Kenkel, Leo Peter (1922 – 2018)

KENKEL, HAYS, MODICA, CALDER, MUMM, KASTER, SCHWERY

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/4/2019 at 01:02:24

Name of deceased: Leo Peter Kenkel

Aged: 95 yrs, 11 mo, 12 days

Residence: Woodbine, IA

Born: Dec. 28, 1922; Dunlap, Harrison & Crawford Counties, IA

Died: Dec. 10, 2018; Rose Vista Nursing Home, Woodbine, Harrison County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018; Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Woodbine, IA; burial was in the Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Harrison County, IA

Survived by: Children, Kathy (spouse, Dan) Hays of Elkhorn, NE, Ron (spouse, Natalie) Kenkel of Omaha, NE, Regina (spouse, Jeff) Modica of Memphis, TN, Jeff (spouse, Lynn) Kenkel of Menomonee Falls, WI, and Phil Kenkel of Woodbine, IA; 11 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brother, Donald “Red” Kenkel of Woodbine, IA; sister, Marjorie Calder of Omaha, NE; sister-in-law, Lee Ann Kenkel of Pawleys Island, SC; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Bernard and Caroline (nee Mumm) Kenkel; wife of nearly 50 years, Monica Kenkel (deceased Jan. 25, 2004); siblings and siblings in-laws, Gerald (spouse, Fern) Kenkel, Mary Ann Kenkel, Pauline (spouse, James) Kaster, Bernard Kenkel Jr., Edward Kenkel, Arlene Kenkel, and Mike Calder

Education: Graduated from St. Joseph’s High School, Earling, IA, Class of 1941

Religious affiliation: Member, Sacred Heart Catholic Church where he was a member of the choir and also served as President of the Parish Council.

Military service: U.S. Navy, 1945; honorably discharged

Marriage: Monica Schwery; May 11, 1954; St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church, Panama, IA

Employment: After completing high school, Leo worked as a hired hand on several farms, and after completing his military service, he worked on a travelling harvest crew. He then worked as a teller at the bank in Panama, IA. After his marriage to Monica, they farmed outside of Panama and then near Woodbine while they raised their family. In 1963, Leo began working at First National Bank of Woodbine as a teller, and retired as a Vice President in 1982.

Hobbies/Interests: President, Community Club during Woodbine’s Centennial celebration; member, Kiwanis; member, Woodbine American Legion Post # 143; was a longtime pitcher on the Westside Farmers slow-pitch softball team.

Sources: foutsfuneralhome.com