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Kenneth Westpfahl
KENNETH WESTPFAHL
Festus, Mo.
Kenneth Oliver "KO" Westpfahl, 82, of Festus, Mo., passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at Festus Manor Nursing Center. He was born Dec. 14, 1931, in Riceville, Iowa, the son of the late Grace (nee Helmer) and Carl Westpfahl.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth (nee Bell) Westpfahl; daughter, Jane (the late Michael) Pluss of Chicago; son, Dean (Janice) Westpfahl of Bloomington, Ill.; brothers, Elbert (Joyce) Westpfahl of Hiawatha and Richard (Barbara) Westpfahl of Roseville, Minn.; sisters, Lorraine (the late Russell) Miller of Oshkosh, Wis., Ruth (Kenneth) Amundson of Clermont and Betty (Dale) Freeman of Cedar Rapids; an uncle, Oliver Westpfahl; grandchildren, Matthew Pluss, Jonathan (Susan) Pluss, Samuel, Joseph, Amanda, Rachel and Laura Westpfahl; and great-grandson, Eagan Pluss.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Steven Pluss; brother, Wallace Westpfahl; and sisters, Florentine (the late Conrad) Houser, Marjorie (the late Charles) Bradley and Louise Westpfahl.
He was a machinist and member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crystal City, Mo., the American Legion and the VFW.
Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Vinyard Funeral Home in Festus and then from 10 a.m. until time of service Thursday at at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crystal City officiated by Pastor Jarold Rux. Interment in National Cemetery in Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
Memorials in his memory are preferred to the Immanuel Lutheran Daycare or the American Lung Association.
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