James E. Jindra
Obituary
James Edward Jindra passed from this
life to his heavenly home on Tuesday (Jan. 24, 2017) at Schowalter
Villa in Hesston.
Jim was born March 2, 1940, to Edward
and Rose Berka Jindra. He was born at the family home in Hickory
Township, Grant County, Oklahoma. He had a sister, Helen, and a
brother, Laddie Jindra.
When Jim was two years of age, the
family moved ten miles north of Caldwell. His maternal grandmother
was seriously ill and Jim's mother needed to help with her care. Jim
became close to his grandfather, Mike Berka. The family moved in 1951
to the farm where he would live for the next 58 years, northwest of
Caldwell.
Jim attended the Hahn country school
through the eighth grade and graduated from Caldwell High School with
the class of 1958.
Jim farmed with his father after
graduating high school. He joined the Kansas National Guard in 1961
and was sent to Fort Ord, California, for six months of basic
training. He had two friends from Caldwell that went at the same time
for training. Army training was not hard for Jim because a good farm
boy was used to hard labor and taking orders. Jim returned home in
February of 1963. Jim received a honorable medical discharge in
December of 1963.
A week after coming home, he went to
Wichita to see a friend and was introduced to Linda McNett. A romance
began that has lasted 53 years. Jim and Linda were married Nov. 9,
1963. They lived on the Jindra home, nine miles north and four and a
half miles west of Caldwell. To this union, three daughters were
born.
Jim farmed the Jindra land. Linda did
the accounting and the business side of farming. When Jim needed a
hired hand, Linda was the one who helped in the field. They had a
great working partnership.
In 1988, Jim went to work for CELCO in
Anthony. He electro polished stainless steel, mostly medical
equipment. He retired from farming and CELCO in September of 2000.
Jim was a past patron of Anthony
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star; Past Master of Sumner Masonic
Lodge of Caldwell; and Scottish Rite and Midian Shrine of Wichita.
Jim was preceded in death by his
parents; his brother, Laddie; sister, Helen Baker; and a grandson,
Cory James Reimer.
He is survived by his wife Linda of
Hesston; daughters, Jeanette and Chris Shelton of Powhatan, Virginia,
Kristi and Brian Reimer of Hesston and Lori and David Fisher of
Topeka; 10 grandchildren, Rebecca and Melissa Reimer of Hesston;
Jessica Fisher of Fresno, California; Jamie, Jacob, Julia and Jason
Fisher, all of Topeka, and Alex, Nathan and Sydney Shelton of
Powhatan, Virginia. Jim is also survived by his brother-in-law, Tom
Baker of Caldwell; sister-in-law Laurian and Terry Hunt of Lexington,
Kentucky; several nieces; nephews; cousins; and friends.
Jim was always pleasant and easy
mannered. Relative or friend, he always went along with everyone. He
was always loved by his wife of 53 years, children and grandchildren.
Jim will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday (Jan. 27, 2017) at the Schowalter Villa Chapel in Hesston.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 28, 2017) at the
Corbin United Methodist Church in Corbin. Burial will follow at the
Caldwell Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the
Schowalter Villa Chapel or to the Caldwell Alumni Fund in his name,
in care of Miller-Ott Funeral Home in Hesston.
