Joseph "Joe" W. Klinsky
July 17, 1916 — March 12, 2007
Joseph "Joe? W. Klinsky, 85, 2344 Hilton Court, Ames, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, died Monday, March 12, 2007, in Green Hills Care Center following a long illness. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Stevens Memorial Chapel, Ames, Iowa, followed by brief service of remembrance.
Services: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 1 to 2 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife, Marianne; son, J. Dennis and wife, Rose of Ontario, Canada; two grandchildren, Sonja from Vancover, Canada and Aaron from New York City; son, Ronald Gary and his partner, Pam Hegerfeld of Spencer, Iowa; and Rufus Bender, the partner of his deceased daughter, Pam Fisher.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two daughters, Janice Ellen and Pamela Fisher; and his brother, Robert E. Klinsky.
Joseph Wesley Klinsky was born July 17, 1921, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Zora (Bezdek) Klinsky. He married Marianne Trejtnar on September 3, 1943. He attended Iowa State University and earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering. Joe was employed by the Goodyear Synthetic Rubber Corp. in Akron, Ohio, taught Chemistry in Boone and Creston Community College, was employed by Cryovac Corp. in Cedar Rapids, and was an Industrial Hygienist at the University Hygienic Laboratory in Iowa City and at the Environmental Health and Safety Department at Iowa State University until his retirement in 1986.
Joseph was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Lions International, both of Ames, Iowa. Throughout his career as an industrial hygienist he was active in a broad range of professional associations and served as chair both of the Iowa Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Joe was active in scouting in Iowa City, Iowa, and enjoyed many years of scouting activities with his sons. Following retirement, he was active in several volunteer organizations. He was on the Board of Directors at Stonehaven and Keystone residences for seniors and the Heartland Senior Center. He chaired the Resident Advocacy Committee for the North Grand Care Center for many years. He enjoyed gardening, was a member of the Ames Garden Club and for many years planned the Senior Center Feature Garden. He worked in the rose gardens with his wife, Marianne, helping with their 250 rose bushes. In 2002, he became a Consulting Rosarian for the American Rose Society. He wrote a book on the Inter-face of Science and Religion, another outlining a nutritional rationale, and a booklet of sage sayings.
Memorials may be made in Joe?s memory to the Endowment Foundation at the First United Methodist Church, Ames, the Heartland Senior Services in Ames or the Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, 30 16th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404.
Services: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 1 to 2 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife, Marianne; son, J. Dennis and wife, Rose of Ontario, Canada; two grandchildren, Sonja from Vancover, Canada and Aaron from New York City; son, Ronald Gary and his partner, Pam Hegerfeld of Spencer, Iowa; and Rufus Bender, the partner of his deceased daughter, Pam Fisher.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two daughters, Janice Ellen and Pamela Fisher; and his brother, Robert E. Klinsky.
Joseph Wesley Klinsky was born July 17, 1921, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Zora (Bezdek) Klinsky. He married Marianne Trejtnar on September 3, 1943. He attended Iowa State University and earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering. Joe was employed by the Goodyear Synthetic Rubber Corp. in Akron, Ohio, taught Chemistry in Boone and Creston Community College, was employed by Cryovac Corp. in Cedar Rapids, and was an Industrial Hygienist at the University Hygienic Laboratory in Iowa City and at the Environmental Health and Safety Department at Iowa State University until his retirement in 1986.
Joseph was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Lions International, both of Ames, Iowa. Throughout his career as an industrial hygienist he was active in a broad range of professional associations and served as chair both of the Iowa Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Joe was active in scouting in Iowa City, Iowa, and enjoyed many years of scouting activities with his sons. Following retirement, he was active in several volunteer organizations. He was on the Board of Directors at Stonehaven and Keystone residences for seniors and the Heartland Senior Center. He chaired the Resident Advocacy Committee for the North Grand Care Center for many years. He enjoyed gardening, was a member of the Ames Garden Club and for many years planned the Senior Center Feature Garden. He worked in the rose gardens with his wife, Marianne, helping with their 250 rose bushes. In 2002, he became a Consulting Rosarian for the American Rose Society. He wrote a book on the Inter-face of Science and Religion, another outlining a nutritional rationale, and a booklet of sage sayings.
Memorials may be made in Joe?s memory to the Endowment Foundation at the First United Methodist Church, Ames, the Heartland Senior Services in Ames or the Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, 30 16th Avenue S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404.
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