Clyde Stephen “Steve” Kinsella, 65 of Maryland Heights, Missouri, passed away at 2:17 a.m., Thursday, September 7, 2017 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, an autoimmune liver disease in 1998.
His funeral will be at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home in Bloomington with Monsignor Douglas Hennessy officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Normal. Visitation will be from 9:30-11:30 a.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to American Liver Foundation, the American Heart Association or an organ and tissue donation organization of your choice.
Steve was born January 23, 1952 in Bloomington, Illinois, the son of Clyde Francis and Geraldine Eades Kinsella and grew up on the Lexington family farm.
Survivors include two sisters, Carol (Stephen) Young of Bloomington and Colleen (Howard) Cornish of Sherman; three nieces, Katy (Jason) Killian of Bloomington, Sarah (Todd) Gardner of Bloomington and Molly (Chris) Meier of Indianapolis; one nephew, Scott (Whitney) Cornish of Chatham and nine great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Steve graduated from Lexington High School in 1970 and received both his bachelor’s and master’s degree from Illinois State University. He was associated with the Occupational Development Center and Deluxe Check Printers in Bloomington. He moved to the St. Louis area with Deluxe and later worked and retired in April 2017 from Incentive Concepts in Maryland Heights, Missouri, where he oversaw their shipping operation.
Steve loved sports, both as a spectator and participant. He played high school basketball and he continued playing throughout his life. Steve was interested in fitness and was a runner until shortly before his death. He was a devoted fan of the Chicago White Sox. His other interests included history, reading, films, art and spending time with family. It was hard to stump him with a question on sports or films. We will all miss him.
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