Cynthia "Cindy" Louise Kirchen

The greenskeeper’s soul is now complete as his wife of 36 years “Alice” went to join him in heaven on February 12, 2018. Cynthia Louise Kirchen was born in Seattle Washington on January 12, 1951 to Jack and Betty Howe. Her family moved back to England soon after she was born. They found themselves traveling back and forth to the United States and finally planted roots in Woodside, California where Cindy attended grade school and high school. After graduation, she traveled the world and then worked for Pacific Bell for several years. She followed in her father’s footsteps by receiving her pilot’s license. Together they would fly her mother, Betty, to Sunriver Resort in Oregon on numerous occasions where they enjoyed many beautiful rounds of golf together. In April of 1972, she married the love of her life, Paul Kirchen at Mission Santa Clara. As newlyweds, they spent a short time in Southern California before moving back to Yreka where Cindy worked for several years as a real estate broker with Red Carpet. Eventually she decided to work side by side her parents in the family business they had built at Shasta Valley Golf Course. In 1980, Cindy and Paul began their life long commitment to managing and maintaining the golf course while starting a family of their own. Their two children, Jennifer and David, were raised on the course and share their parents love of golf. Cindy became a grandmother in the summer of 2009, when she welcomed her first grandchild, Alexis, into the world. And again, in the spring of 2014 she was blessed to meet her grandson, Alden. Cindy enjoyed golfing all along the west coast with Paul during their life together. She competed in many PWGA qualifying golf events with one of her closest friends Daryl Minder. Most weekends you could find her playing Shasta Valley with her family. She enjoyed making memories with her family on annual houseboating trips to Lake Shasta and camping adventures to Howard Prairie Lake where they would fish, jet ski and gather around the campfire in the evenings. Cindy is survived by her daughter Jennifer Louise (Ron), son David Paul (Kaitlin), granddaughter Alexis Louise Serna (8), grandson Alden James Kirchen (3), sisters Patricia (Lewis) and Linda (Antonio), brother John (Mia), sisters-in-law Kathryn, Joan (Michael, preceded), Ann (Michael), Patricia, Mary, brothers-in-law Jack (preceded), Mark (Shirley), Peter (Lilian) and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband Paul Joseph and her parents John McKinlay and Beatrice Louise Howe. The family is planning a celebration of life at Shasta Valley Golf and Country Club on Saturday March 24, 2018 from 1 to 3 pm. For more information contact Jennifer at jraserna@gmail.com .

Cynthia "Cindy" Louise Kirchen

January 12, 1951 - February 12, 2018