His father died in 1908 at 27 from spinal meningitis. From Wendall's memorial: "Still young, Agnes, his widow, was financially unable to care for their five children. Elaine moved in with a grandmother, Hazel and Kenneth were put in an orphanage, Lloyd was adopted by Mr and Mrs Otto Ziegler and four-month-old Dorothy was adopted by Mrs and Mrs Alva Gaylord. "
He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1931 with a degree in economics and received the Dean Freeman Award.
Kenneth married Katherine Mary Lewis 1908–1990 in 1931. They had children Dorna Mae Wilhelmina 1933–1995 and Kenneth James 1936–2020.
Kenneth was a widely known authority on economics and agriculture. He had been director of the U.S. Office of Foreign Agriculture during World War II and after the war director of food and agriculture in Bavaria and Germany.
He was publisher of Human Events, a national publication, for four years and also Crestwood Books, dealing with political-idealogical-conservatism. He had been New Jersey State director of 4-H, was a county agricultural agent in Minnesota and director of the 4-H in 12 western states two years.
Survivors include his wife, Katherine; children, Dorna Kreitz and Kenneth J., eight grandchildren; sister Dorothy Baruzzini and brother Lloyd.
His father died in 1908 at 27 from spinal meningitis. From Wendall's memorial: "Still young, Agnes, his widow, was financially unable to care for their five children. Elaine moved in with a grandmother, Hazel and Kenneth were put in an orphanage, Lloyd was adopted by Mr and Mrs Otto Ziegler and four-month-old Dorothy was adopted by Mrs and Mrs Alva Gaylord. "
He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1931 with a degree in economics and received the Dean Freeman Award.
Kenneth married Katherine Mary Lewis 1908–1990 in 1931. They had children Dorna Mae Wilhelmina 1933–1995 and Kenneth James 1936–2020.
Kenneth was a widely known authority on economics and agriculture. He had been director of the U.S. Office of Foreign Agriculture during World War II and after the war director of food and agriculture in Bavaria and Germany.
He was publisher of Human Events, a national publication, for four years and also Crestwood Books, dealing with political-idealogical-conservatism. He had been New Jersey State director of 4-H, was a county agricultural agent in Minnesota and director of the 4-H in 12 western states two years.
Survivors include his wife, Katherine; children, Dorna Kreitz and Kenneth J., eight grandchildren; sister Dorothy Baruzzini and brother Lloyd.
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