Allen P Shinstine

Allen P. "Al" Shinstine, 74, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, January 15, 2010, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City.  He was born June 8, 1935 at Boyd, Iowa, the son of Paul A. and Alveda (Pitz) Shinstine.  Al married Mary K. Boehmer on September 2, 1958 at Charles City, Iowa.  He was a 1953 graduate of New Hampton High School, attended the University of Northern Iowa, and graduated from the Business Institute of Technology in Cedar Falls.  Al served in the United States Army and was an accountant at Clay Equipment Company and Roberts Home Decorating, retiring in 1991.  He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and was a fourth degree knight with the St. Patrick Knights of Columbus.  Al was the founder and honorary board member of the Knights of Columbus National Softball Tournament and founder of the Knights of Columbus State Spelling Bee, Basketball Free Throw Tournament, and State Softball Tournament.  He was past President of Mended Hearts and past District Deputy of the Knights of Columbus.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Shinstine, of Cedar Falls; three daughters, Colleen Shinstine of Des Moines, Virginia "Gin" Garbes of Cedar Falls and Kathleen "Kathy" Burnell of Waterloo; four sons, Gregory "Greg" (Kathryn) Shinstine of Waterloo, Paul Shinstine of Paola, Kansas, William "Bill" (Felita) Shinstine of Kansas City, Missouri and Richard "Rick" Shinstine of Waterloo; twelve grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Al was preceded in death by his parents, his mother and father-in-law, and his beloved pet Beagle, Marty.

Services will be 10:30 am Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with burial at Greenwood Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls.  Military honors will be conducted by Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49.  Visitation will be 4—6:30 pm Tuesday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, where a 6:30 pm Vigil Service and a 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus Rosary Service will be conducted.  Visitation also one hour before service at the church.  Memorials may be directed to Sartori Memorial Hospital or the Univ. of Iowa ICU Dept. or Renal Transplant Dept.  Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com .