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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
d. Jun 1, 2018
Roanoke
June 1, 2018
Warren F. Kindt, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 1, 2018. Warren was a former mayor of Waynesboro, Va., and General Manager of General Electric's Data Communication Business. He resided on Brambleton Ave., Roanoke, Va.
Warren was born in Milwaukee, Wis., where he attended Washington High and Marquette University. He received a master's degree in Electrical Engineering at Wisconsin University at Madison and attended the Advance Management Program at the Harvard Business School.
He served in France and Germany during World War II with the 70th Infantry Division receiving the Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman Badge during the Ardennes campaign.
Active in church and civic organizations, he served as chairman of the Waynesboro School Board and Valley Vocational Technical Center. He was appointed to the State Board of Vocational Education.
Serving on the Stonewall Jackson Boy Scout Council, he was awarded the Silver Beaver medal. He was a member of the Rotary Clubs in Waynesboro and Roanoke and a Paul Harris Fellow. Other positions included Waynesboro United Way chairman, Community Hospital Board member, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary trustee, and Parkside Acres HOA president at Smith Mountain Lake. He was a volunteer tax counselor for the AARP and LOA.
Survivors include his wife, Lois; children, Professor John Kindt of Champaign, Ill., and June Ann Gibson of Roanoke; his sister, Jeanne Winke of Milwaukee, Wis.; four grandsons, Archie, Jason, John, and James; and great-grandsons, Archie and Aldyr.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul at 4909 North Lake Drive in Roanoke, Va.
Graveside Services will be held on September 8, 2018 at 12 p.m. at the Evergreen Cemetery in Johnson Creek with Military Graveside rites.
Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, 4909 North Lake Drive, Roanoke, VA 24019.
Arrangements in Virginia by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel and Crematory. Online condolences may be expressed at
www.oakeys.com
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www.claussenfuneralhome.com
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