Obituaries

May 17, 1926 - Jan. 23, 2012

ROCHESTER - Virginia Capper Gady Kinsel, 85, 302 W. 11th St., Rochester, passed away at 8:35 p.m., Monday, Jan. 23, at her residence.

She was born May 17, 1926, in Chicago, the daughter of the late John S. and Romaine Tiffany Capper Jr. She married Elmer C. Gady on Sept. 24, 1944, in Star City. He preceded her in death on May 9, 1973. On April 4, 1998, in Rochester, she married Don M. Kinsel, and he survives.

Also surviving are her daughter, Ann Gady-Keller, of Mount Shasta, Calif.; sons, Richard Elmer and wife Debra Gady, of Lakewood, Colo., Joe Ernest Gady, of Argos, and David John and wife Amy Gady, of Cape Cod, Mass.; step-children, Cindy and husband Duane Border, of Rochester, Mark Kinsel, of Florida, and Al and wife Cindy Kinsel, of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; brother, Tom Scott and wife Tressa Capper, of Star City; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by brother, Jack Capper; sisters, Betty Ley and Marilyn Heinsen; and one grandson, Bryson Gady.

Mrs. Gady Kinsel had been a school librarian media specialist in the Peru Community Schools and a school teacher at Riddle Elementary School in Rochester. She also was the first children's librarian at the Fulton County Public Library, where she enjoyed storytelling and puppetry with the children.

She had been a member of the Rochester Rotary Club, where she was past president and instrumental in organizing the Community Thanksgiving Dinner, CASA, Fulton County Literacy Coalition, National Education Association, Fulton County Retired Teacher's Association, and a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, where she had been a Sunday school teacher. In her spare time, she enjoyed following sports, especially Indiana University basketball and Chicago Cubs baseball. She enjoyed making charitable contributions to various organizations, including the Bashor Childrens Home of Goshen.

Memorial services will be announced at a later date.

Memorial donations may be made to the Grace United Methodist Church, Hope Hospice of Fulton County or the Bashor Childrens Home, P.O. Box 843, Goshen, Ind.

Arrangements by Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester.