Kenneth Edgar Stine, 81, rural Iola, died Friday, February 7, 2014, at his home.
He was born May 23, 1932, in Uniontown, the son of Kenneth William and Mildred Agnes (Nutter) Stine. He grew up at Uniontown and graduated from Uniontown High School. Ken worked for area farmers in the Uniontown area and worked construction at Burlington.
He served two tours in Vietnam while in the U.S. Navy and was a Seabee. Following his honorable discharge from the Navy, he worked as a heavy equipment mechanic for Kerr McGee Chemical Corp. in California for 15 years.
In 1984, Kenneth married Eleanor E. (Galantha) Podszuweit. They moved from California to their home southwest of Iola in 1992.
He was a member of the V.F.W. in Trona, Calif. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Survivors are his wife Eleanor Stine; son Robert Stine and wife, Cindy, Ft. Scott; two step-sons, Frank Hilberath and wife Tish, Goodyear, Ariz., and Phillip Hilberath, San Jose, Calif.; two brothers Norman Stine and wife Audra, Iola, and Bernard Stine and wife Mary Ann, Yates Center; one sister, Bernita Dawson and husband Jack, Iola; one granddaughter, Alicia Stine, and a number of nieces and nephews
He was preceded in death by a sister, Margie Shanks.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola.
Burial will be in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson.
Memorials may be made to Allen County Hospice and may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel, Iola.
To sign the guestbook online or leave a condolence, go to www.iolafuneral.com.
Kenneth Stine
