Dr. Kenneth W. Kirstein, DVM.

Kenneth W. Kirstein, 76, died peacefully of natural causes in his Illinois home. He is survived by Mary Jane his devoted wife of 52 years, their four sons (three of whom are married), and twelve grandchildren: Joel (Sara): Katherine, Jonah, Annie, Jonathon, Joseph, Molly, and Lucy; Jason; Gabriel (Jenny): Tayven and Delani; Micah (Nicole): Steve, Thomas, and Caleb.

On Apr. 30, 1946, Kenneth was born the youngest of two sons of Albert and Martha Kirstein in Coulee Dam, Wash. Although there was an eight-year difference between Ken and his older brother Delmar, they formed a close-knitted bond wh...