Kathleen Karen (Kennedy) Kennedy

Kathleen "Kathi" Karen Kennedy, 62, of Iowa Falls, Iowa and formerly of Eldora, Iowa passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Mercy Hospice of North Iowa, in Mason City, Iowa. A celebration of life and memorial services for Kathleen Kennedy will be 12:00 pm Saturday April 16, 2016 at the Linn’s Funeral Home Chapel in Iowa Falls, 1521 Washington Ave., Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126. A time of visitation and story telling will be two hours prior from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, April 16, 2016, also at the Linn’s Funeral Home Chapel in Iowa Falls. The Linn's Funeral Home in Iowa Falls and Ackley are helping the family with arrangements. Memorials may be directed to; Kathleen Kennedy Memorial; c/o Linn's Funeral Home; 1521 Washington Ave.; Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126.

Kathleen Karen Kennedy was born October 25, 1953 to John Joseph and Dorothy Lorraine [Jelinski] Kennedy in Tigerton , Wisconsin. She attended Tigerton High School, graduating in 1971. After graduation she completed beauty school in Wisconsin. Kathleen then moved to Eldora to care for her Great Aunt Anna Minear and worked as a CNA at Eldora Nursing and Rehab. In 1979 she began working for the Dayco factory in Eldora where she was employed for nearly 10 years. Before her health declined she enjoyed volunteering in Mrs. Kastelein's Kindergarten room and being a Daisy and Brownie Girl Scout leader. Kathleen's greatest joys in life were being a mother, grandmother, and her cat "babies." There is no one word to describe Kathleen. She was a kind loving and sweet person with a spunky and stubborn personality. Kathleen tried to be a friend to everyone she met. She LOVED to talk and many can remember conversations with her over the years.

Those left to cherish Kathleen's memory are her daughter Angel Cynthia Lai Loni [David] Crosse of Iowa Falls; six grandchildren: Isiah, James, Kaela, Lance, Ryker and Starr of Iowa Falls; a sister Debby Kennedy of Oshkosh, Wisconsin; two nephews Matthew and Robert Rubin; and her friend Lloyd Schweppe of Eldora. She was preceded in death by her mother and father: John Joseph and Dorothy Lorraine Kennedy; and an infant brother Richard.