Vilna L (Tuttle) Kennedy (2018)

BIDDENBACK, CARPENTER, CONRAD, COOLEY, DANIEL, DENLY, GREESON, GROSS, HORRAS, KENNEDY, MAR, MITCHELL, MOSBEY, OHAIR, POORE, SIMMERMAN, ROCKEY, TUTTLE

Posted By: Shirley Keating (email)
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:04:40

Kale Funeral Home
Osceola, Iowa

Vilna Kennedy

Vilna L Kennedy, daughter of Harold E.Tuttle and Orpha M (Daniel) Tuttle was born June 6, 1924 in Saint Charles, Iowa and passed from this life Monday, April 30, 2018 at Taylor House Hospice at 93 years of age.

Vilna grew up in St, Charles and graduated from St. Charles High School. She then attended one year at Iowa State where she received her teaching certificate and one summer at Simpson College. She was united in marriage to Donald Lorraine Kennedy on August 21, 1943 at St. Charles, IA, ten children blessed this union.

Vilna has lived in St. Charles, Truro, and Weldon and moved to New Virginia in 1980, where she has lived since 1980.

Those relatives who preceded Vilna in death were her parents; husband, Donald Lorraine Kennedy; daughter, Donna Denly; great-grandchildren, JD Mar and Damien Kennedy (in infancy); brothers, Alden Tuttle, Lyle Tuttle, Wendell Tuttle; sister, Barbara Tuttle (in infancy); sisters-in-law, Virgie Tuttle Carpenter, Leota Tuttle; honorary brother-in-law, Orval Carpenter.

Vilna leaves to cherish her memory; daughter, Marguerite (Herb) Rockey of Kennewick, WA, son, Roger (Ginny) Kennedy of Emporia, KS, son, Gordon (Sandy) Kennedy of Bedford, IA, daughter, Phyllis (Jim) O'Hair of Van Wert, IA, daughter, Karen (Jerry) Cooley of New Virginia, IA, daughter, Bonnie (Don) Simmerman of Truro, IA, son, Ancel (Cindy) Kennedy of Truro, IA, son, Leroy (Bev) Kennedy of Lamoni, IA, son, Jim (Cindy) Kennedy of Washington, IA; grandchildren, Deb (Brian) Horras, Diana (Ron) Greeson, Denise (Ed) Conrad, Dave (Sara) Denly, Kate (Larry) Gross, Staci (Phil) Mar, Shea Kennedy, Justin (Liz) Kennedy, Jeff Kennedy, Mike (Andrea) Kennedy, Tonya Kennedy, Jodi O'Hair, Sara O'Hair, Jesse O'Hair, Pat (MacKenzie) O'Hair, John Simmerman, Stephanie Simmerman, Tammy Mitchell, Don (Wendy) Kennedy, Jennifer Kennedy, Megan Kennedy, Dakota Kennedy, Brian (Kristine) Kennedy, Christine Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, Lynnette Kennedy; great-grandchildren, Amy (Zach) Mosbey, Jessica Horras, Eddie Conrad, Macklin Conrad, Ben Denly, Abbey Denly, Elya Gross, Kaitlyn Gross, Micah Gross, Jocelyn Gross, David Mar, Mikalya Mar, Zella Kennedy, Lincoln Kennedy, Emily Kennedy, Brett Poore, Amanda (John) Biddenback, Payton Kennedy, Austin Kennedy, Lane O'Hair, Kiera O'Hair, Liam O'Hair, Everly O'Hair, Irelynn O'Hair, Braden Mitchell, Maggie Kennedy, Eleanor Kennedy, Charlotte Kennedy, Brance Kennedy; brothers, Merril (Lois) Tuttle of St. Charles, IA, and Gene (Sandi) Tuttle of Des Moines, IA, as well as other relatives and many friends.

Memorial contributions may be directed to New Virginia Library or New Virginia Rescue.