Christopher J. Ginter

1991 - 08

Christopher Joseph Ginter, 22, of Yukon, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. He was born Aug. 16, 1991, in Pittsburgh, a son of Nicholas J. and Rose M. (Kimberly) Ginter. He was in the horticulture program at Penn College of Technology in Williamsport, a part of Penn State University, where he had been involved in an internship program in Philadelphia. A 2009 graduate of Yough High School, he also attended the Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center and started his education at St. Edward Elementary School. Chris enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in West Newton, the German Club in Collinsburg, the Slovenian Club in Yukon and especially loved hanging with his brother and friends. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother, Nicholas J. Ginter Jr.; grandparents, James and Julia Kimberly and Betty Ginter; aunts and uncles, Dale and Diane Kimberly, Susan Kimberly and Michael and Lisa Ginter; and cousins, Dana, John, Jenna, Angie and Tyler. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Nicholas L. Ginter. Friends will be received 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the J. WILLIAM MCCAULEY JR. FUNERAL HOME INC., 901 Vine St., West Newton. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Church, with the Rev. John T. Sweeney as celebrant. Interment will follow in West Newton Cemetery. http://www.mccauleyfuneralhome.com.