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Gene Brenneman
GENE BRENNEMAN
Keota
Gene Brenneman, 57, of Keota, passed away Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.
Celebration of Life services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary's Catholic Church in Keota. Burial will be in Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the church. Please join the family after visitation for an Iowa Hawkeye tailgating reception at Lagos Acres for food, fellowship and watching the game.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Gene Brenneman Memorial to go toward improvements at Lagos Acres and the Keota City Ball Park. Tributes may be made at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.
Gene is survived by his wife, Lisa; three children, Hannah Brenneman (boyfriend Kerry Unkrich) of Winfield, Haley Brenneman of Des Moines and Cole Brenneman of Keota; two brothers, Rob (Char) Brenneman of Washington and Lynn Brenneman of Keota; two sisters, Christi (Mark) Beenblossom of Washington and Brenda (Terry) Dunphy of Grimes; and his mother, Joan Williamson of Washington.
He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth, in 2016.
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