C. Howard Kennedy
LEXINGTON — C. Howard Kennedy, 90, of Johnson Lake, died Feb. 16, 1999, at the Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow.
He was born Feb. 22, 1908, at Broken Bow to Horace F. and Nancy R. Talbot Kennedy. He grew up in Broken Bow and graduated from Broken Bow High School with the class of 1926. He went on to attend college at Hastings College in Grinnell, Iowa. He married Bernie Pringle in 1929 at Lincoln. She preceded him in death in May of 1967.
Mr. Kennedy served his country as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served in the Pacific Theater. He returned to Broken Bow, where he owned and operated the motion picture theater as well as a ranching operation outside of Broken Bow for 25 years. On March 17, 1968, he married Helen St. John in Omaha.
He was a member of St. Peter’s in the Valley Episcopal Church in Lexington, a charter member of the Elks Lodge, the American Legion, the VFW and the Masonic Lodge, where he was a 32nd Degree Mason with the Custer County Lodge No. 148 and Council No. 18.
Survivors include his wife of Johnson Lake; a son, Howard F. “Ken” (Beverly) of Broken Bow; a step daughter, Jenny St. John (Mischa) Semanitzky of Phoenix; seven grandchildren, Craig, Bert, Shelly, Benjamin, Amanda, Sarah and Susan; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife and a sister, Ruth Haeberle.
The body was cremated.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Peter’s in the Valley Episcopal Church.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter’s in Valley Episcopal Church with Father Bob Lambert officiating.
Interment of the ashes will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery.
There will be no visitation
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is in charge.