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Bruce L. Kinsey

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Bruce L. Kinsey, 61, of Warsaw, died at 4:31 p.m. June 14, 2008, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

He was born Oct. 20, 1946, in Warsaw, to Edward B. and Reba Kinsey. On Sept. 19, 1970, in Columbia City, he married Kathy Freeman, who survives.

He was general sales manager at Sirpilla RV, Akron, Ohio, for the past 17 years. He attended Warsaw Community Church; was past president and present member of Kosko Gun Club, Warsaw; past president of Warsaw Little League; and coached Little League. He was a U.S. Marines veteran, serving in Vietnam.

Also surviving are a daughter, Brittney Kinsey, Warsaw; three sons, Curtis (and spouse Katherine) Kinsey, Fort Wayne, and Grant and Craig Kinsey, both of Warsaw; a granddaughter, Emily Kinsey, Fort Wayne; his father, Edward B. Kinsey, South Bend; a sister, Linda (and spouse Dennis) Byers, South Bend; and two brothers, Jerry Kinsey, North Webster, and Duane Clemens, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his mother, Reba Kinsey; his stepmother, Evelyn M. Kinsey; and a son, Brent Kinsey, who died Feb. 11, 1980.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev. Harry Albright officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.

Calling is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

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Memorials to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 1311 Mamoroneck Ave., White Plains, N.Y. 10605; or Leukemia Research Foundation, 3520 Lake Ave., Suite 202, Wilmette, IL 60091-1064.