Gerhardt, Katherine Marie

1932 - 2018  (86 years)

• Name	Gerhardt, Katherine Marie  [1]
  Birth	16 Jan 1932	Speed, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Nickname	Kitty
  Death	16 Oct 2018	Lenoir Woods Senior Living, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Burial	20 Oct 2018	St John United Church of Christ Cemetery, Billingsville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I16076	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Gerhardt, Herman Frank Joseph,   b. 26 Mar 1901, Pisgah, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 10 Apr 1973, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bail, Leilia Ida,   b. 6 Jun 1903, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 5 Apr 2004, Billingsville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 100 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Aug 1926	St Paul German Evangelical Church, Clear Creek Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F1285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kenney, Forrest S,   b. 17 Aug 1927, Moniteau, Missouri, USA d. 30 Nov 2015, University of Missouri Medical Center, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	20 Jan 1952	St John United Church of Christ, Billingsville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Kenney, Sharron   2. Kenny, Barbara Ann
  Family ID	F690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jan 1932 - Speed, Cooper, Missouri, USA Marriage - 20 Jan 1952 - St John United Church of Christ, Billingsville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Death - 16 Oct 2018 - Lenoir Woods Senior Living, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA Burial - 20 Oct 2018 - St John United Church of Christ Cemetery, Billingsville, Cooper, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Katherine (Kitty) Gerhardt Kenney, 86, of Boonville, passed away on October 16, 2018 at Lenoir Woods in Columbia following a brief illness. Visitation will be held at Howard Funeral Home in Boonville from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, October 19. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 20, at St. Johns United Church of Christ, 14191 Billingsville Road, Boonville, Mo. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Kitty was born to Herman and Ida (Bail) Gerhardt on January 16, 1932 at the Gerhardt home in Speed. She married Forrest Kenney on January 20, 1952. He preceded her in death on November 30, 2015. She was a 1949 graduate of Boonville High School. Kitty's greatest treasure was her family. She was a homemaker and was also employed at Cooper County Abstract and First Christian Church in Boonville. She was a faithful member of St. Johns United Church of Christ in Billingsville her entire life, where she was baptized, confirmed and married. She volunteered in many capacities, including Sunday school teacher, choir, and was a member and officer of the Women's Guild. Survivors include daughters Sharon Smith (Steve) of Columbia and Barbara Ayers (Doug) of Danville, Kentucky. She also leaves her beloved grandchildren; Sarah Smith Auer (Kris), Ryan Smith, Grant Neckermann (Kate), Andrea Smith, Kathleen Ayers and Hannah Ayers, as well as great grandchildren Jacob, Samantha and Elizabeth Auer and Ford Neckermann. Her sister, Roberta (Birdie) Kueckelhan and brother, Carl (Fritz) Gerhardt also survive. In addition to her husband, Kitty was also preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Wilma Cary, two brothers, Herman E. (Bud) Gerhardt and Albert (Jody) Gerhardt and a nephew, Bill Gerhardt. She will also be missed by her nieces, nephews, and many cousins.

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] USA: MO: COOPER: Boonville Daily News: Obituary. https://www.boonvilledailynews.com/ [S1528] USA: MO: COOPER: Memorabilia of Cooper County, Missouri. https://cooper.mogenweb.org/Biographical/Memorabilia%20of%20Cooper%20County,%20Missouri,%202020%20PDF%20Edition.pdf