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Helen Joan Kinnan Fiese

Birth	:	26 Feb 1923
Death	:	23 Oct 2021
Burial	:	Fairview Cemetery, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7719002, -99.9955978
Description	:	Helen Joan (Kinnan) Fiese, of Brunswick, Ga., died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. She was 98 years old. Joan was born on Feb. 26, 1923, in the Kinnan family homestead home south of Cozad, Neb., into the pioneer family of James Elsworth and Helen Conety Kinnan. Her education began at the age of 4 in the one-room country school near the Kinnan homestead, where her mother, and later her sister Ruth, had taught. In 1933, the family moved to Elwood, Neb. She graduated from Elwood High School in 1940, where she was active in the music and drama departments.... Read More	Helen Joan (Kinnan) Fiese, of Brunswick, Ga., died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. She was 98 years old. Joan was born on Feb. 26, 1923, in the Kinnan family homestead home south of Cozad, Neb., into the pioneer family of James Elsworth and Helen Conety Kinnan. Her education began at the age of 4 in the one-room country school near the Kinnan homestead, where her mother, and later her sister Ruth, had taught. In 1933, the family moved to Elwood, Neb. She graduated from Elwood High School in 1940, where she was active in the music and drama departments. She continued her education at the Von Unschuld University of Music in Washington, D.C., the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Miami. In 1941, as World War II was in progress, she accepted a position with the Navy Department in Washington, D.C. During this time she met her husband, who was with the U.S. Army Military Police at the White House and a guard for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. They were married on Feb. 11, 1945, in Elwood, Neb. They established their home in Beloit, Wis., and had two sons, Charles Robert and Richard Kelly. Joan was an organist in the Second Congregational Church, became a Life Member of the Pythian Sisters, was active in Altrusa International and was honored by the YWCA for her contributions to business in the community. She was secretary to the president of Adams Corp., a snack food company that later evolved into Adams International, where she was executive assistant until her retirement in 1988. When the company moved its headquarters in 1979, to Miami, Florida, the family moved to Miami. During this time she was a volunteer at the Miami Ronald McDonald House. On April 28, 1985, Joan accepted Christ as her personal Savior and was baptized at First Baptist Church of Perrine, Fla. (now Christ Fellowship). After her husband's death, Joan moved to Brunswick, Ga., in 1991 and in 1992, moved her letter to First Baptist Church where she was a member of the Faith and Hope Bible Study Class, Women's Missionary Union, a member of the church orchestra since 1996, an accompanist for soloists and pianist for Fellowship Club. She was also a pianist for the Brunswick-Golden Isles Women's Connection. She was an avid antique car enthusiast and owned a rare 1920 Oakland sedan. She was a member of the Antique Automobile Club of America, the Pontiac-Oakland Club International, Oakland Pontiac Worldwide, Oakland Owners' Club International, and the All American Oakland Chapter. She was a long-time board member of Golden Isles Live (formerly the Brunswick Community Concert Association) and was made an Honorary Life Member in 2012. Joan enjoyed traveling and toured a number of foreign countries. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard; her parents; and sisters, Verle Margaret (Adams) and Ruth Ione (Tilden).

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Latitude: 40.7719002
Longitude: -99.9955978

Family Members:

Parent

James Ellsworth Kinnan

(1878 - 1958)

Helen Conety Kinnan

(1888 - 1969)

Spouse

Siblings

Verle Margaret Kinnan Adams

(1909 - 1972)

Ruth Ione Kinnan Tilden

(1914 - 2002)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Fairview Cemetery
Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7719002, -99.9955978

2. Cozad Cemetery
Cozad, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8605995, -99.9475021

3. Eustis East Cemetery
Eustis, Frontier County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6714100, -100.0199780

4. Westview Cemetery
Eustis, Frontier County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6708740, -100.0380710

5. Pleasant View Cemetery
Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8293991, -100.1132965

6. Pioneer Cemetery
Eustis, Frontier County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6632810, -100.0013730

7. Grace Cemetery
Cozad, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8602982, -99.8644028

8. Willow Island Cemetery
Cozad, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9016991, -100.0755997

9. Buffalo Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Buffalo, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8721000, -99.8270000

10. Cottonwood Cemetery
Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9322014, -99.9197006

11. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Lexington, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9019012, -99.8458023

12. Farnam Cemetery
Frontier County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6994019, -100.2192001

13. Hewitt Cemetery
Lexington, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8588982, -99.7769012

14. Grand View Cemetery
Gothenburg, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9474983, -100.0907974

15. First United Methodist Church Columbarium
Lexington, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7810000, -99.7397000

16. Rhinehart Cemetery
Cozad, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9599000, -99.9105000

17. Hillside Cemetery
Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8946991, -99.7869034

18. Greenwood Cemetery
Lexington, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7956467, -99.7286682

19. Block Cemetery
Cozad, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9753000, -100.0085000

20. Walnut Grove Cemetery
Cozad, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9763985, -99.9944000

21. Gothenburg Cemetery
Gothenburg, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9458008, -100.1397018

22. Quakerville Cemetery
Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6189003, -99.8097000

23. Evergreen Cemetery
Frontier County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5689011, -100.0571976

24. Elwood Cemetery
Elwood, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5999300, -99.8397300