born in Yuma. Colo., Jan. 1, 1917, had lived in the Las Vegas area for 25 years. He was a chef at the Sands hotel. He is survived by three Brothers, Oliver Kindel of Calif., Perl and George Kindel, both of grand Junction. Colo., and a sister, Vera Ernest of Yuma. The body will be cremated. Spalding mortuary is handling arrangements."

December 30, 1976 "Mrs. Henry Ernest received word that her brother Archie Kindel of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away Sunday evening. He is a former resident of Yuma.

PERL

May 1945

Perl Harold Kindel BIRTH 8 Apr 1926 Colorado, DEATH 22 Aug 1988 Colorado, BURIAL Veterans Cemetery Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, PLOT Row I Sp. 69 MEMORIAL ID 156728142.

" Doris J. Kindel went to be with our Lord on October 14, 2000. She was born September 12, 1930, to John and Florence Sparks in Salida, CO. She spent her childhood in Bond and Dillon, CO. She moved to Grand Junction in the 1940s. In 1948, she graduated from Grand Junction High School and shortly after married Perl H. Kindel. He is deceased. Together they raised four children, Sandra Kaye Brandenburg of Grand Junction, Barbara Y. Randall (deceased), William H. Kindel of Grand Junction and Richard L. Kindel of Cheyenne, WY. Other survivors include four grandchildren, Meleta Brandenburg, Michelle, Stephen and Scott Randall; and one great-grandchild, Chloe Brandenburg. Doris, a homemaker, was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Shell be missed greatly. Graveside services will be Saturday atll a.m. at Veterans Cemetery with a memorial service at 12 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 104 Orchard Ave."

VIRGIL

Virgil registered for WWII in Caldwell, Idaho, reference being his father Tom of Yuma.

Virgil Earl Kindel Birth Date: 2 Feb 1916 Birth Place: Kansas Death Date: 5 Feb 1950 Death Place: Alameda Mother's Maiden Name: Finan Father's Surname: Kindel.

GEORGE

George Leland Kindel registered for WWII in Denver, working for Peneol Drug Company, reference his mother Mrs. Lillian Kindel of the same address, 1615 Franklin.

George L. Kindel Birth Date: 1 Mar 1925 Birth Place: Yuma, Colorado Death Date: 8 Sep 1993.

OLIVER

"Charlotte was born June 8, 1927, in Grand Junction, Colorado to Fred Case Clymer and Mabelle Gardner Clymer. She died on the afternoon of October 15, 2014 of age-related causes at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center. She was one of 12 children. Charlotte attended both elementary and high school in Grand Junction. During World War II she helped on her family’s dairy farm milking cows, delivering milk, and generally assisting in farm work. The farm, milk production plant, and later added drive-in were known as Clymer’s Rose Glen Dairy and Drive-In Restaurant. Charlotte met and married Oliver Kindel in Grand Junction in 1945. They had one daughter, Paulette, but divorced in 1947."

VERA


Vera Clarice Kindel Ernest BIRTH 14 Feb 1919 DEATH 16 Dec 1987 Colorado, BURIAL Yuma Cemetery Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado, PLOT New Addition #105 MEMORIAL ID 49486642.


Henry Otto Ernest BIRTH 23 Jan 1915 Nebraska, DEATH 23 Oct 2005 Colorado, BURIAL Yuma Cemetery Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado, PLOT New Addition #105 MEMORIAL ID 49486641.

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