Jeffery, Kenneth R.

Kenneth R. Jeffery, 67, of Wyoming, Iowa, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. A celebration of his life will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 13, at Lahey Funeral Home in Wyoming, with the Rev. Keith Larson and AIM Barbara Tobiason officiating. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home in Wyoming. Burial will be in Mayflower Cemetery, Oxford Junction.

Kenneth R. Jeffery was born Dec. 6, 1942, in Anamosa, Iowa, son of Kenneth D. Jeffery and Frances Marie Fritz Jeffery Kuehl. He graduated in 1961 from George Washington High School in Cedar Rapids. He married Mona Kay Benhart on June 16, 1962, at the United Methodist Church

in Oxford Junction. He worked with Hayden Funeral Home in Olin and Northwestern Bell.

He also worked in assembly for Harnischfeger for 22 years, and retired from Star Buildings in Monticello in 2008.

Kenny was a member of the Wyoming Fire Department for 27 years, and served on Little Bear Country Club Board. He enjoyed the “great outdoors,” hunting, fishing, golfing, woodworking, and spending time with his sons and grandchildren. Kenny was an avid Iowa Hawkeye and Chicago Cubs fan.

He is survived by his wife, Mona Kay Jeffery of Wyoming; three sons, Ty (Diane) Jeffery and Todd (Rhonda) Jeffery of Wyoming, and Tim (Tricia) Jeffery of Shellsburg, Iowa; six grandchildren, Sammi, Jared, Jenna, Kyla, Laura and Michael; and brothers and sisters, Gaylard (Marilyn) Jeffery and Sharon (Melvin) Latare of Oxford Junction, Judy (Jim) O'Grady of Oak Lawn, Ill., and Randy (Nancy) Kuehl of Anamosa.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

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