Kenkel, Mary Ann (1923 - 2016)

KENKEL, BUMAN, BOOK, BONTZ, BUMAN, PAVLIK, JUELSGAARD, ANDERSON, ROSSI, NEPPL, SWEETMAN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/7/2016 at 15:38:31

Name of deceased: Mary Ann Kenkel (nee Buman)

Aged: 92 yrs, 1 mo, 1 day

Residence: Defiance, IA (wintering in Sun City West, AZ for many years until 2006)

Born: Dec. 29, 1923; Tennant, IA

Died: Jan. 30, 2016; Defiance, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016; St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Defiance, IA; burial at a later date

Survived by: Husband, Francis Kenkel of Defiance, IA; sons, Jim (spouse, Pam) Kenkel of Woodward, IA, Gene Kenkel of Defiance, IA, Alan (spouse, Jo) Kenkel of Defiance, IA, Michael (spouse, Jean) Kenkel of Council Bluffs, IA, Patrick (spouse, Christina) Kenkel of Prospect, KY, and Kevin (spouse, Diane) Kenkel of Mitchell, SD; 18 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; siblings, Alice Bontz of Council Bluffs, IA, Ludwig (spouse, Alice) Buman, Don (spouse, Clarice) Buman, Ray (spouse, Marian) Buman, all of Harlan, IA, and Norene (spouse, Dr. Kenneth) Pavlik of Verdigre, NE; brothers-in-law, Robert (spouse, Bernice) Kenkel of Scottsdale, AZ, Nicholas (spouse, Mary Ann) Kenkel of Lakeville, IN; sisters-in-law, Helen Juelsgaard of Walnut, IA, Della Kenkel of Johnston, IA, Mildred Anderson of Wauwautosa, WI, Eileen (spouse, Bud) Rossi of Brookfield, WI, Madonna (spouse, Clarence) Neppl of Salida, CO, Mary Pat (spouse, Walt) Sweetman of Highlands Ranch, CO; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, William and Sidonia (nee Book) Buman; brothers-in-law, Clarence Kenkel, Glen Juelsgaard, and James Anderson

Education: attended Tennant (IA) Consolidated School, graduating with the Class of 1941; she then attended Duchesne College in Omaha, NE and graduated in 1946; and then completed an additional summer at UCLA in Los Angeles, CA

Religious affiliation: taught elementary and senior high CCD at St. Peter’s Church for twenty-five years, served on church liturgy and education committees, was a long-time member of Catholic Daughters of America, held several offices in the Des Moines Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) for ten years,

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Francis Kenkel; Aug. 1, 1950; St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Harlan, IA

Employment: taught school for 4 years at Dow City (IA) High School and Union Consolidated Schools in LeMars, IA; after her marriage, she farmed with her husband

Hobbies/Interests: gardening; helped with 4-H and Boy Scouts; quilting

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