Obituary: Howard Wendell Kearney

Howard Wendell Kearney passed away peacefully on Aug. 19, 2010, in Carson

City. He was born Oct. 19, 1918, in Lucas, Kan., to Earl A. and Effie

Herndon Kearney,

During the depression, Howard served in the Civilian Conservation Corps,

under the Roosevelt New Deal Program, building roads and bridges in Arkansas

and Idaho. Howard served in the U.S. Army in World War II European, African

and Mid-Eastern theaters 1943-1945. He married Alice Ruth Feddersen on Jan.

29, 1947. and worked as a carpenter and farmer.

Alice preceded him in death on Dec. 2, 2007. He is survived by four

children: Marilyn (Ken) Brinnick, Marla (Gary) Johnson, Carol Olsen and

Dennis (Susan) Kearney; and was preceded in death by son Paul Kearney and

son-in-law, Jim Olsen. He is also survived by nine grandchildren and seven

great-grandchildren.

Howard enjoyed fishing and playing cribbage, and getting to know his friends

at Sierra Place in Carson City, where he lived the last few months. He will

be greatly missed.

Visitation for Howard will be 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28 at St. Paul¹s

United Church of Christ in Wheatland, Iowa. Funeral services will follow at

11 am.

Walton¹s Chapel of the Valley funeral home is in charge of final

arrangements.