Kenkel, Patricia (1944 - 2015)

KENKEL, FAHN, SCHABEN, KRUEGER, ODENDAHL, MAYES, D’ARCY, THRASHER, HEITHOFF, ROGERS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/18/2015 at 12:36:37

Name of deceased: Patricia “Pat” Margaret Kenkel (nee Fahn)

Aged: 71 yrs, 5 mo, 5 days

Residence: Panama, IA

Born: July 6, 1944; Defiance, IA

Died: Dec. 11, 2015; Panama, IA

Funeral services: Dec. 15, 2015, St. Mary's of the Assumption, Panama, IA; burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Panama, IA,

Survived by: Husband of 51 years, Damian Kenkel of Panama, IA; daughter, Kristene Schaben of Harlan, IA; sons, Rodney (spouse, Angela) Kenkel of Harlan, IA and Chad (spouse, Kelly) Kenkel of Carroll, IA; grandchildren, Dustin, Evan, and Alise Schaben, Joel, Mark, Matthew, Michael, and Grace Kenkel, and Margaret, Eve, and John Kenkel; great-grandchildren, Landyn and Logan Schaben; siblings, Duane (spouse, Karen) Fahn of Harlan, IA, Yvonne (spouse, David) Krueger of Omaha, NE, Edna (spouse, Ron) Odendahl of Carroll, IA, JoAnn (spouse, Larry) Mayes of Renton, WA, Kenneth (spouse, Stacey) Fahn of Harlan, IA, Keith (spouse, Debra) Fahn of Carroll, IA, Mary (spouse, Dan) D’Arcy of Harlan, IA, Peggy Thrasher and John Heithoff, Randy (spouse, Cindy) Fahn, and Jane (spouse, Eric) Rogers, all of Council Bluffs, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Leonard and Alice (nee Schiltz) Fahn; grandson, Luke Kenkel

Education: started school at St. Peter’s, Defiance, IA; finished grade school and junior high at St. Michael’s, Harlan, IA, and graduated from Harlan High School, Harlan, IA

Religious affiliation: baptized at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Defiance, IA and confirmed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Damian Kenkel; April 25, 1964; Harlan, IA

Employment: homemaker, and helped her husband on the farm; she later worked for several years in the banking industry.

Hobbies/Interests: golfing, biking, gardening, arts and crafts, ceramics, sewing and quilting, dancing, travel, cooking or baking for her family, playing cards and games

Sources: harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com