Beverly June Hosette Kinne, 83, of Oelwein passed away on June 29, 2016 at the Hospice of North Iowa Home in Mason City. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 7:30 PM on Tuesday July 5, 2016 at the Geilenfeld Funeral Home in Oelwein. Funeral services will begin at 10 AM on Wednesday July 6, 2016 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Oelwein. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery at Fairfield, IA.
Beverly was born on November 23, 1932 in Trenton, MO to parents Bernard and Vivienne (Lowry) Hosette. She graduated from High School in Ottumwa, IA with the class of 1951 and then graduated from Graceland University in Lamoni, IA with the class of 1953. On November 27, 1955 she was united in marriage with Duane Mann and they had four children. They later divorced. On April 29, 1983 she was united in marriage with Robert Kensinger and they later divorced. On January 5, 2001 she was united in marriage with Everett Kinne and they later divorced. Beverly had been employed as a secretary with Iowa State University and Union Pacific Railroad. She enjoyed Synchronized Swimming and had been a swimming instructor. Beverly’s greatest joy was her children and grandchildren.
Beverly joined the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in March of 1974. She enjoyed and loved the family Jehovah God had given her. Her faith in Jehovah God never wavered.
Left to celebrate her life are her children: Lori (Ricky) Hingtgen of Rincon, GA, Brian (Laura) Mann of Bellevue, NE, Jon (Susan) Mann of Omaha, NE and Julie (Rich) Mann-Calvert of Oelwein; her grandchildren: Andrea Nepveux, Robert and Kurt Hingtgen, Nicole, Stephanie, Alaina, Thomas, Jessica and Shannon Mann, Anna and Joseph Brinkmann; her step-grandchildren: Leilani Harbeck, Rhianna Kittrell and Mitchell Calvert; her cousins: Mike Harper and Shirley Atwood-Dick.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister Gloria Mellis and her brother Stanley Mellis.