Farmed near Bode when the children were young.
Lived near Gilmore City, Iowa, as a farmer of 160 acres.
Address in 1992: 405 2nd Street North, Humboldt, Iowa; phone 515-332-1443.Called Donald November 26, 1995: he remembers his grandfather Heinrich Christian Kinne saying that his grandmother's
maiden name was Zander. I met him for the first time December 28, 1995. Donald was Gertrude June Lind's favorite cousin, according to Janelle.
Address in 1978 and 1980: 6130 Independence, Arvada, Colorado 80004.
Living in a nursing home in 1992, 4800 Tabor, Wheatridge, Colorado 80033;
phone: 303-467-6945. Died February, 1993. Buried July 17 in Deer Creek
Trinity Lutheran Church cemetery, 7.5 miles north and 1 mile west of Fort
Dodge, Iowa.Charlette says that Lillian and June Lind were special friends, in addition to being
first cousins.
Died September 8 or 9, 1955, at age 6, in Iowa City,
of cystic fibrosis.
Carl was born March 13, 1939. He was raised in the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, and went to Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Springfield, Illinois. He got out of the Marine Corps in August, 1965; attended California Concordia College, 1965-67, and graduated with an Associate of Arts (AA) degree. Attended Biola College, 1967-68, in La Mirada, California; attended California State College at Fullerton, 1969-71, receiving a BA degree in sociology; attended Talbot Theological Seminary, 1973-77, receiving a Master of Divinity degree. He served rural churches under Village Missions in Colorado, Washington, South Dakota, and California. Served at Bethany Bible Church in Banning, California, 1984-85. He has served a congregation of 50 at Deary Community Church since October 15, 1991 (Deary is a town of 500).
I called Carl on January 7, 1995. His enthusiasm for everything shines right through the phone.
Address in 1995: P.O. Box 108, Deary, Idaho, 83823; phone 208-877-1111.
Here are some details about the family members received from Vicki on February 2, 1995.
Carl enjoys teaching God's word on Sundays, and leads two Bible study classes during the week. He works part time at McCoy's Plumbing with other Christians. He's 5' 9'' tall with light blue eyes and gray hair. He's a wonderful Dad. He likes to play the harmonica and sing. He also likes to read the Bible.
Debra is pregnant with her seventh child, who is due to be born April 9. The family is really excited! Debra likes to garden and read. Most of the family are readers.
Joy is 21 and lives in Southern California. She is expecting her second child in May. Joy is about 5' 5'' tall with blue eyes and red hair. Joy loves to read and play games.
Jessica is 19 and lives in Boring, Oregon. Jessica likes animals, the outdoors and playing the guitar. Right now shie is learning auto mechanics from her uncle, which is why she's living in Oregon. She'll be done with that in March and then will come home for a while. She doesn't know exactly what she'll do after that.
Valerie is 16 and a junior in high school. She attends the public school here in town. Val likes to dance (hip-hop) and she enjoys reading sometimes. Val is 5' 5'' with short brown hair and hazel eyes.
Jessica is 5' 3'' with blue eyes and long blonde hair.
Vicki is 14 and a freshman in high school. She is home-schooled along with her two younger sisters. She has long red hair and blue eyes. She enjoys sports, particularly baseball (softball), soccer, and basketball.
Lisa is 11 and in 6th grade. She is one inch shorter than Vicki, 5' 2'', and has shoulder length blonde hair and brown eyes. She is the only one in our family with dimples. Lisa is really good on the piano and is good at art. Lisa is really a neat little sister.
Lydia is 7 and in 2nd grade. She has medium length blonde hair and blue eyes. She likes her dolls and imaginary games.
Vicki sent me a picture of herself. A future (electronic) version of this family tree will have that picture visible on the computer screen along with this text.
I hope Vicki sends me annual epistles so I can update this information!
I got an email message from Vicki June 24, 1999. The family email address is carldebkinne@juno.com, but it doesn't work any longer (in 2007). Here's what she says: "We recently received a brand-new computer from our grandparents in California, complete with CD/rom and a printer. They bought it for us primarily for the purpose of e-mail. So of course I am writing everyone! I am digging through family tree papers looking for e-mail addresses. Perhaps I can get better acquainted with my relatives this way! I don't know when the last time was that we corresponded, but we recently moved across town here in Moscow. We had been living in an apartment, now we live in a duplex. My dad works for Milestones, a company that works with disabled people. I also work with disabled people, but with another company. I am also going to pick up an early morning paper route for extra $. Last June, my 2nd oldest sister, Jessica got married (I can't believe it's been a year already!) and now lives in Spokane, WA. Valerie, who is next in line, remains at Fort Bragg, NC with the army. She will be done in December. Then she plans to move to Seattle and go to school to become an accountant. Lisa, who is only 15 graduated early from school (homeschooling) and works full-time at McDonald's. She is following in my footsteps, however she does not plan on staying there two years like I did. She is really, really interested in mission work. We'll see what God has for her! That's all I'll write now. Our new home address is: 1223 E. 5th St., Moscow, ID 83843."
Lydia, April, 2020, says that Carl entered a memory care facility in Spokane called Brookdale in the Valley.
Committed suicide.
Old address in 1980: Route 3, Clear Lake, Iowa 50428.
I met her December 28, 1995.
Address in 1995: RR 1, 11332 Killdear Avenue, Rockwell, Iowa 50469; phone
515-822-4648 (party line).She came down with schizophrenia in her 50's.