It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Anton David “Tony” Kinert on July 15, 2025 after a brief illness. Born in Freeport, Illinois on Oct. 19, 1939 to Harry and Teresa (Balles) Kinert. His family moved to Oak Park when he was young. He attended Oak Park and River Forest High School where his father was a popular basketball coach and where he met his former wife Rebecca Downey, with whom he had four children.
He was a truck driver until he bought Olde Town West in Forest Park, known for having the best deep dish pizza around. He was also known for the many pranks he played. An avid gardener, he won the Cavalcade Pride Award in Oak Park for his beautiful gardens. He retired to Marco Island, Florida to be near his mother, Teresa, where they loved to make jewelry, garden and go garage saling together.
Tony is survived by his children, Michael Kinert, Aimee (Mark) Jepsen, Kellie Kinert (Von Mock), and Kevin Kinert; his grandchildren, Matthew, Kaitlyn and Annaka Jepsen; and his sister, Karen Kinert-McKenna and her children, Terry Sanders, Christy Navarro and Tim Jansky.