Kenkel, Darlene (1938 - 2016)

KENKEL, HELLER, WALSH, ANDERSON, POWELL, FINKEN, THIELEN, SCHNUETTGEN, BUCKLEY, GUBBELS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/7/2016 at 15:36:53

Name of deceased: Darlene Bernice Kenkel (nee Heller)

Aged: 77 yrs, 8 mo, 16 days

Residence: Earling, IA

Born: May 15, 1938; Portsmouth, IA

Died: Jan. 31, 2016; Hillcrest Hospice Care and Rehab Center, Bellevue, NE (cause: multiple myeloma)

Funeral services: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016; St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Earling, IA; burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Earling, IA

Survived by: Husband, Jim Kenkel of Earling, IA; children: Kathy (spouse, Dr. Stephen) Welsh of Columbia, MO, Jeff (spouse, Michelle) Kenkel of Omaha, NE, Karla (spouse, Tom) Anderson of Overland Park, KS, and Michelle Kenkel Powell of Logan, IA; 8 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; siblings, Alvin Heller of Harlan, IA, Mary (spouse, Bob) Finken of Earling, IA, Rich Heller of Portsmouth, IA, Bonnie (spouse, Gene) Thielen of Denver, CO, Phil (spouse, Doramae) Heller of Portsmouth, IA, RoseAnn Schnuettgen of Avoca, IA, and Veral (spouse, Mary) Heller of Green Valley, AZ; brother-in-law, Harold Buckley of Panama, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Henry and Frances (nee Gubbels) Heller; sister, Elaine Buckley

Education: attended school and graduated from St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic school, Class of 1956

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA; active member, Catholic Daughters of America and the Eucharistic Minister program

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Jim Kenkel; Sep. 30, 1957; location not provided

Employment: employed at Farmer’s Trust and Savings Bank in Earling, IA; she retired in 2001; she then worked part-time at the Harlan Flower Shop and The Flower Barn, Harlan, IA

Hobbies/Interests: gardening; remodeling and interior design

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; knodfm.com; pauleyjones.com