Joseph John Kurimski died December 28, 2018 at a facility in Newton, Iowa.
Joe was born August 15, 1935 at home west of Lovilia to Michael and Nellie(Gergely) Kurimski. He attended school in Lovilia and graduated with the high school class of 1955.
Joe and Patricia Ann Wilson were married on June 13, 1959. They were blessed with three children: Chris, Joseph, and Michele.
After a divorce, he married Mary, then Carol, and Joyce, 1995.
His work was first construction, then coal mining west of Lovilia, and then from 1985 until retirement in 2002 as Lake Miami Park Manager east of Lovilia.
He was into outdoor hobbies: hunting, fishing, gardening, and mushroom hunting. He also liked to make sauerkraut and horseradish.
Surviving him are his children: Chris Rebarcak of Ankeny, Joseph (Cheryl) Kurimski of Van Meter, and Michele (Phil) Major of Albia. He also leaves 15 grandchildren and twenty-six great grandchildren. He leaves three sisters-in-law: Catherine Kurimski of Albia, Margaret Kurimski of Albia, and Myrtle Kurimski of Altoona, Iowa. One sister, Nellie Croci of Cedar Falls, survives also. He loved visiting friends especially Larry and Wilma Pinegar of Bussey.
Preceding him in death were: his parents; wife, Joyce; brothers: Tommy, John, Mike, George, and Paul; sisters: Ann Vanni, and Helen Little; one great grandson, Garret Shaffer; and one sister-in-law, Dorothy Kurimski.
Visitation will be Wednesday,January 2, 2019 beginning at 1pm and with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at Sinnott Funeral Home in Albia.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Lake Miami Conservation Board.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2019 officiated by Father Mike Volkmer C.P.P.S. at Sinnott Funeral Home in Albia, Iowa. Joe will be cremated following the services.
A funeral luncheon will be held after services at the American Legion in Albia.
May he rest in peace.