Dorothy L. Kennedy
1932 - 2021
SEDGWICK: Dorothy L. Kennedy, 88, died
Monday (January 11, 2021) at the Homestead of Halstead.
She was born on March 20, 1932 in
Hallowell, Cherokee County, Kansas, the daughter of Opal Elizabeth
(Norris) and Raymon Theodore Wilson.
Dorothy was a graduate of Columbus High
School, Columbus, Kanas and Mt. Carmel School of Nursing in 1953.
On May 21, 1953 she married Glenn Eldon
Kennedy in Columbus, Kansas.
After obtaining her Registered Nurses
degree, she worked for a short time at Wesley Medical Center and
Halstead Health Clinic. Dorothy retired from the Hertzler Clinic
after 22 years of service.
Dorothy was a longtime Sedgwick
resident. She was very active in her church and held a longtime
membership with the First Christian Church of Sedgwick.
She also belonged to the Athena GFWC
and held a life membership with the Hicks-Davison American Legion
Ladies Auxiliary in Sedgwick.
Her love for people was strong. Dorothy
was always looking and planning ahead for her family and her friends.
Her favorite pastimes included reading and crocheting.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her
parents; husband Glenn in November 24, 1996; a daughter Vicki Sue
Kennedy; brother Raymon Eugene Wilson; and sister Thelma Daniels.
Survivors include four daughters,
Deborah (John) Pittinger, Patricia (Robert) Unruh, Annette (Bill)
Cook all of Sedgwick, Kansas, and Glenda (Greg) Krehbiel of
Moundridge, Kansas; her sisters Betty Bookwalter of Santa Fe, New
Mexico; grandchildren Christina (Shannon) Sporleder of McPherson,
Kansas, Matthew (Brooke) Unruh of Lawrence, Kansas, William (Sarah)
Hill of Sedgwick, Kansas, Timothy (Rebecca Rausch) Bales of
McPherson, Kansas; Randi (Chad) Johnson of Ankeny, Iowa; and Shawn
Pittinger of Anderson, S.C.; and seven great grandchildren.
Graveside services and inurnment will
be at 10:00 A.M., Saturday (January 16, 2021) in the Hillside
Cemetery in Sedgwick, Kansas.
In lieu of flowers, memorials have been
established with the Sedgwick Senior Center and the First Christian
Church of Sedgwick. Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton
