Max Kaczinski, Jr

KACZINSKI, BENCE, FINKE, ANDRESEN, REILING, EVANS, SCHAEFER, LOUSSAERT, THIEL, CAHIL, PETERMAN, MCLELAND, TSCHUDI

Posted By: Barbara Nugent (email)
Date: 9/11/2010 at 11:28:05

Max Kaczinski: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Hawk Eye, The (Burlington, IA) - April 18, 2010
Deceased Name: Max Kaczinski
Max Kaczinski Jr., 75, of Washington died Friday, April 16, 2010, at his home.

Born May 20, 1934, in Clinton, he was the son of Louisa Andresen and Max Kaczinski Sr. On April 6, 1956, he married Marlene Ann Bence in Des Moines. She preceded him in death on Oct. 18, 1973. He married Elizabeth "Jane" Finke on Nov. 23, 1974, in Burlington.

Mr. Kaczinski was a lifelong farmer in the DeWitt area and worked 39 years for Farm Bureau Insurance before retiring in 2002. He received numerous company awards, including the Golden Eagle and President's Award. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

He was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Washington. He was a member of Knights of Columbus and Columbus Club in Washington, American Cancer Society and the Optimist Club where he achieved the distinction of "Honor Lieutenant Governor" in 2002 to 2003. He also was involved in Life Underwriters Training Council. He was an Iowa Hawkeyes fan and held season football tickets for more than 30 years.

Survivors include his wife; three sons, James Kaczinski of Stuart, Larry Kaczinski of Gladstone, Ill., and Mike Kaczinski of New London; two daughters, Mary Ann Reiling of Denison and Cindy Evans of Chatham, Ill.; 11 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; seven sisters, Marcella Schaefer of Muscatine, Betty Loussaert of Long Grove, Virgen Thiel of Medford, Wis., Pat Cahill of Delmar, Beverly Peterman of DeWitt, Sandra McLeland of West Des Moines, and Judith Tschudi of Harrisonburg, Va.; two brothers, Paul Kaczinski of North Liberty and Kenneth Kaczinski of Grand Mound; and many nieces and nephews.

Besides his first wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, two infant brothers and two infant sisters.

Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Monday at Jones Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A prayer service will begin at 6 p.m.

The Mass of Resurrection will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. James Catholic Church in Washington with Father Paul Appel officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.

A memorial has been established for St. James Catholic Church.

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