1932
Kenneth
2013
Kenneth Elwin Beals
April 20, 1932 — November 13, 2013
Sioux City - Kenneth E. Beals, 81, of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, at Countryside Nursing Home.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. John Pehrson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.christysmith.com .
Kenneth was born on April 20, 1932, in Sioux City, the son of Joseph and Eva Beals. Except for his tour in the U.S. Air Force, Ken was a lifelong resident of Sioux City.
Kenneth was married to Joyce Arp on Sept. 24, 1954. Following his discharge from the Air Force, he began work for Iowa Public Service/MidAmerican Energy, retiring in 1996. Ken and Joyce had two sons, Jim and Steve Beals, and six grandchildren.
Ken was very active in his church, serving as a youth teacher and elder. He also worked with Meals on Wheels and was a longtime board member of the Midwest Community Credit Union.
Ken had a great sense of humor and thoroughly enjoyed his large circle of friends and acquaintances.
Ken is survived by his wife, Joyce of Sioux City; son, Stephen (Arika) of Rapid City, S.D.; daughter-in-law, Rebbeca of Lacey, Wash.; brothers, Cliff (Ruth) of Pueblo, Colo., and Evan of Lincoln, Neb; grandchildren, Sarah, Juliann, Dena, Emery, Gwendolyn and Adrian; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, the Rev. James Beals; and brothers, Harold and Howard; and sister, Virginia.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. John Pehrson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.christysmith.com .
Kenneth was born on April 20, 1932, in Sioux City, the son of Joseph and Eva Beals. Except for his tour in the U.S. Air Force, Ken was a lifelong resident of Sioux City.
Kenneth was married to Joyce Arp on Sept. 24, 1954. Following his discharge from the Air Force, he began work for Iowa Public Service/MidAmerican Energy, retiring in 1996. Ken and Joyce had two sons, Jim and Steve Beals, and six grandchildren.
Ken was very active in his church, serving as a youth teacher and elder. He also worked with Meals on Wheels and was a longtime board member of the Midwest Community Credit Union.
Ken had a great sense of humor and thoroughly enjoyed his large circle of friends and acquaintances.
Ken is survived by his wife, Joyce of Sioux City; son, Stephen (Arika) of Rapid City, S.D.; daughter-in-law, Rebbeca of Lacey, Wash.; brothers, Cliff (Ruth) of Pueblo, Colo., and Evan of Lincoln, Neb; grandchildren, Sarah, Juliann, Dena, Emery, Gwendolyn and Adrian; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, the Rev. James Beals; and brothers, Harold and Howard; and sister, Virginia.
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