Kenneth E. McGrory, 01 Aug 1958 - 04 May 2020

MCGRORY, MICHALEK, AKSAMIT, EICHHORN, RIFFEL, BLOOD

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 5/14/2020 at 13:26:54

Kenneth E. McGrory, 61, of Ladora, Iowa, passed away on May 4, 2020, at his home of natural causes.

A private family graveside service and burial has been scheduled for Saturday, May 9th, at 10:30 am, at Calvary Cemetery in Victor, Iowa. Fr. Cory Close of St. Bridget Catholic Church will be officiating.

A memorial mass will be held at St. Bridget Catholic Church at a later date.

Ken was born on August 1, 1958, in Marengo, Iowa, the son of James and Margaret (Michalek) McGrory. He was raised on the family farm near Ladora, where he attended St. John’s Catholic School and was a 1976 graduate of HLV High School.

During his lifetime, Ken held several jobs in the surrounding area. He enjoyed the outdoors and working on vehicles of any kind. He had strong faith, a love for his family, and especially loved all of his nieces and nephews. Ken was a simple man, with a genuine soul- he was known for his kind-hearted nature and loved by many.

He is survived by his parents, Jim and Marge McGrory of Ladora, IA; his siblings, Dan McGrory of Ladora, IA, Mark (Chris) McGrory of Victor, IA, Maureen (Dr. Tim) Aksamit of Rochester, MN, and Monica (Jon) Eichhorn of Belle Plaine, IA; nine nieces and nephews, Erin (Justin) Riffel of Ladora, IA, Alyssa (Luke) Blood of Ladora, IA, Jared McGrory of Victor, IA, Jim Aksamit of Billings, MT, Claire Aksamit of Fort Collins, CO, William Aksamit of Milwaukee, WI, Joe Eichhorn of Belle Plaine, IA, Hannah Eichhorn of Belle Plaine, IA, Luke Eichhorn of Belle Plaine, IA; and five great nieces and nephews, Gage and Finn Riffel, and Layna, Brylee, and Rorie Blood.

Memorials can be directed to the family at this time.

Published in The Hometown Current on May 13, 2020. An Abbreviated version published in The Gazette on May 8, 2020