He was born in Kinde, Michigan and came to Brevard County from Warren, Michigan. Ernest worked for TNT Overland Express and as a Teamster, and was a veteran of the Korean War in the U.S. Army.
Ernest is survived by his son, Ernest M. Krinkie; daughter-in-law, Jennifer Krinkie; daughter, Debra Batchelder; grandchildren, Leah Schaudt, Annette and Darren Kunkel, James Tyrrell, and Ronald Batchelder; and great-grandchildren, Alyssa Kunkel, Emily Kunkel, Leo Batchelder, Ryan Batchelder, and Shane Tyrrell.
There will be Military Honors provided by the U.S. Army on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 2:00p.m. at Fountainhead Memorial Park, and a service will be held at St. Sebastian at 11:00a.m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2015.
Please make donations to VITAS Hospice, In Memory of Ernest E. Krinkie.