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Schwenke, Kay Lynne
Kay Lynne Schwenke, 71, of Sigourney, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 11, at the Sigourney United Methodist Church, with the Rev. John Hembry officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Sigourney. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the church.
Survivors include three sons, Eric Schwenke and wife Melody of Sigourney, Alex Schwenke and wife Pam of Sigourney and Aaron Schwenke of Cedar Rapids; six grandchildren, Bryan, Ryne, Kory, Megan, Colton and Maddie Kaye; one brother, Clarence Dwight Lasley of Molalla, Ore.; and one sister, Darlene Gardner and husband Avon of Hedrick.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Ray in 2005.
A memorial fund has been established for the Sigourney Public Library, Hospice of Keokuk County or the Sigourney United Methodist Church.
Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Sigourney is caring for Kay and her family. Condolences may be sent online at under obituaries.
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