Kennel, --- Christian, son of John and Elizabeth (Shrag) Kennel, was born near Seward, Nebr., July 12, 1880. When a baby he moved with his parents to Goehner, Nebr., where he grew to manhood. He was baptized and received into the East Fairview Mennonite Church by Bishop Joseph Schlegel in 1898. Later he transferred his membership to the West Fairview Church where he was a faithful member at the time of his death. On Feb. 5, 1903, he was married to Elizabeth Earnst. To this union were born 3 sons and 7 daughters (Ervin, Crete, Nebr.; LaVern, Lincoln, Nebr.; Iva Crag, Ontario, Calif.; Harold, Friend, Nebr.; Birdean Dygert, Cowles, Nebr.; Oletta Holes, Friend, Nebr.; Marguerite Doremus, Geneva, Nebr.; Cathleen Green, Lincoln, Nebr.; Dorothy Stranske, Wichita, Kans.; and one daughter Thelma, who preceded him in death.) He leaves to mourn his departure his wife, 9 children, 2 brothers (Saul and Eli, York, Nebr.), 2 sisters (Lavina Whitaker, Burbank, Calif.; and Nancy Whitaker, Albany, Oreg.), 27 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends. He departed this life on Sept. 9, 1953, at the Friend Hospital; aged 73 y. 1 m. 27 d. Funeral services were in charge of the home pastors, with interment in the cemetery adjoining the church.
Kennel, --- Christian, son of John and Elizabeth (Shrag) Kennel, was born near Seward, Nebr., July 12, 1880. When a baby he moved with his parents to Goehner, Nebr., where he grew to manhood. He was baptized and received into the East Fairview Mennonite Church by Bishop Joseph Schlegel in 1898. Later he transferred his membership to the West Fairview Church where he was a faithful member at the time of his death. On Feb. 5, 1903, he was married to Elizabeth Earnst. To this union were born 3 sons and 7 daughters (Ervin, Crete, Nebr.; LaVern, Lincoln, Nebr.; Iva Crag, Ontario, Calif.; Harold, Friend, Nebr.; Birdean Dygert, Cowles, Nebr.; Oletta Holes, Friend, Nebr.; Marguerite Doremus, Geneva, Nebr.; Cathleen Green, Lincoln, Nebr.; Dorothy Stranske, Wichita, Kans.; and one daughter Thelma, who preceded him in death.) He leaves to mourn his departure his wife, 9 children, 2 brothers (Saul and Eli, York, Nebr.), 2 sisters (Lavina Whitaker, Burbank, Calif.; and Nancy Whitaker, Albany, Oreg.), 27 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends. He departed this life on Sept. 9, 1953, at the Friend Hospital; aged 73 y. 1 m. 27 d. Funeral services were in charge of the home pastors, with interment in the cemetery adjoining the church.
Family Members
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Ervin Hugh Kennel
1904–1992
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LaVerne E. Kennel
1905–1968
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Iva Mae Kennel Craig
1907–1989
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Harold G. Kennel
1909–1977
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Birdean Kathryn Kennel Dygert
1911–1997
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Thelma Kennel
1914–1916
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Alletta E. Kennel Hulse
1917–1989
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Marguerite L. Kennel Doremus
1919–2003
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Kathleen Elizabeth Kennel Green
1921–2014
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Dorothy June Kennel Stranske
1924–1985
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