Perry Kennedy (1920)

DAHLENBERG, KENNEDY

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 10/14/2007 at 20:21:18

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 19, 1920

Death of PERRY KENNEDY

Perry Kennedy died on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 17, 1920, in Winterset. He had just passed his 68th birthday the preceding day.

Mr. Kennedy had spent many years in the city and was well known to the public. He had but few relatives, none of whom lived here.

A nephew, H. C Dahlenberg and wife of Des Moines, came to attend the funeral services, which were held this afternoon at Ramsey's undertaking parlors, conducted by Rev. O. P. Bellanger.

Brothers and sisters of the deceased were unable to come on account of sickness.
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The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 19, 1920
Page 8, Column 4

Perry Kennedy

Perry Kennedy, an old Winterset resident, died Tuesday night from heart failure. He was sixty-nine years old. Perry lived in Madison county a long time and came here with his brother William Kennedy from near Peru over forty years ago. He was afflicted with St. Vitus dance from boyhood and was a cripple all his life.

He made a brave struggle under adverse circumstances and though hopelessly crippled was always able to support himself. During the last ten or twelve years he has conducted a small grocery near the old depot site. Perry was born in Indiana. Mrs. Dahlenberg who is a niece, came with her husband from Des Moines this morning to attend the funeral which will be held at Ramsey’s parlors. Rev. Ballenger will have charge of the services.