This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KENKEL; ECKERMAN; FUHS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/778 Message Board Post: obit. Manilla, IA Times Thursday, Aug. 26, 1999 Page 6 Mark Kenkel Mass of Christian Burial for Mark Kenkel was held Saturday, August 21, 1999 at 1:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, Manilla, Iowa. Con-celebrants were Father Robert Gralapp, Father Lloyd White and Father Robert Fangman. Lectors were Katie Sporrer and Gina Schmitz. Eulogy - Sylvia Sporrer, and Maria Jewell. Petitions: Amy Kenkel and Andrea Muff. Music included "How Great Thou Art", "Be Not Afraid", and "Here I Am Lord" by the Sacred Heart Adult Choir. "On Eagle's Wings" with Melissa Muff, vocalist. Marilyn Backhaus was organist. "Grandpa, Tell Me About The Good Ole Days" - a recording by the Judds. Gift bearers were Ashley Kenkel, Kayla Jewell, Jordan Kenkel, Madison Jewell, and Paige Jewell. Mass servers were Adam Sporrer and Todd Pontier. Interment was at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Manilla, Iowa. Casketbearers were Troy Muff, Travis Muff, Kyle Kenkel, Jeremy Kenkel, Jeff Schmitz, Ryan Pontier, Grag Schmitz, Chad Pontier, and Cody Kenkel. Prayers: Friday, August 20 - 4:00 p.m. - Rosary by Mark's brothers and sisters; 7:30 p.m. - Prayer Service, Father Gralapp, followed by a rosary by Mark's Sons at Ohde Funeral Home, Manilla. Military Honors: American Legion Post 132, Manilla. Mark Louis, son of Theodore and Clara Eckerman Kenkel, was born October 8, 1920 in Earling, Iowa. He attended schools in Defiance and then graduated from high school in Epworth, Iowa in 1938. He then attended college in Girard, Pennsylvania. Following his schooling he was drafted into the United States Navy and served at Great Lakes Naval Station in Illinois. After his honorable discharge, Mark returned to Defiance and began farming. On September 1, 1948, Mark was united in Marriage with Bernadine Margaret Fuhs in Portsmouth. Nine children were born to this union. Mark and Bernadine farmed near Portsmouth and then Manilla where they raised their children. In 1981, Mark retired and they moved into Manilla. Bernadine died July 1, 1998. Mark was a member of Sacred Heart Church and was active in the Holy Name Society, Sacred Heart Choir, and 4th Degree Knights of Columbus. He was also a member of the Manilla Community Club and the American Legion. He enjoyed woodworking, dancing, selling Krueger's Seeds, and spending time with his children and grandchildren. On May 1, 1998, Mark entered the Manilla Manor Nursing Home in Manilla, and died there Tuesday, August 17, 1999. He reached the age of 78 years, 10 months, and nine days. Besides his parents and wife, Mark was preceded in death by his aunt Elizabeth Kenkel and a granddaughter Allison Kenkel. He is survived by nine children: Cynthia and her husband Jim Salter of Moline, Illinois; Ronald Kenkel and his wife Jan of Oakland; Gloria and her husband Bob Muff of New Providence; Julia and her husband Bob Schmitz of Harlan; Marcia and her husband Art Pontier of Osceola; Sylvia and her husband Dave Sporrer of Templeton; Roger Kenkel and his wife Gail of Manilla; Rodney Kenkel and his wife Julie of Shenandoah; and Maria and her husband Vic Jewell of Fort Dodge; 21 grandchildren; three brothers: Ray Kenkel and his wife Evelyn of Council Bluffs; Ted Kenkel and his wife Judy of Council Bluffs; Joe Kenkel and his wife Alice of West Point, Nebraska; six sisters: Marie and her husband Virgil Bueltel of manning; Velma and her husband Les Pedersen of Denison; Terese Scheuring of Defiance; Leona and her husband Joe Moran of Honeycreek; Clarice and her husband Fred Hansen of Waterloo; JoAnn and her husband Don Kuehnhold of Denison; and by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many fr! iends. submitted by Marthann Kohl [email protected]