More detail on this person: Ken Kalahar died at
home Thursday, September 27, 2012.
He was born May 12, 1945 to Jeanne (Hilton) and
Kenneth H. Kalahar. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 30 at the funeral home. Funeral
services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, October 1,
2012 at Caldwell Raddatz Funeral Chapel, 8201
Hickman Road, Urbandale. Burial will follow in the
Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Van Meter.
Ken graduated from Mason City High School and
earned a bachelor's degree in Industrial Education
from Iowa State University. He was a helicopter
pilot in the US Army, serving in both Korea and
Viet Nam. He was a member of the 372nd
Construction Engineers for the Iowa Army Reserve
attaining the rank of CW4.
He was employed at Armstrong Tire,
Archer-Daniels-Midland, and Firestone Agricultural
Tires.
Ken is survived by his wife Joanne (Stangl); his
son, Tad (Mary Ellen); and granddaughters, Kristi
and Jessica of Liverpool, NY; his mother, Jeanne
of Mason City; sisters, Sue (Paul) Klevos of
Humboldt, IA, and Jodie (Terry) Stevens of
Alexander, IA; brother, Jon (Julie) of Peosta, IA;
and sister-in-law, Judi Cunconan of Des Moines.
The family would like to thank Dr. Phillip
Colletier, the staff of Mercy Cancer Center
Radiology, and the Mercy Hospice team for their
care and compassion.
Our gratitude also goes to Steve Radke and Kraig
Kramme of Willis Cadillac for their many
kindnesses to Ken during his illness.
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