Kingery, Kathryn Irene 1924-2015

KINGERY, HUGHES, HILDEBRAND, STOECKER, HOBBS, SCHWARZ, HEWITT, RESTOLA, ARMSTRONG

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Date: 1/26/2015 at 09:24:53

Kathryn Irene Kingery
Newton, IA
Oct 12, 1924 - Jan 22, 2015

Visitation Service At the funeral home
Thursday, January 29th, 2015 10:00am to 11:00am

Funeral Service At the funeral home
Thursday, January 29th, 2015 11:00am

Burial Service Newton Union Cemetery
Thursday, January 29th, 2015

Kathryn Irene Kingery, 90, of Newton died on Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Nelson Manor in Newton. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service on Thursday. Memorials to the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church may be left at the funeral home.

Irene, the daughter of Henry W. and Mary Olive (Hughes) Hildebrand, was born on October 12, 1924 in Newton. She graduated from Newton High School in the class of 1942. Irene was united in marriage with J. Walter “Walt” Kingery on July 16, 1943 in San Francisco, California. They made their home in Newton. Irene worked at the Maytag Company during the war and then at the Newton Clinic. In addition to being a homemaker, she also worked at the Vernon Company and later at the Maytag Dairy Farm. Irene enjoyed collecting, traveling, and shopping.

She was a loving and devoted wife, mom, grandma, sister, and friend. Irene is survived by her son, Dave (Pam) Kingery of Newton; three grandchildren, Jake Stoecker, Eric (Clarissa) Stoecker, and Brian (Kelly) Stoecker; her four great-grandchildren, Zoe, Merrick, Elinor, and Aisley; three sister-in-laws, Mabel Hobbs, Myrtle Schwarz, and Sandy Kingery; brother-in-law, Clifford “Buzz” (Carol) Kingery; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Walt in 2008; two brothers, Dr. William Hildebrand and James Hildebrand; and four sisters, Lucille Hildebrand, Louise Hewitt, Imogene Restola, and Joann Armstrong. ~ The Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa 22 Jan 2015.