James Joseph "Jim" Kinzer
James Joseph "Jim" Kinzer
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He was born December 6, 1942 in Hillsboro, Ohio the son of the late Arthur R. and Ruth E. Greathouse Kinzer. Jim had worked for the International Farm Machinery Company for several years and later worked for Prudential Insurance and Merrill Lynch Financial. He was a 1960 graduate of Hillsboro High School and a 1964 graduate of The Ohio State University. Jim was an instructor of Finance and Insurance for Hondros College for twenty-two years and had served six years in the U. S. Air Force Ohio National Guard attaining the rank of 1st Lieutenant.
He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Jean Brandt Kinzer, who he had married on June 20, 1964 in Columbus, Ohio, one son, Douglas James (Natalie) Kinzer of Panama City Beach, Florida, two grandsons Bo James Kinzer and Luke Alan Kinzer. Jim and his wife Bonnie moved to his family farm near Samantha in 1992 and enjoyed the farm, golfing and other outdoor sports. In the winter months, they would travel to Kauai, Hawaii and in 2022 they moved to Panama City Beach, Florida to be close to family and continue their love of the sand and water.
Memorial services will be held in Florida with burial of cremains in the High Top Cemetery in Samantha. Memorial contributions may be made to the Optimist Club – Children's Cancer Fund "In Memory of Jim Kinzer" at https://optimistpcb.org/childhood-cancer/
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