Kenneth F. Konrad
October 10, 1933 –
Kenneth F. Konrad, age 87, of Ruskin, Fla., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, with his wife of 68 years, Lillian, at his side in their home.
Kenneth Francis Konrad was born October 10, 1933, in the town of Bear Creek, Waupaca County, Wis. He was the third child of Roy E. and Loretta A. (Young) Konrad. He graduated from New London High School in 1951. On Oct. 14, 1952, he married the love of his life, Lillian Ann Conlon, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bear Creek. He had a great career in the ice cream business; first at Verifine Dairy in Sheboygan, Wis., and moving his family to Kalamazoo in 1964 where he worked as a mechanical engineer in the packaging division of James River Corporation.
Kenneth was extremely active in his Catholic faith, as an altar boy and, later, as a Eucharistic minister, both in Kalamazoo, Mich., and, later, in Ruskin, Fla., at St. Anne Catholic Church. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and golfing. He and his wife retired to Riverside Golf & Boating Resort, where they could regularly be found on the golf course.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian Ann (Conlon); daughter, Debra M (Daniel J) Foster of San Antonio, Texas; grandson, Lee R. Foster of San Antonio, Texas; and granddaughter, Danielle N (Clinton) Martin of Casablanca, Morocco. He is further survived by his sisters-in-law: Lucille Konrad, Barbara Konopacky, Patricia Polzin, Evelyn Wolff, Shirley (Jess Brownell) Conlon, Alyce (Gary) Ritchie, Maureen (David) Freeborg; and brothers-in-law: Edward (Jeanne) Conlon, John Peeters and Thomas Flanagan, along with numerous nephews and nieces.
Besides his parents, Kenneth was preceded in death by his brothers, Leon and David; his sisters, Vera Flanagan and Norma Peeters; his brothers-in-law: Michael (Margo, also deceased) Conlon, John Konopacky and Walter 'Butch' Wolff.
The family wishes to extend its thanks and gratitude to the owners, David & Michelle Scott, and all the wonderful caregivers of Home Instead of Ruskin for their devoted care and compassion.
A memorial mass will be held at St. Anne Catholic Church on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at 10 a.m. A family memorial service will be held sometime (TBD) this summer in Wisconsin where Kenneth will be laid to rest in the family plot at Most Precious Blood Cemetery, New London, Wis.
Kenneth Francis Konrad was born October 10, 1933, in the town of Bear Creek, Waupaca County, Wis. He was the third child of Roy E. and Loretta A. (Young) Konrad. He graduated from New London High School in 1951. On Oct. 14, 1952, he married the love of his life, Lillian Ann Conlon, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bear Creek. He had a great career in the ice cream business; first at Verifine Dairy in Sheboygan, Wis., and moving his family to Kalamazoo in 1964 where he worked as a mechanical engineer in the packaging division of James River Corporation.
Kenneth was extremely active in his Catholic faith, as an altar boy and, later, as a Eucharistic minister, both in Kalamazoo, Mich., and, later, in Ruskin, Fla., at St. Anne Catholic Church. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and golfing. He and his wife retired to Riverside Golf & Boating Resort, where they could regularly be found on the golf course.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian Ann (Conlon); daughter, Debra M (Daniel J) Foster of San Antonio, Texas; grandson, Lee R. Foster of San Antonio, Texas; and granddaughter, Danielle N (Clinton) Martin of Casablanca, Morocco. He is further survived by his sisters-in-law: Lucille Konrad, Barbara Konopacky, Patricia Polzin, Evelyn Wolff, Shirley (Jess Brownell) Conlon, Alyce (Gary) Ritchie, Maureen (David) Freeborg; and brothers-in-law: Edward (Jeanne) Conlon, John Peeters and Thomas Flanagan, along with numerous nephews and nieces.
Besides his parents, Kenneth was preceded in death by his brothers, Leon and David; his sisters, Vera Flanagan and Norma Peeters; his brothers-in-law: Michael (Margo, also deceased) Conlon, John Konopacky and Walter 'Butch' Wolff.
The family wishes to extend its thanks and gratitude to the owners, David & Michelle Scott, and all the wonderful caregivers of Home Instead of Ruskin for their devoted care and compassion.
A memorial mass will be held at St. Anne Catholic Church on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at 10 a.m. A family memorial service will be held sometime (TBD) this summer in Wisconsin where Kenneth will be laid to rest in the family plot at Most Precious Blood Cemetery, New London, Wis.