Kenneth Stephen Finck

BARRE CITY – Kenneth S. Finck, 94, of Prospect Street died peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Rowan Court Health and Rehabilitation Center in Barre.
He was born on October 22, 1920 in Victory, New York, the son of Stephen and Rossi (Rorabeck) Finck. Kenneth attended high school in Red Creek, New York. Later enlisting in the United States Marine Corps and served in World War II from December 1942 to July 1945. In November of 1941, he married Ruth Esther VanNostrand in Red Creek, New York. They made their home in Auburn, New York and later Guilderland, New York until 1971, when they moved to Barre.
Kenneth first worked as a Deputy Sheriff in Cayuga County, New York and later ran a logging operation there. After moving to Vermont, he and his family started a company selling heavy equipment for the logging industry, and later sold sawmill equipment until he retired to Florida. Kenneth was an active member of the Free and Accepted Masons of New York, Auburn Lodge #124 and in his spare time he enjoyed playing horseshoes, shuffleboard, and was an avid square dancer. Kenneth and his wife were members of the Central Vermont Squares and the Hedding United Methodist Church in Barre.
Survivors include his three sons, Dale Finck and his wife, Kathleen, of Barre; Craig Finck and his wife, Kathleen, of North Hero; and Mark Finck of San Francisco, California; along with his 7 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, and two sisters, Leta Jones and Norma Finck.
His life will be honored and celebrated at the Hooker Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy Street, Barre on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Friends and family may call from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 11:00 a.m. Interment with military honors will be held at the Wilson Cemetery Columbarium in Websterville.