The Funeral Service for Kenneth “Kenny” Ferguson of
Albert Lea
, will be held
10:30 A.M. on Thursday
August 12, 2010, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2210
East Main
, Albert Lea. Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate.
Interment will be in St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by Albert Lea Veteran’s Organizations. Visitation will be from 5-7 on Wednesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, and one hour before services.
Kenny died on Monday, August 9, 2010 at ThorneCrest Retirement Community,
Health Care Wing.
He was born on June 17, 1927, in Freeborn,
Minnesota
the son of Earl and
Elsie (Bendixen)
Ferguson
.
He attended a one room rural school and Freeborn High
School.
He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II, Pacific Theater.
He married Marie M. Goodnature on December 27, 1947, at St. Mary’s Catholic
Church in
Newry
Township
, Freeborn County, MN.
He retired from Wilson Foods in 1983, at the age of 55, after working there for
37 years.
He also helped his father farm.
After retirement,
Ken and Marie wintered in
Mesa
,
AZ
until his health would no
longer allow.
Kenny is survived by his wife Marie of Albert Lea, son Joe of Albert Lea,
son Bob (Gail) of
Bend
,
Oregon
, daughter Robin (Wyman) of
Albert Lea
,
grandchildren: Tague (Dawn) Ferguson of Oklahoma, Patience (Josh) Ceniga of Bend,
Oregon
, Quentin, Courtney and Brie Kaasa of Albert Lea; great grandchildren:
Erica, Stephanie, Cody and Chase, sister Dorothy (
Wayne
) Hanson of Albert Lea,
daughter-in-law Linda Ferguson of
Albert Lea
, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Earl and Elsie and brother John.
In lieu of flowers memorials suggested to the American Diabetes Association
or St. Theodore Catholic Church.
