Kenneth D. Washburn

KENNETH WASHBURN Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services. Visitation for Kenneth will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Kenneth D. Washburn, 74, of Muscatine, died Sunday, September 9, 2007 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The Rev. Michael Bales of the First Assembly of God will officiate. Casketbearers will be Leon Arp, Donald Steinke, Steve Walker, Harry Schnedler, Larry Dunnahoo and Matthew Bales.. Honorary casketbearers will be Frank Lacelles and Al Kahl. Burial will be held at Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery. Following the interment, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the First Assembly of God Church. A memorial has been established at the funeral home in Kenneth's name. Kenneth Dewayne Washburn was born on August 4, 1933, the son of Gilbert Lee and Mary Ellen (Bodman) Washburn. On September 28, 2001, Kenneth was united in marriage to Dorothy M. Weikert in Muscatine. Kenneth was employed at Alcoa for thirty-eight years. During that time, he fished commercially f...[more]

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twenty years. He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening. Kenneth will be deeply missed by his wife, Dorothy of Muscatine; three step-daughters, Gloria Cory of Vista, California, Sharon Howard and Mary Crook both of Muscatine; nine step-grandchildren and fifteen step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his aunt, Zona Altenbernd.