Berkey, Kenneth Paul 1917-2002

BERKEY, FLORMAN, CRAWFORD

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Date: 3/5/2005 at 17:17:16

Kenneth Paul Berkey

COLFAX — Kenneth Paul Berkey, 84, of Colfax died Monday, Feb. 18, at USA Healthcare Newton. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Colfax United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jill Flyr officiating. Burial will be at Colfax Cemetery. Walters-Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax is handling arrangements. Friends may call after noon Wednesday at the funeral home where the family will be available from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial will be accepted to the Colfax United Methodist Church or the Colfax Public Library.

The son of Harry J. and Adeline (Florman) Berkey, he was born July 19, 1917, in Montour. He graduated from Mitchellville High School in 1935. On Nov. 4, 1938, he married Dorothy Mae Crawford in Bethany, Mo. He was a farmer and a member of the Colfax United Methodist Church, longtime 4-H leader and a member of the Colfax Library Board. He lived in Ankeny and Mitchellville, and in Colfax since 1950.

Survivors include his wife two sons and daughters-in-law, Rick and Linda of Newton and Larry and Doris of Kansas City, Mo., a daughter-in-law, Connie Berkey of Colfax, 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and a brother, Virgil of Deer Creek, Minn.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, a brother and a sister. ~ Newton Daily News, Newton, IA, 19 February 2002
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Kenneth Berkey

Kenneth Paul Berkey, 84, of Colfax died Monday, February 18, 2002 at U.S.A. Healthcare in Newton. Services are being held today, Thursday, February 21 at Colfax United Methodist Church with Rev. Jill Flyr officiating.

The son of Harry J. and Adeline Florman Berkey, he was born July 19, 1917 in Montour, Iowa. He was a 1935 graduate of Mitchellville High School. On November 4, 1938 he married Dorothy Mae Crawford in Bethany, Missouri.

Kenneth lived in Ankeny, Mitchellville, Earlham, Winterset and Thayer, before settling in Colfax in 1950.

He was a farmer, a member of Colfax United Methodist Church, a long-time 4-H leader and a member of the Colfax Library Board.

Survivors include his wife Dorothy; two sons and three daughters-in-law, Rick and Linda Berkey of Newton, Larry and Doris Berkey of Kansas City, Missouri, and Connie Berkey of Colfax; a brother, Virgil Berkey of Deer Creek, Minnesota; ten grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents; a son, Steven; a brother; and a sister.

Memorials are being accepted to Colfax United Methodist Church or Colfax Public Library. ~ The Jasper County Tribune, February 21, 2002