Kathryn “Kay” L. Pinnow, age 62, of Ripon, died peacefully on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at Ripon Medical Center.
Kay was born March 1, 1950 in Berlin, WI. She was the daughter of Thomas and Margaret Ludwig Kline. She was a 1968 graduate of Berlin High School. On her birthday, March 1, in 1970 she married her high school sweetheart, Kenneth G. Pinnow at Grace English Lutheran Church in Berlin.
She loved to cook and bake (usually in large quantity) and would often send her home-made pies home with everyone, much to their delight.
Kay had a tremendous loving heart that she adored sharing with all her grandchildren.
She and Ken even opened up their home as foster parents. She valued family time together,
especially camping and throwing parties during the summer at Big Hills Lake. Despite
allergies, Kay enjoyed the farm life and raising her children there. She was employed at Ripon
Medical Center in the Dietary Department. She was a member of the Town and Country
Homemakers and an active member of Grace English Lutheran Church as a choir member
and quilt maker.
Kay is survived by her husband, Kenneth; three children, Douglas (Danforth) Pinnow, Jeff
(Beckie) Pinnow, and Sara (Brian) Mildebrandt, all of Ripon; six grandchildren, Morgan,
Madelyn, Emma, Justin, Rylee, and Gretchen; two brothers, Thomas (Patsy) Kline of Wild
Rose and Douglas (Bonnie) Kline of Berlin; two brothers-in-law, Dave (Marlene) Pinnow of
Berlin and Ervin Pinnow of Waupun; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her
parents.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. at Grace English Lutheran
Church in Berlin, the Rev. Scott Piper officiating. A private Interment will take place in
Nepeuskun Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives on Sunday, June 3 from 4:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Barbola Funeral Chapel and from 10:30 a.m. until the time of services at the
church. Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association or Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at barbolafc@yahoo.com