Nadine Kenison

Obituaries

July 16, 2012 - 12:00 AM

 

Eunice “Nadine” Kenison, 89, McLouth, died Thursday, July 12, 2012, at the F.W. Huston Geriatric Center, Winchester. 

She was born Feb. 11, 1923, in Chanute, the daughter of Charles John and Signa Elinor Bergsten Anderson. She was a 1940 graduate of Chanute High School and attended classes at Emporia State University. 

Nadine married Fred LeRoy Kenison on Aug. 26, 1942, in Chanute. He died Jan. 17, 2012. 

Together they operated K & K Distributors, selling and delivering sundry items throughout the state. She also was an elementary school teacher for five years. She was an active parent, working with the PTA in Iola for all of her children. Nadine also was known for her superb pies.

Survivors include four daughters, Patricia “Patty” Ann Peres, Shoreview, Minn., Judith “Judy” Dalton, McLouth, Jeanne Baze, Lawrence, and Anita Douglas, Bentonville, Ark.; 15 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters.

Memorial services were Sunday at Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa. A private family burial was Saturday at the Buffalo Cemetery. Memorial donations may be sent to Jefferson County Friends of Hospice, and sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 602 Oskaloosa, KS 66066.

Online condolences may be made at www.barnettfamilyfh.com.


 

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