KOONTZ, Keith 1940-2008

KOONTZ, WASHBURN, NINK, SENGELAUB, GREGG

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 2/1/2013 at 15:27:00

NOTE: Keith Koontz was not born and raised in Allamakee County, however, his father, Sidney Thor Koontz was born in Rossville, Iowa where his father Moses Andrew Ross Koontz had a general store. The wife of Moses Koontz was Myra Mae Washburn who also had family in the Rossville area. Keith was a contributor to the Allamakee co. IAGenWeb site, prior to his death.

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Sidney K. "Keith" Koontz, 68, of Springfield Creek, Niles, Michigan, died at 12:20 a.m. Monday, November 17, 2008 following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, November 21 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Niles with Wayne Shearier, minister of the church, officiating. Interment will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Michigan. The American Legion Post No. 26 of Niles will provide the Veteran's Flag Presentation and Taps. Halbritter Funeral Home of Niles is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Sidney K. "Keith" Koontz was born exactly 68 years ago on November 17, 1940 in Traverse City, Michigan to Sidney Thor and Florence Maud (Nink) Koontz. Keith graduated from Traverse City High School and attended Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City. He then graduated from Michigan State University in East Lansing. During peacetime, he served in the United States Navy, including a tour of duty on the U.S.S. Intrepid. He has lived in Niles since 1967 and was employed at Clark Equipment and Clark Credit Corporation. He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Niles. He enjoyed studying the history of his family and World War II history. He also enjoyed photography, gardening and the restoration of a 1955 Studebaker.

On June 24, 1967, in Cadillac, Michigan, Keith married the former Linda K. Sengelaub who survives him. He is also survived by their son, Brian Koontz of Mishawaka, Indiana; his brother Garner Koontz, and his sister, Sharon (Koontz) Gregg, both of Traverse City.

~SOURCE: November 18, 2008 issue of the Leader Publications newspaper, obituary section, covering Niles, Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, Cass County, and Berrien County in Southwest Michigan

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