Katherine May Hadenfeldt, the daughter of Maurice and Verna Rogers Pannell, was born May 1, 1933 in Estherville, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area where she attended school and graduated from Spencer High School.
Katherine worked at Ralph Fischer Insurance Agency and Spencer Construction Company. She married Ronald Hadenfeldt in August of 1956 at First Baptist Church in Spencer, IA.
Katherine enjoyed volunteering and visiting at the nursing homes, making friends, and having lunch with her sisters. She was a longtime church volunteer and spent a lot of time working at the Family History Center where she enjoyed genealogy. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints where she taught the Primary children. She loved being a wife and mother on the farm near Everly, IA and spent her life serving others.
Katherine passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at the Spencer Hospital at the age of 78. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Lorraine Taylor and Laura Hughes; and one brother, Duane Pannell.
Left to cherish her memory are her four children, Larry Hadenfeldt of Perkinston, MS, Lonnie (Becky) Hadenfeldt of Spencer, IA, Loren (Kristin) Hadenfeldt of Menomonie, WI, and Rhonda Hadenfeldt of Saucier, MS; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; 2 sisters, Jeanette Sherman of Spencer, IA and Evelyn (Geoff) Barry of Larchmont, NY; other relatives and many friends.
SERVICES
Funeral services will take place Friday, October 28, at 10:30 A.M., at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Spencer.
OFFICIATING
President Jim Olsen
CASKET BEARERS
Ron Hadenfeldt
Larry Hadenfeldt
Lon Hadenfeldt
Loren Hadenfeldt
Les Swenson
Jim Stevens
HONORARY PALLBEARER:
Rhonda Jones
VISITATION
Visitation will take place Thursday, October 27, at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer, starting at 5:00 P.M., with family present from 5-7:00 P.M.
MUSIC
"How Great Thou Art"
"Silent Night"
"Shoulder To The Wheel"
INTERMENT
Riverside Cemetery - Spencer, Iowa