Roy Lee Kintz Jr.

Roy Lee Kintz Jr.

Coralville

Roy Lee Kintz Jr., 89, of Coralville, Iowa, died Monday, June 5, 2023.

Roy Lee Kintz was born in West Branch, Iowa, to Roy and Fern Kintz on Feb. 10, 1934. The home they were living in at the time had been the childhood schoolhouse of Herbert Hoover until it was converted into an apartment. The schoolhouse was moved to the site of the museum and restored to its original state as a schoolhouse. Roy was selected to build the chimney in his former birthplace. Anyone is free to visit the birthplace of Roy Lee Kintz which is also a national historic landmark. Roy graduated from West Branch High School in 1951. His career began as an apprentice in the Bricklayers Union in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. In 1958, he married Rose Marie Grommesh and they were parents to two sons, John (Cathy) Kintz, and Wayne (Wanda) Kintz of Coralville. His wife Rose Marie Kintz passed away in 2003. In 2004, Roy married Edna Nurre Kintz and was later divorced in 2014. They remained as best friends until his passing. Roy was a Gold Card Member of the Bricklayers Union and worked on many area projects. He retired from Seedorf Masonry. Roy enjoyed traveling and gardening.

He is survived by two grandchildren, Julie (Travis) Besgrove with three great-grandchildren, and John (Cherise) Kintz with three great-grandchildren.

The family requests that memorial donations be made to the American Lung Association and Washington, Iowa Hospice/Compassus.com.

Visitation will be at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, June 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Friday, June 9, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with committal at West Branch Cemetery thereafter. A livestream of the funeral service may be accessed on the funeral home website tribute page for Roy, under “photos and videos or media,” starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023.

Please share a memory of Roy at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.