Roylene Kintz, 75

March 30, 1946 —

Jan. 22, 2022

 

CRESCO - Roylene Marie Kintz, age 75, of Cresco, Iowa, peacefully passed away in her home surrounded by family on Jan. 22, 2022, after a long battle with COPD/Emphysema. 

No services are planned at this time. Lindstrom Funeral Home handled the arrangements. 

 Roylene was born on March 30, 1946, in Cresco to Roy and Dorothy (Knudsen) Maronde. She graduated from Crestwood High School in 1964. 

Roylene married Richard Schmauss in 1965. To this union two children were born, Darin and Richelle. They later divorced. 

She married Damon Kintz in 1987. 

Roylene worked as a secretary/bookkeeper for many years. In 1994 she and Darin started Master Plastics. She semi-retired when Richelle came to work there in 1997. 

Roylene loved spending time with her grandchildren and spoiling them! She and Damon enjoyed traveling to all but two states in their motorcoach with their two dogs. Quilting and other crafts were her passion for years. The couple enjoyed going to Lake City, Minn. during the summer and seeing all their friends at the Lake City VFW and going pontooning with family and friends. 

She is survived by her husband, Damon; son, Darin (Anna) Schmauss, daughter Richelle (Jess) Byrnes and stepdaughters, Michele (Tom) Tuchek and Beth (Jeff) Slifka, all of Cresco; grandchildren, Sabrina Schmidt, Ashlyn (Gatlin Keehner) Schmauss, Cole Schmauss and Jackson Byrnes; step-grandchildren, Samantha (Chris) Williams, Kirstin (Nate) Widell, Sonni (Tyler) Ricklefs, Claire Tuchek, Grant Tuchek; step-great-grandchildren, Maverick and Hailey Williams, Kora and Eddie Widell and Hudson Ricklefs; brothers. Gene (Judy Loucks) of Flagstaff, Ariz. and Jim (Mychelle) of Rochester, Minn; several nieces and nephews; and a brother-in-law, Mike Vail of Hammond, Minn. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, LouKay Vail; her grandparents, Bertha (Klockow) Knudsen, Knud Louis Knudsen, and Nellie (Bauer) and Louis Maronde; and two great granddaughters, Faith and Hope Widell.