Photo courtesy of Geo. H. Rohde & Son Funeral Home - Cincinnati
Jul 25, 1925 - May 7, 2020 (Age 94)
Our sincere condolence to the entire Kinker family. We will miss Bob. He was a true gentleman, gracious and always kind. And at the same time he was funny. We will miss the shared laughs we all had whenever in his company. God bless you all. Sending our love.
John and Darleen Hirn
May 19, 2020 | Cincinnati, OH | Friend
To Lauren Kinker Stancik and the entire Kinker family, It has been a great honor to have know Bob and have him as a devoted and very active member of the TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion. Bob came to the fitness center several days a week to walk and lift weights even up to age 94!! I always looked forward to a periodic visit from Sr. Foy as she joined Bob at the center for a treadmill workout. That time was so special. As a Clifton Sacred Heart Academy alum, Bob and I shared many...
Deb Riggs
May 19, 2020 | Cincinnati, OH | Friend
Dear Jeff and Joe and entire family,
My sincere condolences in the loss of your father. Bob was such a great friend to my parents, Marilyn and Dick Naber and to our entire family. I recall meetings of the Kenwood Swim Club where Bob and I sat on the board together. He was always so helpful and supportive to us. And as my father aged and then moved to the Seasons, Bob continued to call and visit. He was such a loyal friend. Take care and my sympathy to all of you. May you be blessed with...
Marisue Naber
May 18, 2020 | Cincinnati, OH | Friend
I would like to express my condolences to the entire family on the passing of Mr. Kinker. I know I speak for my staff too he was always kind to everyone in the office. It was an honor and pleasure to care for Mr. and Mrs. Kinker all those years.
Joseph Pflum
May 18, 2020
Very fond memories of Uncle Bob's kindness and generosity over the years. He will be missed.
Sally (Utech) Williams
May 17, 2020 | Batavia, OH | Family
So many memories growing up with Uncle Bob and Aunt Kitty and all my Kinker cousins. Uncle Bob will be truly missed. So happy that at least myself and my family were able to be there to celebrate his 90th birthday with him and the rest of the family. He will forever be in our hearts. My thoughts are with all of you. Sending much love your way.
Janet & Jim Crabtree
May 17, 2020 | San Francisco, CA | Family
I remember fondly many picnic dinners in the Kinker backyard in Kenwood. My thoughts and prayers are with you as you mourn the loss of your dad, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. My parents loved Mr. and Mrs. Kinker dearly.
Mary Stagaman
May 17, 2020 | Cincinnati, OH
I treasured the friendship I had with Bob (and Kitty) until we lost contact with him after he retired. He was and wonderful person whose life was well worth imitating. Sympathy to all his family who lost his presence with them.
George and Carol Dettenwanger
May 16, 2020 | Fairfield, OH | Friend
To all the Kinkers and their families,
I will always remember your father/grandfather as loving & caring and who always had a smile on his face to help brighten my day. I will miss him. Prayers & love to all of you!
Carol Brady
May 16, 2020 | CINCINNATI, OH
Robert “Bob” Kinker, born July 25, 1925 to the late Edward H. Kinker and the late Hilda Jansing Kinker in Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away peacefully on May 7, 2020 at the age of 94. Beloved husband of the late Katherine “Kitty” Patricia Foy Kinker; devoted father of Joseph E. (Susan) Kinker, Jeffery R. (Karen) Kinker, Mark T. Kinker, Michael W. (Julie) Kinker, M. Anne (Loel) McIntosh, Karen K. (Mark) Miller, and Martha K. (John) Olberding. Loving grandfather to Allison (Matthew) Heidt, Natalie (William) Cromer, Dana (Keegan) O`Brien, Katelyn Kinker (Alec Kasuya), Lauren (Aaron) Stancik, Emily Kinker, David Cherwonuk, Kate Cherwonuk, Brooke Cherwonuk, Kyle (Stephanie) McIntosh, Kelly McIntosh (Dustin Cain), Claire Miller, J. Braden Miller, Gregory Olberding, Edward “Teddy” Olberding, and Joseph Olberding. Loving great grandfather to Everly Cromer, Brynn Cromer, Landon Heidt, and Pierce O`Brien. Dear brother of the late Elizabeth A. “Betty” Kinker Utech, and brother in law to Jo Ann Foy and Sr. Mary Ann Foy RSCJ. He was the devoted father figure to Mary McCarthy (Leonard) Whitling and their son Christopher; and longtime friend of Mary Rita Hirn Riddel.
Bob entered the United States Navy at the tender age seventeen in 1942, and proudly served in the Pacific theater initially as a communications officer then later as ships’ captain of USS LST 1073 during WWII’s final chapter. Upon his return from the Navy in 1946, he graduated from the University of Cincinnati and began working with his Uncle Elmer to grow the newly established E. Kinker and Co. Insurance Agency. He returned to the Navy in 1950 and served during the Korean war until October 1952.
Bob and Kitty married on April 30, 1952; and together they raised their family in Cincinnati. He would often say he would have preferred to have twelve children, but Kitty settled for seven and a mink coat!
Bob was devoted to his family and his business and worked until his retirement in 1995 at the age of 70.
Due to COVID-19 regulations, private services have been held for the family. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Rd., 45242, or Society of the Sacred Heart, Provincial House, 4389 W. Pine Blvd, St. Louis MO., 63108-2205.
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