Fred Kalinoski Jr.

Fred Kalinoski, age 96, slipped the bonds of this earth and went to be with his Lord on October 3rd, 2025.

Fred was born on November 22nd, 1928, in Montcoal, West Virginia to the late Fred Kalinoski Sr. and Anna Kalinoski. He attended school in West Virginia but after completing Grade 8 he left the classroom to work in the coal mines. In December of 1945, having barely reached the age of 17, he joined the US Navy where he served as a machinist’s mate aboard the USS Conserver, a rescue and salvage ship tasked with coming to the aid of stricken vessels. He served on active duty in the Pacific Theater at the end of WWII from 1945 to 1947. He received an honorable discharge and then continued in the Navy reserves until 1952.

His vocation was as a machinist where he took his experience in the Navy and moved on to work at Dupont and then GE for many years. He became a talented machinist, known for his ability to create things from metal and wood and his ability to fix just about anything. During his later years, he loved working on his wood lathe to make bowls, lamps, and other unique items which he loved to give away. Fred always knew that his greatest accomplishment was his family and his children. He was married to the love of his life, Peggy, for 66 years until her death in December of 2019. He was predeceased by his son, Steve, as well as his sister Virginia Dickens, and brothers Stanley and William. He is survived by his brother, Tommy, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and his sister, Peggy Taylor, of North Carolina. He is also survived by his son, Jonathan and his wife Peace, of Chichester, New Hampshire, daughter Becky and her husband, Tim (Adams), who are missionaries in the Philippines, daughter Debbie and her husband Bill (Shanklin), of Kenna, West Virginia, and son, Michael and his wife Susan, of Charleston, West Virginia. He is also survived by his granddaughters, Hannah, Sarah, Amanda, Kristen, Melissa, and Jessika as well as many great grandchildren.

Fred was a devout Christian whose greatest wish was to go to heaven to be with his Savior and to see his wife, Peggy, again. May he rest in the eternal peace that comes when our journey here is over, and we are called Home.

There will be a celebration of life at a later date, and the internment will be private.