Kenneth Ewoldt

Kenneth Henry, son of Henry and Anna (Grimm) Ewoldt, was born on November 14, 1922 in Manning, Iowa. He was baptized in the Lutheran church in Manning. Ken attended rural grade schools and graduated from Manilla High School in 1939. On July 25, 1959, Ken was united in marriage with Dolores Ann (Coats) Ranes in Kansas City.

He assisted his parents on the farm near Manilla for 17 years. Ken then worked at Amoco Oil in Manilla for 19 years and as the Manilla City Clerk for nine years until his retirement in 1988. He was a member and board member of the former Presbyterian Church and then member of the United Church and Golden Leaf Lodge. During the 1940-50’s Ken served on the township committee for Red Cross and government agriculture programs. He was interested in all sports, especially his children and grandchildren’s, and enjoyed traveling. Ken was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan and at one time held football season tickets.

Ann died in 2012 and Ken moved to the Manilla Manor in 2015. Following a sudden illness, Ken died at Crawford County Memorial Hospital on Saturday, March 25, 2017. He was 94 years, 4 months and 11 days of age.

Preceding Ken in death were his parents and wife, Ann Ewoldt.

He is survived by daughters, Phyllis Drake (Dan Towers) of Scranton and Paula Burgin (Richard) of Penfield, N.Y.; stepchildren, Terri Gimlin (Gregg) of Leawood, Kan. and Randall Ranes (Nancy) of Bakersfield, Calif.; grandchildren, William and Anna Burgin; step grandchildren, Jennifer Starkey (Sean) and Nicholas Ranes; 2 step great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.  

Funeral service were held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 30, 2017, at United Church of Manilla in Manilla, Iowa with Rev. Vicki Fisher officiating. The recorded hymns “How Great Thou Art,” “He Touched Me” and “God Be With You Till We Meet Again” by Mike Bolton were played. Randall Ranes was the speaker. Honorary urn bearers were grandchildren, Anna and Will Burgin. Interment was at Manning Cemetery in Manning, Iowa.

The family requests memorial donations in Ken’s honor, in lieu of flowers.

Ohde Funeral Home, Manning, Iowa. www.ohdefuneralhome.com.