MURPHY, Kenneth E. 1929-2007

MURPHY, KENT, SHAFFER, STUMBERG, SCHEUMANN, KLING, LOWRY

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 12/30/2012 at 22:54:36

Kenneth E. Murphy, 78, of Cedar Falls and formerly of Dike and Newton, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo.

He was born August 28, 1929 in Newton, Iowa, the son of Loren and Gladys (Kent) Murphy. Kenneth married Beverly Shaffer on September 23, 1950 in Mingo, Iowa. He was a graduate of Mingo High School and served with the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. Kenneth worked at John Deere & Company in Waterloo for thirty years, retiring in 1985 as the manager of product performance worldwide. He was a member of Dike American Legion Post 471 and the Dike Masonic Lodge.

Survivors include his wife, Beverly Murphy, of Cedar Falls; a son, Kent (Vicki) Murphy, of Dike; two daughters, Pamela (Gary) Stumberg of Strawberry Point, Iowa and Deb (Brent) Murphy-Scheumann of Olathe, Kansas; fourteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; a brother, Marvin (Angie) Murphy, of Apache Junction, Arizona; two sisters, Eva Kling of Baxter, Iowa and Reva Lowry of Des Moines, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Charles Shaffer, of Mingo, and many nieces and nephew.

Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be 10:30 am Friday, October 5, 2007, at the United Church of Christ in Cedar Falls, where military honors will be conducted by Dike American Legion Post 471. Interment will be 2:30 pm Friday at Green Castle Cemetery near Mingo, Iowa. Visitation will be 4—8:00 pm Thursday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home in Cedar Falls, and one hour before service at the church. A memorial fund will be established at a later date.

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