Kathryn Mincks

Obituary of Kathryn Mincks Kay was born December 21, 1927, in Tuscarawas, Ohio, the daughter of John and Grace Stull, and passed into the loving arms of her Lord as a resident of Belvedere Village in The Villages, Florida, on May 5, 2013. In her youth, Kay was a member of Sharon Moravian Church, a faith community that was instrumental to both her Christian faith and her love of music. In high school, Kay performed with an all-female sextet at Sharon (a group that reunited for a performance 50 years later at the same place). She loved playing piano (her favorites being Claire de Lune, and Fur Elise) and singing, and she passed her musical talent on to her children and grandchildren. She loved all types of vocal music, particularly opera, and often performed in duets, trios, and quartets with family members. She also loved to attend concerts and was particularly fond of seeing Shakespeare plays performed in Stratford, Ontario. Kay attended Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, where she joined the Delta Zeta sorority, performed with the acclaimed Baldwin Wallace Chorus, and graduated with a BA in Public School Music. Upon her graduation in 1949, Kay married Jay Mincks, resulting in 63 years of wedded bliss and endless J&K jokes. She and Jay lived in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Wooster, Ohio; Naperville, Illinois; Berryville, Virginia; Helena (near Fremont), Ohio; and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, before moving to Florida (Bonita Springs and, finally, The Villages). Since she and Jay moved frequently, she decorated countless homes and planted multiple-and beautiful- gardens. She taught music in Coventry and Wooster, Ohio. When her children were grown, Kay worked as a stockbroker at Paine Webber. Rivaling her passion for music, she loved morel mushrooms, strawberry shortcake and gourmet food and was instrumental in founding The Gourmet Club in Wooster, Ohio. Kay loved to visit Portugal enjoying the people and the uniqueness of that beautiful country and adopted Cassias as her second home. One of the constants in this peripatetic life was bridge, which she never tired of playing. Kay is survived by her loving husband Jay. Kay had three children: Susan (deceased), Jeffrey of Colonial Heights, VA married to Kym, and John, of Williamsburg, Virginia married to Conny; 15 grandchildren: Amanda, Margaret, Corinne, Adam, Talmadge, John, Christian, Grace, Emily, Rebecca, Jennifer, Sarah, Tom, Katy (deceased), and Anna); and 5 great-grandchildren: William, Natalie, Gabriella, Susanna, and Ethan. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Beyers Funeral Home, 134 N Hwy 27/441, Lady Lake, FL. Friends will be received by the family at 9:00 am before the service. A reception will immediately follow the service at Laurel Manor Recreation Center, 1985 Laurel Manor Dr. in The Villages. Visitation Friends will be received by the family at 9:00 am before the service. A reception will immediately follow the service at Laurel Manor Recreation Center, 1985 Laurel Manor Dr. in The Villages. Services A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Beyers Funeral Home, 134 N Hwy 27/441, Lady Lake, FL.

Kathryn Mincks

December 21, 1927 - May 5, 2013