Kyle K. Barnes, 74, of Green Bay passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at Allouez Assisted Living. He was born on February 27, 1952, in California to the late Barney and Lajuanda (Myers) Barnes. His mother passed away when he was young and was later raised by his “aunt”, Linda McCrossin and her family. Kyle graduated in 1970 from Peshtigo High School where he was very involved in athletics. He was married to Irene Long for a number of years and had four wonderful children together. Kyle worked for Fort Howard/Georgia Pacific for over 30 years and later worked flipping houses. He learned construction from his father and was proud of all the work he could do by himself. Kyle always could find time for things. He coached wrestling for many years in the Green Bay area and coached two kids to State. He enjoyed softball, hanging out at the pool, and Westerns movies. Kyle’s retirement passion was golf.
Kyle is survived by his sons, Gabriel (Brooke) Barnes and Jacob Barnes both of Green Bay; daughter, Kasey (Shawn) Martin of Oconto; brothers, Pat and Mike Barnes; sister Angelina Godwin and aunt, Linda McCrossin; many grand and great grandchildren; former girlfriend, Bonnie Schaefer and her children, Cody and Hailey, who he helped raise; good friends, Leonard and Joan Shefchik; In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Matthew; sister, Theresa; and ex-wife, Irene Long.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 20th from Noon until 2pm at Thielen Funeral Home in Marinette. Burial will be held immediately following at Glenwood Memorial Gardens.
The family would like to thank Allouez Assisted Living for all of the compassionate care shown to Kyle and his family over the last few months.
