Kenkel, Lauretta Catherine (1935 - 2021)

KENKLE, WINGERT

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/21/2021 at 16:11:51

Name of deceased: Lauretta Catherine Kenkel

Aged: 85 yrs, 11 mo, 23 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: Aug. 14, 1935; Panama, Shelby County, IA

Died: Aug. 6, 2021; Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021; St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church, Panama, IA; burial was in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Panama, IA

Survived by: Brother, Fr. Leonard Kenkel of Harlan, IA; sister-in-law, Patricia Kenkel of Chicago, IL; sister, Sr. Sylvia Kenkel OSB of Atchinson, KS; brothers, Sylvan (spouse, Joyce) Kenkel, David (spouse, Joyce) Kenkel, Damian Kenkel, Eugene (spouse, Patricia Jane) Kenkel, all of Panama, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, William and Anna (nee Wingert) Kenkel; brother, Michael; infant sisters, Mary and Anna Kenkel; sister-in-law, Patricia Kenkel

Education: Attended grade school and high school at St. Mary’s Catholic School, Panama, IA; graduated with the Class of 1953; She then attended Mercy Nursing Training in Council Bluffs, IA, and received her certificate as a Registered Nurse from there in 1956.

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church, Panama, IA; she remained a life-long member; active member of both St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Knoxville, IA and St. Mary’s in Panama, where she served on the Parish Council, Liturgy Committee, and as a Eucharistic Minister.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: Was employed as a Psychiatric Nurse at the Veteran’s Hospital in Knoxville, IA for 35 years and retired on Jan. 1, 1991. While working there, she was honored as the Nurse of the Year in 1979 and was inducted into the Who’s Who of Nursing in 1988.

Hobbies/Interests: avid bowler; golf; taught ceramics, painting, sewing and quilting; loved to travel;

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