Kenneth Eugene Ward (2017)
WARD, CLARK, CHRISTENSEN, COOK, ROBERTS
Posted By: Shirley Keating (email)
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:02:58
Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, November 15, 2017Kenneth Ward, Washington
Kenneth Ward, 91, died Sept. 30, 2017, in Anacortes, Wash.
A graveside service was held Oct. 5, 2017, at Lone Hill Cemetery, where Ken was interred alongside his wife, Mary.
Kenneth Eugene was born Jan. 16, 1926, to Emanuel Johannes Ward and Iva Fern (Clark) Ward in Dallas, Iowa.
Ken served in the United States Army during World War II, stationed in Northern Italy. On his return from WWII, Ken studied for and received a private pilot’s license to fly single fixed wing aircraft.
He married Mary Elizabeth Christensen June 11, 1949, in Omaha, Neb., where they settled for several years before moving to rural Iowa. Ken worked as a mechanic for Truro Farm Equipment in Truro, Iowa, in the 60s and 70s for Dormans, then sold his farm and moved west, to eastern Oregon.
They remained happily married for 67 years until her death in 2016. Ken ran a successful cattle ranch in Klamath Falls, Ore., until his retirement in 1988, at which time he and Mary relocated to Lewis County, Wash. Ken was an active and devoted member of Peace Lutheran Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and wife, Mary.
He is survived by his brother, Corwin; four children, Susan (Dick) Cook, Jim (Debbie) Ward, Andy (Beth) Ward and Kass (Ben) Roberts; numerous grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
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