Kenneth Laverne Koontz

1916 - 2000  (83 years)

• Name	Kenneth Laverne Koontz
  Nickname	Squeak
  Born	4 Dec 1916	Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Nov 2000	Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	Mound Cemetery, Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I230887	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Alfred Koontz,   b. 8 Jan 1892, Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 0Dec 1964, Illinois, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Ethel Florence Patterson,   b. 5 Oct 1893, Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 13 Aug 1944, Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Married	1916	Christian County, Illinois, USA   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F69509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alma W. Humphrey,   b. 13 Oct 1919,   d. 5 Jun 1991, Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	17 Mar 1938	St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
  Children	1. Janet Koontz   2. Julie Koontz   3. David Koontz   4. Glenda Koontz   5. Carolyn J. Koontz,   b. 1938, Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 2 Jan 1996, Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F83055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Kenneth Laverne "Squeak" Koontz Birth: Dec. 4, 1916 Pana Christian County Illinois, USA Death: Nov. 4, 2000 Pana Christian County Illinois, USA Decatur, IL Herald-Review, 07 Nov 2000 PANA - Kenneth Laverne "Squeak" Koontz, 83, of Pana died 9:45 a.m. Saturday (Nov. 4, 2000) in his home. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home, Pana, with the Rev. Lawrence Gibson officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mound Cemetery, Pana, with military rites by Pana VFW Post 4431. In lieu of flowers, memorials to American Heart Association. Mr. Koontz was born in Pana on Dec. 4, 1916, the son of Alfred and Ethel Florence Patterson Koontz. He lived his entire life in Pana, graduated from Pana High School, was an Army veteran of World War II and retired from Illinois Roses Ltd. at age 65. He was a member of Pana VFW Post 4431, an avid fisherman and a diehard Cubs fan. He married Alma W. Humphrey on March 17, 1938, in St. Louis. She preceded him in death on June 5, 1991. Surviving are his children, Janet Chaney of Pana; Julie Lebon of Pana; David Koontz and wife Sonja of Pana; Glenda Kuhn and husband Wayne of Pana; brothers, Norbert Koontz of Shelbyville; Lewis "Cueball" Koontz of Pana; William Koontz of Fox Lake, Wis.; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; daughter, Carolyn Boyster; sisters, Isabell Zunkel, Doris Koontz, Thelma Cloe, Beulah Hadowsky, Glenda Condon; and brother, Alfred Koontz Jr. Family links: Spouse: Alma W Humphery Koontz (1919 - 1991)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Mound Cemetery Pana Christian County Illinois, USA Created by: (Helen) Jean Kennedy Record added: May 31, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 70643414 [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Alfred Koontz (I178813)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I178813&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Ohio marriages:https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X2GV-WCGDeath of spouse:https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3H7-MXWDeath of Alfred (also see notes):https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JYN1-PMVIn the 1900 census, he was listed as being born in Dec. 1890. I am sending that record under his father's suggestion. It gives many dates that you don't have.His WWII draft card lists the same DOB as in the death record:https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V1K7-6ZM1940 census, with children:https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWWD-PCSDeath of daughter, Doris:https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQY3-MX9claire rassman claire rassman [S624] Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1934. Name: Alfred Koontz Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 1916 Event Place: Christian, Illinois, United States Age: 25 Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 Father's Name: Lewis Koontz Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Kate Budds Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Ethel Patterson Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1894 Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Patterson Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Martha Green Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: GS Film number: 986723 Digital Folder Number: 004539323 Image Number: 00444