HALL, Elaine M. (1951-2017)

HALL

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 9/27/2017 at 17:42:28

Elaine Marie Hall
(June 22, 1951 - September 9, 2017)

Elaine​ ​Marie​ ​(Kenoyer)​ ​Hall​ ​“Lainey”​ ​was​ ​called​ ​to​ ​Heaven​ ​on​ ​September​ ​9th,​ ​2017,​ ​due​ ​to complications​ ​of​ ​diabetes.​ ​Elaine​ ​was​ ​the​ ​daughter​ ​of​ ​Ted​ ​and​ ​Eleanor​ ​Kenoyer​ ​of​ ​Ackworth, Iowa,​ ​born​ ​on​ ​June​ ​22nd,​ ​1951.​ ​She​ ​was​ ​a​ ​graduate​ ​of​ ​Indianola​ ​High​ ​School,​ ​Class​ ​of​ ​1969. Lainey​ ​was​ ​the​ ​librarian​ ​in​ ​the​ ​high​ ​school​ ​for​ ​a​ ​time.​ ​​ ​​ ​In​ ​1970,​ ​she​ ​attended​ ​business​ ​college in​ ​Olathe,​ ​Kansas​ ​where​ ​she​ ​met​ ​her​ ​future​ ​husband,​ ​Gene.​ ​Gene​ ​and​ ​Elaine​ ​were​ ​married May​ ​16th,​ ​1970.​ ​On​ ​May​ ​19th,​ ​1972,​ ​their​ ​daughter​ ​Angela​ ​was​ ​born.​ ​Elaine​ ​was​ ​active​ ​in​ ​4-H as​ ​a​ ​member​ ​and​ ​leader,​ ​where​ ​she​ ​won​ ​awards​ ​for​ ​cooking​ ​and​ ​sewing.​ ​She​ ​was​ ​a​ ​member of​ ​WCG​ ​(Women​ ​for​ ​Constitutional​ ​Government),​ ​where​ ​she​ ​actively​ ​lobbied,​ ​including​ ​the lobby​ ​for​ ​home​ ​schooling.​ ​Lainey​ ​was​ ​a​ ​former​ ​employee​ ​of​ ​Look​ ​Magazine​ ​and​ ​Bankers Trust.​ ​Later,​ ​Elaine​ ​was​ ​also​ ​an​ ​ESL​ ​instructor,​ ​where​ ​she​ ​helped​ ​the​ ​Hispanic​ ​society​ ​learn English.​ ​As​ ​a​ ​devout​ ​Christian​ ​Elaine​ ​served​ ​as​ ​a​ ​Sunday​ ​School​ ​Teacher. Above​ ​all​ ​else​ ​Elaine​ ​was​ ​a​ ​wife,​ ​mother​ ​and​ ​homemaker. Lainey​ ​is​ ​preceded​ ​in​ ​death​ ​by​ ​her​ ​parents​ ​Everett​ ​T.​ ​Kenoyer​ ​and​ ​Eleanor​ ​M.​ ​(Triggs) Kenoyer,​ ​older​ ​brother​ ​Buddy,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​her​ ​grandparents​ ​who​ ​adopted​ ​her​ ​Everett​ ​L. Kenoyer​ ​and​ ​Edith​ ​M.​ ​(McCoy)​ ​Kenoyer.​ ​Elaine​ ​is​ ​survived​ ​by​ ​her​ ​husband​ ​of​ ​47​ ​years​ ​Gene, daughter​ ​Angela​ ​(Matt)​ ​Rehbein​ ​of​ ​Norwalk,​ ​IA,​ ​granddaughter​ ​Hanna,​ ​grandson​ ​Cole​ ​of Santé​ ​Fe,​ ​NM,​ ​honorary​ ​grandson​ ​Christopher​ ​Miller​ ​of​ ​Des​ ​Moines,​ ​IA,​ ​sister​ ​Dorothy​ ​Hurst of​ ​Marionette,​ ​WI,​ ​brother​ ​Ronald​ ​(Kara)​ ​Kenoyer​ ​of​ ​Indianola,​ ​IA,​ ​niece​ ​Shannon​ ​(Nicholas) Crawford​ ​of​ ​Ackley,​ ​IA,​ ​and​ ​their​ ​family,​ ​niece​ ​Melissa​ ​(Brian)​ ​Bex​ ​of​ ​Marionette,​ ​WI​ ​and​ ​their family,​ ​her​ ​beloved​ ​Cockatoo​ ​ET,​ ​​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​numerous​ ​other​ ​friends​ ​and​ ​family. A​ ​Celebration​ ​of​ ​Life​ ​Service​ ​will​ ​be​ ​held​ ​at​ ​Peace​ ​Lutheran​ ​Church, 5615 SW 14th St, in Des Moines, ​ ​on​ ​Saturday,​ ​September 16th​ ​@11am​ ​.​ ​​In​ ​lieu​ ​of​ ​flowers​ ​you​ ​can make​ ​a​ ​donation​ ​to​ ​​ ​the​ ​Iowa​ ​Diabetes​ ​Foundation​ ​in​ ​her​ ​name. This memorial is provided by Peterson Funeral Services, 415 School St., Carlisle, Iowa, www.petersonfuneralservices.com