Dennis Leo Kelnhofer

Dennis Kelnhofer passed away on Monday, October 28, 2024, leaving his wife Lynn after 65 years of Holy Matrimony.  He was a faithful lifelong Catholic and was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church as well as a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus.  Born February 21, 1933, in Park Falls, WI, he was the youngest of 12 children of Joseph and Rose Kelnhofer.  Other surviving family members include sons Richard (Kathy), Mark (Jeanine), and Michael (Michelle), five grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. 

He was a veteran of the Korean War serving as Sergeant with Headquarters Company, Eighth Army Forward.  He was also credit manager for Borden in Columbus, OH, which he retired in 1993.

Dennis's family will receive friends on Thursday, November 7, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a Knights of Columbus Rosary Service at 7:00pm at the Cotner Funeral Home, 7369 E. Main St. Reynoldsburg, OH. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, November 8, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 1051 Waggoner Rd. Reynoldsburg, OH. Private inurnment at Resurrection Cemetery, Lewis Center, Ohio.

The family requests memorial donations in Dennis's name to: St Jude Children's Hospital or, St. Pius X Catholic Church.

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