John 'Tip' Kindel, 75

MIDDLETOWN - John "Tip" Kindel, of Middletown, passed away at his residence on Friday, March 21, 2008, from pancreatic cancer. He was 75.

Tip was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up in Mansfield, Ohio.

He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and later served five years in the U.S. Air Force.

Following his discharge from the military, he pursued a career in engineering sales.

He was active at the First Presbyterian Church of Ramsey for 40 years where he served as a deacon, elder and sang in the choir.

His love of music brought him 35 years of enjoyment with The Barbershop Quartet, as well as a men's chorus, the Orpheus Choir, both in Ridgewood, N.J.

Tip's activities included a love of tennis and platform tennis at the Ramsey Golf and Country Club.

For many years he served as a camp counselor and more recently served on the board of the Presbyterian Camp and Conference Center.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Patricia (Muldoon) Kindel; three sons, Jack of Allendale, N.J., Bruce and his wife Sara of Boulder, Colo., and Peter and his wife Caroline and their two sons of Santa Rosa, Calif.; a daughter, Jann of Albuquerque, N.M.; and one brother, Charles Kindel and his wife Toni of Mt. Vernon, Ohio.

In celebration of Tip's life, a memorial service will be 11 a.m. May 2 at the First Presbyterian Church of Ramsey, 15 Stuart Lane.

Contributions can be made in Mr. Kindel's memory to the Johnsonburg Presbyterian Center, P.O. Box 475, Johnsonburg, NJ 07846; or to the Deacon's fund.

Arrangements by Daniels & Hutchison Funeral Home, Middletown.