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Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna

Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna of Santa Clara County, California United States was born in 1949 in San Jose to Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch and Frank Kroetch. She has a sister Pam (Kroetch) Marks. Kathleen was baptized in April 1964 at University Congregational Church in Seattle, King County, WA. She married Leonard Michael Pinna on May 27, 1972 at Church of the Valley in Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California and they later divorced in July 1981 in San Jose. Kathleen Pinna has a child Daniel J Pinna.

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Kathy has lived in San Jose California for the majority of her life, having spent a few years in various places in Washington State. She was married once to Leo Pinna and they had one child Daniel Joseph Pinna. Kathy worked on and off at the Valley Medical Center, as did her sister Pam Marks and mother Marian Joyce Benning, but has spent the majority of her career as a spiritual counselor and adviser for over 40 years having assisted thousands of individuals in their quest for realization. Kathy is cofounder and Content & Community Manager of AncientFaces.
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1949

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San Jose, Santa Clara County, California United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

Kathy is Caucasian, primarily western and northern European. Her heritage includes Welsh, Scottish, a little English, French, and German. She is a direct descendant of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower in the United States and the "daughters of the King" in Canada.
Nationality & Locations

Born in San Jose, California she was raised in San Jose and Cupertino, California and attended high school in Saratoga, California. After living in the state of Washington for about 6 years as a child and again for 3 years in her mid 20s, she returned to the San Jose area and has lived in Cambrian and Campbell for the past 40+ years.
Early Life & Education

Kathy first attended Doyle Grade School in Cupertino, California and then University Heights Grade school and John Marshall Junior High in Seattle Washington. Returning to California, she attended Saratoga High School and the University of California at Berkeley.
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1964

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April 1964
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University Congregational Church in Seattle, King County, Washington United States
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Religious Beliefs

Kathy was baptized in the Congregational Church: as of 2023, it is called the United Church of Christ.
Military Service

Kathy was never in the United States military.
Professional Career

Kathy is Co-Founder and Content & Community Manager of AncientFaces (that's the website you're on right now) and a spiritual Counselor to thousands of clients over the past 40 years. For a while, while her son was growing up, she worked in the emergency room at Santa Clara County Valley Medical Center and at EPS - emergency psychiatric services.
Personal Life & Family

Kathy was a member of the Rosicrucian Society in San Jose, California, many years ago. She also volunteered as a den mother for her son's Cub Scouts troop for three years, and at her son's grammar school. Being a single mother, Kathy stayed busy with work, leaving her with limited free time. She was also known for her love of reading and her interest in helping others.
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Pam Marks

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04/22/2006

Kroetch and Barrett Family, 1957

Photo taken Christmas day at the Frank Kroetch home in Cupertino, CA. From left to right: Chuck Barrett, niece Kathy Kroetch (with mouse ears), Anne Calkin Kroetch, Fred Kroetch, Frank Kroetch with his sister Norma Kroetch Erickson on lap, Uncle Bill Erickson with neices and nephews in front: Pam Kroetch (with mouse ears) Brent Kroetch and Wendy Lee 'Brandi' Kroetch.

Date & Place: 1957 at Kroetch Home in Cupertino, California USA

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12/25/2020

Merry Christmas from our family to yours! This is the AncientFaces family in Cupertino CA at Christmas in 1957. Two of the founders were little girls and the Founder and Creator was born decades later. Hope your day is full of love however you gather.

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Kathy Pinna

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12/15/2022

This was a great time for us kids. Uncle Chuck lived with us, Uncle Fred, Aunt Ann, and their children lived nearby in Cupertino, and Aunt Norma and Uncle Bill lived in the adjacent city to us, in Santa Clara. Pam and I couldn't get up Christmas morning until sunrise so when it got light, we'd jump out of bed and get Mom and Dad and Uncle Chuck. Dad would call Aunt Norma and they would come right over. We would be excited and the adults would be bleary eyed. They would begin the day with screwdrivers (!orange juice & vodka) while we opened presents. Then around miday, Uncle Fred and family would come over and we'd eat and party all day 😁😁 Chrstmas was a dawn to after dusk affair and the more people, the merrier. Lots of family and a stream of neighbors dropping by. Uncle Bill came from a small family and he and Aunt Norma didn't have kids. I think he loved the chaos!

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Bob Olson, Glen Heistand, and Kroetch girls

Kathy Pinna

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04/04/2009

Bob Olson, Glen Heistand, and Kroetch girls

L to R: Bob Olson with Kathy Kroetch on his shoulders, and Glen Heistand with Pam Kroetch on his shoulders. Taken on Bird Ave in Willow Glen, San Jose, CA. Wish the traffic were still so light! Bob Olson and Glen Heistand were from Washington state.

Date & Place: January 1, 1952 at Kroetch Home in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California USA

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01/04/2022

In the 1950s, almost every family had friends and/or family members who were in the military. World War II had ended just a few years before and the Korean Conflict had started in 1950. This 1952 photo in the Willow Glen district of San Jose CA (now Silicon Valley) is of Kathy (left) and Pam (right) Kroetch with their mother's high school classmates, Bob Olson (left) and Glen Heistand (right). It's Pam's birthday today!

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12/06/2006

Abbott, Kroetsch, and Pinna

A photo of my Great-grandfather, David Shirley Abbott, my Dad Frank Kroetsch, and me (Kathleen Kroetch Pinna) at my Grandpa Shirley's house in Seattle, about 1981. I was visiting from California with my 1 mos old son!

Date & Place: February 20, 1981 in Seattle, Washington USA

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Kathy Pinna

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04/04/2009

Frank Kroetch Family

A photo of Frank Kroetch, his wife Joyce Benning Kroetch, daughters Pamela (with glasses in front) and Kathleen.

Date & Place: January 1, 1958 in Cupertino, California USA

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12/28/2016

What are holidays and celebrations without family? Happy Birthday to AncientFaces.com cofounder Kathy Pinna (shown here in back), with her mother, father and sister (also an AncientFaces cofounder) taken in 1958 San Jose, California.

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12/28/2016

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Pam Marks

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09/25/2023

Erickson Wedding

Family goofing off prior to Bill Erickson and Norma Kroetch Dahlquist' wedding, September 1953. Back row: Granville Gillett, Elaine Kroetch Gillett, Frank Kroetch, Norma and Bill. Front row of children: Shawn Gillett, Kathy Kroetch, Sandi Gillett, Sherry Gillett, Susie Gillett, Pam Kroetch.

Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.

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01/01/2001

Chuck Barrett & Kathy Kroetch

Chuck Barrett (about age 22) and his niece, Kathy, at the Kroetch home for Christmas.

Date & Place: December 1950 at Kroetch Home in San Jose, California USA

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Pam Marks

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11/02/2023

What a cutie…either one….Bird Ave?

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Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch Oct 11, 1930 - Sep 10, 2017

Frank Kroetch Mar 25, 1927 - Jul 12, 2001

Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna born 1949

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Church of the Valley Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California United States

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Pam (Kroetch) Marks born Jan 1951 San Jose, California, United States

Pam (Kroetch) Marks of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California United States was born in January 1951 at San Jose Hospital in San Jose to Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch and Frank Kroetch. Pam Marks has a sister Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna. She married Tom Jacobs in 1984 and they later divorced in 1993. They had a child Layne Marks Jacobs. She would also marry Neil W. Marks in 1999. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Pam (Kroetch) Marks.

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Pamela S. Kroetsch Marks

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Daniel J Pinna born Jan 11, 1981 San Jose, California, United States

Daniel Joseph Pinna of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California United States was born on January 11, 1981 at Good Samaritan Hospital 2425 Samaritan Dr, in San Jose to Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna and Leonard Michael Pinna. Daniel was baptized in 1987 at St. Frances Cabrini Parish 15333 Woodard Rd, in San Jose. Daniel Pinna married Lisa Michelle (Kinslow) Pinna on June 14, 2014 at Carmel Mission Basilica Museum 3080 Rio Rd, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County, CA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Daniel J Pinna.

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Michelle A Cassidy born Aug 12 San Jose, California, United States

Michelle A Cassidy of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California United States was born on August 12. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Michelle A Cassidy.

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Lisa Michelle (Kinslow) Pinna born Jul 26

Lisa Michelle (Kinslow) Pinna was born on July 26 to Timothy Kinslow and Debbie (Kunde) Kinslow, and has a brother Ryan Kinslow. Lisa Kinslow married Daniel J Pinna on June 14, 2014 at Carmel Mission Basilica Museum 3080 Rio Rd, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lisa Michelle (Kinslow) Pinna.

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Gracia C. Lionardi born May 15, 1990 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

Gracia Clarissa Lionardi of Bandung, Bandung City County, West Java Indonesia was born on May 15, 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gracia C. Lionardi.

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Gracia Clarissa Lionardi of Bandung, Bandung City County, West Java Indonesia was born at Hermina Jatinegara Hospital in Kota Jakarta Timur County, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gracia Clarissa Lionardi.

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Other Kroetch Family Biographies

Kroetch, Martin (Born Apr 9, 1858) Kroetch, Lawrence (Aug 23, 1892 - Nov 1976) Kroetch, Gertrude (May 25, 1884 - Jun 1969) Kroetch, Callistus (Born Aug 8, 1890) Kroetch, Marian (Oct 11, 1930 - Sep 10, 2017) Maxwell, Juanita (May 15, 1901 - Jul 3, 1935) Marks, Pam (Born Jan 1951) Gray, Margaret (Oct 2, 1882 - May 6, 1974) Kroetch, Ida (Apr 24, 1910 - Jul 18, 1993) Kroetch, John Baptiste (Apr 7, 1874 - Apr 30, 1945)

Kroetch, Dorothy (Oct 16, 1906 - Aug 2, 1932) Gillette, Elaine (May 19, 1924 - Jan 29, 2007) Kroetch, Frederick (Feb 16, 1889 - Aug 1970) Kroetch, Marian (Apr 21, 1929 - Sep 5, 1995) Kroetch, Anabelle Johannes (Born 1929) Kroetch Abbott, Hellen (Sep 27, 1879 - Sep 27, 1968) Rafferty, Wendy (Born Apr 25) Kroetch, Dorothy (Apr 21, 1908 - Mar 1987) Kroetch, Lester (Sep 6, 1913 - Jan 8, 1999) Kroetch, Frank (Mar 25, 1927 - Jul 12, 2001)

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Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna's History: 1949

Introduction

Birthday

Ethnicity & Family History

Nationality & Locations

Early Life & Education

Baptism

Religious Beliefs

Military Service

Professional Career

Personal Life & Family

Living status

48 Memories, Stories & Photos about Kathleen

Kathleen Kroetch's Family Tree & Friends

Kathleen Kroetch's Family Tree

Leonard Michael Pinna

Kathleen Rae (Kroetch) Pinna

Kathleen's Friends

Other Kroetch Family Biographies