Submitted by: Dan Rich

Arthur J. Kinnune

Aug. 26, 1920 - Jan. 2, 1999

South Bend Tribune 1/14/1999

Arthur J. Kinnune, 78, of Elk Grove Village, Ill., formerly of South Bend, Ind., died suddenly of a heart attack in his home on Saturday morning, Jan. 2. Mr. Kinnune was born on Aug. 26, 1920 in Warren, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II and served four years in the Pacific as a naval aviator.

He graduated from Ohio State University in 1947 and began his career working with Studebaker Corporation for 17 years. It was there he met Emily Varga, whom he married on June 25, 1949 in St. Paul's Methodist Church. After Studebaker closed its doors in the mid 60's, he relocated the family to the Chicagoland area, where he worked for the Irving Cloud Publishing Company until he retired in 1991. He enjoyed life and loved to travel after his retirement. He was a kind, gentle, loving man who could never say a bad word about anyone. He will be missed by many. "Rather than mourn the absence of the flame, let us celebrate how brightly it burned." He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Emily (Varga) Kinnune; two daughters, Sandy Stevens of Laguna Niguel, Calif. and Nancy Vitzthum of St. Charles, Ill.; two granddaughters, Lindsay and Tracy Stevens; a sister, Lillian Luoma of Boston, Mass.; and by many nieces and nephews.