James "Buddy" Kindhart

April 17, 2014

Service Details

James “Buddy” Kindhart, 55, went home to be with his Heavenly Father after a courageous battle of cancer on Thursday, April 17, 2014 while surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born April 17, 1959 to James and Mildred Kindhart in Des Moines, Iowa.

James loved spending time with his family. He had many hobbies and took pride in building model cars and was a collector of guns and knives. James enjoyed fishing and tinkering around with his truck.

He is survived by his loving wife, Tonya; children, Amanda (Carlton) Bishop, Tabetha (Juan) Delos Reyes, Tonja Grijalva, and Neil (Morgan) Kindhart; step-children, Amanda and Ryan Faux; grandchildren, CJ, Brandon, Conner, and Aaliyah Bishop, Jose, Miguel, Alejandro, and Marco Delos Reyes, Enrique, Amber and Elio; sister, Susan (Jeff) Jayne; brother, Gary Kindhart.

James was preceded in death by his parents, James and Mildred Kindhart; and his brother, Michael Kindhart.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2014 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street in Des Moines.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the family in loving memory of James.

On-line condolences to www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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