Navella Ann Kenagy (1947-2012)
KENAGY, NAVELLA, BAKKER, CRAFT, STANDERWICK, COLEMAN
Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 7/31/2012 at 07:56:16
From Adams & Soderstrum Funeral Home obituary:
Navella Ann Kenagy
BORN: February 19, 1947
DIED: July 1, 2012
LOCATION: Ames, Iowa
Navella Ann Kenagy was born February 19, 1947 to John Wesley and Lena Navella Kenagy in Clarinda, Iowa. Navella grew up on the family farm in Page County along with older siblings, Janet and John Jr., and a younger sister, Margaret. After graduation from South Page High School in 1965, Navella was employed as a secretary in Ruminant Nutrition in the Animal Science Department at Iowa State University in Ames.
Navella played the clarinet in the high school band, took piano and organ lessons and played for church services. She cooked wonderful fried chicken and her chocolate chip cookies were great! Navella was very independent and always thinking of others and took action to meet their needs. She had an infectious laugh, was talented at writing poetry, and was known for taking bakery items, often caramel pecan rolls, as treats for her family when she visited them in SW Iowa. Navella would fly to Oklahoma to spend time with her nieces as they were growing up.
Navella bravely lived with the disease of Multiple Sclerosis, which in her case, eventually became the reason for her disability retirement from the University in 1995.
Navella died Sunday, July 1, 2012 at Riverside Manor in Ames at 65 years of age
She is survived by her siblings, Janet and Marv Bakker of Ames, IA, John and Marion Kenagy of Clarinda, IA, and Margaret and Marv Craft of Scottsdale, AZ; her nieces and families, Anne, Doug, Grace and Aaron Standerwick of Juneau, AK, Lisa, Kevin, Mason and Carter Coleman of St. Louis, MO; as well as an aunt, Catheryn Kenagy of Jenkintown, PA; and many cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Lena Kenagy.
Burial will be at a later date at Summit Cemetery near Yorktown, Iowa.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 200 12th Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
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