Obituary of Don Kennedy

A memorial service for Don Kennedy, age 74, of Lake Park, will be held Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Lake Park. Donald Wayne Kennedy age 74, passed away on January 20, 2018. He was born August 24, 1943 to Elwood and Louise (Vander Voort) Kennedy at Wagner, South Dakota. He graduated from Corsica High School in Corsica, South Dakota. He served in the South Dakota National Guard for six years. He married Eula Yount on May 3, 1969. They lived in South Dakota until they moved to Iowa in 1975 where he worked at various places in Lake Park, Iowa and Jackson, Minnesota. His passion was his love for gardening, writing his poetry and his grandchildren. Those grateful for having shared his life include his wife, Eula; his sons, Andy (Mikayla) Kennedy of Lake Park, Iowa, Jeff Kennedy of Lake Park, Iowa and Mick Kennedy of Jackson, Minnesota; his daughter, Tammy (Chris) Nyenhuis of Davenport, Iowa; his grandchildren, Zachary, Ashley, Lily, Lucas, Megan, Arianna and Alric; siblings, Jerry Kennedy of Centerville, South Dakota, Bonnie (Earl) Rusche of Bancroft, South Dakota and Lois Kennedy of Watertown, South Dakota; brother-in-law, Dwane Yount of South Carolina; sister-in-law, Bonnie Blow of Ankeny, Iowa; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Elwood; mother, Louise; father and mother-in-law, Andy and Ruby Yount; sister, Ellen Kennedy; sister-in-law, Jeanne Kennedy; brother and sister-in-law, John and Louella Yount and sister-in-law, Jane Yount.