Bishop, Kenneth Phil

Kenneth Phil Bishop, 69, died at his home near Wellman on Monday, July 29, 2013. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at the First Baptist Church in Wellman. Pastor Mark Larson will officiate. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Wellman. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery.

A memorial fund has been established for Wellman Ambulance and Washington County Hospice.

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Kenneth Phil Bishop was born May 3, 1944, in Washington, Iowa, the son of L. Olen (Pete) and Ferne Eleanor Oldfield Bishop. He grew up in the Wellman community and graduated from Mid Prairie High School in 1962. Kenneth served in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1967. On Aug. 27, 1967, he was united in marriage to Claudia Shaver in Kalona. He farmed, was a paramedic for Washington County and the Wellman Ambulance, was a reserve deputy for Washington County and worked as an emergency technician at the Washington County Hospital. Kenneth was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Wellman American Legion and the Washington VFW. Kenneth enjoyed fishing, riding his John Deere Gator and bulldozing.

He is survived by his wife, Claudia; three daughters, Terri (Mark) Adkins of North Manchester, Ind., Jennifer (Tom) Engesser of Blue Earth, Minn. and Kristen (Joe) Thomas of Wellman; seven grandchildren, Kelsey Engesser, Colin Engesser, Callie Adkins, Kyle Engesser, Carissa Engesser, Cooper Thomas and Parker Thomas; a brother, Dennis (Kathy) Bishop of Olathe, Kan.; and a sister, Sandra Schauf of Wellman.

Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents.

Published in The Gazette July 31, 2013.