Dr. Patrick Hugh Kain (1941-2010)

KAIN, BLACK, GEARHART

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 1/8/2010 at 19:23:03

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, January 6, 2010.

Dr. Patrick Hugh Kain, 68, of Ames, died at his home Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan 8, with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m., at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way in Ames. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at Collegiate United Methodist Church in Ames.

Patrick was born June 6, 1941, in Algona, Iowa. He was the son of George Patrick and Florence (Black) Kain. Patrick grew up on a farm in Plum Creek in Kossuth County. He attended country school through fifth grade and graduated from Algona High School in 1958 and later from Iowa State University. After graduation, he moved to Oregon and began work as a forest ranger. After two years, he returned to Iowa and graduated from the University of Iowa with his M.D. and did his residence at Broadlawns Hospital in Des Moines. He was in Fort Hood, Texas, in the Army as a General Medical officer. At one point while in the Army, Patrick was sent to Nicaragua to help treat victims of a massive earthquake.

On March 13, 1971, he married Janelle Marie Gearhart in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The couple then moved to New Hampton, Iowa, where he was involved in private family practice before moving to Ames in 1985, where Patrick worked as a physician at the Student Health Center at Iowa State University, part of that time as chief of staff, before retiring in 1995. He enjoyed camping, fishing, outdoors activity, woodworking and reading. He especially loved reading to his grandchildren and passing that passion on to them.

He is survived by his wife, Janelle, of Ames; children, Robert and Keri Kain, of Ames, Laura and Kari Kain, of Ankeny, and James Kain, of Ames; three grandchildren, Sydney, Jordan and Jamison; sister, Nancy Kain and Don Cook, of Loveland, Colo.; and brother, John and Barb Kain, of Phoenix, Ariz.; and his dog, KC.

Patrick was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Maribel Kain.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Ames Public Library or Collegiate United Methodist Church.

On line condolences may be sent to www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com.

Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care is assisting the family.

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