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Name:	Justin Edward Hinen
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	DECEASED 2013,
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Class of	2010	Attended from through
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Birthdate:	January 29, 1992
Date of Death:	March 6, 2013

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Notes:	Justin Edward Hinen, 21, of Columbia City, died early Wednesday morning, March 6, 2013 as a result of a snowmobiling accident north of Columbia City. He was born January 29, 1992 in Columbia City a son of Jeffery L. and Cynthia A. (Schenkel) Hinen. He graduated from Columbia City High School and just recently completed his associate's degree in business & marketing at Baker College. He was employed at the family business, Hinen Printing. His memberships included St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church, F.F.A., Eel River Pheasants Forever, N.R.A. and 10 year member of Whitley County 4-H Inc. Surviving relatives include his parents, Jeff & Cindy; a brother and a sister, Jeremy Hinen and Jennifer Hinen; grandparents, Dale & Sharon Hinen and Joan Schenkel Hinen; and paternal great grandmother, Mary Hinen, all of Columbia City. His maternal grandfather and step grandfather, Thomas Schenkel and Chuck Hinen, preceded him in death. The funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church, 315 South Line Street, Columbia City with visitation one hour prior. The burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery. The visitation will also be from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Sunday. Preferred memorials are to Whitley County 4-H Inc. *Post & Mail March 6, 2013:* A 2010 Columbia City High School graduate was killed in a snowmobile accident early Wednesday morning. Justin Hinen, 21, of Columbia City, was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 1:30 a.m. after he allegedly drove his snowmobile into a fence. Indiana conservation officer Darren Reed said Hinen left the roadway, crashing into a wire fence that enclosed a livestock pasture. Hinen was traveling on County Road 200 North between County Roads 150 West and 250 West, when he intentionally left the road to head across a field. "He must not have been familiar with the area," Reed said. Though an autopsy is scheduled for today, authorities say blunt force trauma to the neck is believed to be the cause of death. Conservation officers say that after traveling a few hundred yards, Hinen's snowmobile struck a multi-stranded wire fence enclosing a livestock pasture. The driver of the another snowmobile saw the crash and immediately called 911. Hinen was attending school at Baker College of Owosso in Michigan.

Last Updated:	03-08-2013		Alumni ID:	26171

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