Craig Kinney Obituary
He was born on May 10, 1934 in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania to the late Donald V. and Georgia M. (Smith) Kinney.
Craig graduated Spartansburg High School and attended Behrend College where he met his wife Peggy (Lamb) Kinney whom he married on June 25, 1955.
He was a self-employed dairy farmer and was employed by Chautauqua County Patrons Insurance Agency and served as the District Justice for Mina for 50 years.
Craig loved his vacations on the Outer Banks with his family and enjoyed making maple syrup, 4-wheeling, horses, and his scottie dogs, Molly and Maggie.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; son, Craig W. Kinney, Jr.; grandson, Craig E. Kinney; sisters, Eileen Rogers and Maxine Harrison; and brother, Donald D. Kinney.
Craig is survived by his daughters, Brenda Mandic (Anton) of Findley Lake and Deanna Fuller of Jamestown; son, Matthew Kinney (Jill) of Findley Lake; daughter-in-law, Marguerite Timko-Kinney of Erie; grandchildren, Lindsay, Joshua, Taylor, Kathryn, Cody, Christian, Declan, and Teaghan; great-grandchildren, Harper, Rowan, Caiden, Liliana, Valerie, and Cameron; and several nieces and nephews.
Private funeral services have been entrusted to the William D. Elkin Funeral Home, 65 South Lake Street, North East. Private interment will be held at Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the ANNA Shelter, 1555 East 10th Street, Erie, PA 16511 or the Findley Lake Fire Department, 10372 Main Street, Findley Lake, NY 14736. Please send condolences to elkinfh.com.
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Dean & Kim Norcross
December 22, 2025
Brenda, Deanna and Matt,
Dean and I are so sorry to hear of the passing of your Dad. Dean has a lot of good memories of your Dad....his stories, stopping in to the barn to visit, and just sharing laughter and a Pepsi and a donut! he was the best neighbor and he will be missed a lot!! God Bless you all and your families, we will never forget your Dad,
Dean & Kim
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