Amanda Kennedy, 1917-2014

Published 9:00 am Sunday, October 5, 2014

Memorial services for Amanda A. Kennedy, 97, of Albert Lea will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Clayton Balsley will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.

Amanda Kennedy

Amanda died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at Thorne Crest Retirement Community.

Amanda A. Kennedy was born Jan. 11, 1917, in Alden, the daughter of Forest and Agnes (Barr) Wollard. She attended Alden grade school and graduated from Alden High School in 1936.

On May 6, 1939, she was united in marriage to Lawrence “Pat” Kennedy in the Methodist Parsonage in Northwood. They moved to Albert Lea in 1939 and farmed. Amanda was a member of the Methodist Church in Alden and joined First Baptist Church when they moved to Albert Lea. In the Methodist church she was a Sunday school teacher, a pianist for Sunday school and secretary of Sunday school. At First Baptist she also taught Sunday school, was head of the Baptist youth fellowship and served as a deaconess. She was also active in the Golden Oaks 4H Club.

Survivors include her sons David (Doreen) Kennedy and Doug (Ardie) Kennedy; grandchildren David Paul (Tonya)Kennedy, Daniel (Erica) Kennedy, Dawn Kennedy, Eric (Becki) Kennedy, Erin (Adam) Kennedy Shaw and Ethan (Katie) Kennedy; great-grandchildren Courtney and Carter Kennedy, Madeleine, Clarke and Henry Kennedy, Weston, Camryn and Addisyn Shaw, Hailey and Nolan Brunsen and Izabella Kennedy; step-great-grandchildren Alexis and Cody Sullivan; and many nieces and nephews.

Amanda was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Pat; brothers Roy, Rob, Clarence and Fred Wollard; and sisters Fern Meyer, Jennie McGill, Esther Tatge and Margaret Wollard.