Dr. Gene L. Krishingner

Krishingner, Dr. Gene L., 85, born March 4, 1939, in York, PA, died August 10, 2024, in Hendersonville, NC.

Dr. Gene Krishingner received his Doctor of Medicine from Loma Linda University in 1965. He completed his surgical internship in Takoma Park, MD, and residencies in general, vascular, and thoracic surgery in Jacksonville, FL, and at White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles, CA. He proudly served in the United States Navy from 1972 to 1974. In 1976, he moved to Hendersonville, NC, to work at Fletcher Hospital until 2004. Despite being diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma in 2009 and undergoing treatment, he continued to work as a general surgeon until 2018, lastly at the Navajo Indian Reservation in Chinle, AZ.

He was preceded in death by his parents, David and June Krishingner; stepmother, Wilma Krishingner; and brothers, Philip A. Krishingner and James L. (Shorty) Krishingner.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Beatrice Anne Newman Krishingner; six children, Stephanie (Scott) Yager, Rebecca Bartlett, Dr. Gene (Christa) Krishingner Jr., Pamela (Sam) Burchard, Dr. David (Tami) Krishingner, and Dr. John (Julie) Krishingner; 12 grandchildren, Ashlyn (Jonathan) Armstrong, Dr. Gene Austin (Kiri) Krishingner, Alexandra (Michael) DeRose, Aidan Krishingner, Carissa (Jordan) Hall, Carson Krishingner, Katelyn Burchard, Tarah Krishingner, Lantz Krishingner, Jackson Krishingner, Erica Krishingner, and Gavin Clement; five great-grandchildren, Elise and Rowan Armstrong, Leon, Owen, and Silas Krishingner.

He is also survived by his siblings, David (Bay) Krishingner Jr., Janet (Sterling) Mummert, Judith Shaffer, and Nancy (Dave) Leonard; and stepsiblings, Patty (Mark) Battenburg and Stanley (Miriam) Yurth.