Kenneth R. Church

      Kenneth R. Church, 93, of rural Bonaparte, died at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, at Van Buren Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua.

      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Bonaparte United Church, with the Rev. Paul Rekward and the Rev. ellis andrews officiating. Burial will be in Bonaparte Cemetery.

      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with Masonic rites by Bonaparte Lodge starting at 7 p.m. followed by family visitation until 8:30 p.m.

      Memorials to Bonaparte United Church or Bonaparte Cemetery may be left at the funeral home or mailed to the family at 21887 Route W40, Bonaparte 52620.

      Mr. Church was born Nov. 5, 1913, in Henry County, the son of Raymond and Bessie Gardner Church. He married Hattie A. Cox June 24, 1937, in Keokuk. She died March 21, 2004.

To see the complete obituary, read the Feb. 27, 2007, Fairfield Ledger.