Kehl, Maynard M.

KEHL, ALBRECHT, DINDERMAN, KAMPAS, ZINK, WOJCIK, WINTER, BROWN, CLOUSER, FREDERICK

Posted By: Ruth Maring - VOLUNTEER
Date: 3/16/2010 at 19:33:54

The Clinton Herald
March 12, 2010
Maynard M. Kehl
Herald Staff Report

Mount Carroll, Ill. — Maynard M. Kehl, age 83, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2010, surrounded by his loving family at Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at the Mount Carroll Church of God with Pastor George Reser officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 15, from 4 to 8:00 p.m. also at the Mount Carroll Church of God. A memorial has been established in Maynard’s name. Online condolences and memorial tributes may be left for the family at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com

Maynard was born September 28, 1926, in Freedom Township, Carroll County, Illinois, the son of Harry and Annie (Albrecht) Kehl. He attended Sage School in Freedom Township and later the Radio, Electronic and Television School in Rock Island, Illinois, receiving a degree in 1966. Maynard married Bernice Dinderman on April 18, 1948, in Mount Carroll.

Maynard farmed in the Mount Carroll area and worked as a Journeyman Electrician for Kelly Springfield Tire Company in Freeport, Illinois, retiring in 1991. He also worked at American Air in Morrison, Illinois, and Atwood in Stockton, Illinois. Maynard was a member of the Mount Carroll Church of God, the United Rubber Workers Union, Carroll County Farm Bureau, the National Rifle Association and was a Freedom Township Trustee for eight years.

Maynard enjoyed hunting and trapping, going to auctions, cutting wood, photography and riding his Harley Davidson in his earlier years. He could fix anything and if he couldn’t find a part for something, he made it by hand. Maynard invented many gadgets that would make life easier for him. Most important to him though, was the time he was able to spend with his family.

Maynard is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife of sixty one years, Bernice Kehl of Mount Carroll; three daughters, Barbara (Bill) Kampas of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, Jean Kehl of Mount Carroll and Linda (Bill) Zink of Fulton, Illinois; six grandchildren, Audra (Adam) Wojcik of Elkhorn, Missy (Travis Winter) Kampas of Denver, Colorado, Brian Kampas of Denver, Frank (Lauree) Brown of Savanna, Illinois, Ryan (Amber) Zink of Newton, Iowa, and Tracy Zink of Fulton; three great-grandchildren, Megan and Joshua Wojcik of Elkhorn, and Emily Zink of Newton; two brothers, Melvin (Jackie) Kehl of Mount Carroll and Delmar (Wanda) Kehl of Scottsdale, Arizona; two sisters, Mary Clouser of Middleton, Pennsylvania, and Carolyn Kehl of Las Vegas, Nevada; two sisters–in–law, Edna Kehl of Mount Carroll and Darline Frederick of Mount Carroll; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Maynard was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Johnie Kehl.

Death date: March 10, 2010