Kenkel, Marvin Joseph (1928 - 2019)
KENKEL, KOBOLD, HOFF, FREDERICK, JOHNK, SJULLIE, LEUENBERGER, CORN, BOWEN
Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 5/29/2019 at 16:19:36
Name of deceased: Marvin Joseph Kenkel
Aged: 90 yrs, 11 mo, 15 days
Residence: Avoca, Pottawattamie County, IA
Born: May 30, 1928; Earling, Shelby County, IA
Died: May 15, 2019; Avoca Specialty Care, Avoca, Pottawattamie County, IA
Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, May 17, 2019; St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church,
Portsmouth, IASurvived by: Son, Steve Kenkel (spouse, Charlene) of Toledo, IA; daughter, Judy Hoff (spouse, Sam) of Cedar Rapids, IA; grandchildren, Sarah Kenkel of Toledo, IA, Derek Johnk of Iowa City, IA, and Rachel Johnk of Lincoln, NE; great-grandchildren, Allie Sjullie of Cedar Rapids, IA, Charlie Johnk of Iowa City, IA, and Ellis Leuenberger of Lincoln, NE; brothers, Urban and Dean Kenkel; other family members and friends
Predeceased by: Parents, Herman and Katherine (nee Kobold) Kenkel; wife, Dorothy (deceased March 23, 1993); grandson, Rob Kenkel; sisters, Irene Corn and Jeanette Bowen; brothers, Don and Charlie Kenkel
Education: Attended Earling, IA schools through Grade 8
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Military service: no information provided
Marriage: Dorothy Frederick; 1952; location not provided
Employment: Self-employed in the excavating business, which he sold in 1988. However, he continued to help with the business.
Hobbies/Interests: Board member, Shelby County Civil Defense; board member, Shelby County Landfill; board member, Shelby County Planning and Zoning, to which he was a key contributor to the upper Mosquito Creek Watershed project; volunteer firefighter for the Portsmouth Volunteer Fire Department for more than 40 years
Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com
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