IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Kenneth Herbert
Broadfoot
November 18, 1925 – November 10, 2006
Obituary
BROADFOOT
HOLTON- Kenneth Herbert Broadfoot, 80, of Holton, died Friday, November 10, 2006 at a Topeka hospital.
He was born November 18, 1925 in Burr Oak, KS, the son of Rev. Clarence P. and Christie Rolfe Broadfoot. He graduated from Rossville High School in 1943 and then served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. He later graduated from Baker University and received his Masters in School Administration from Kansas University.
Kenneth was a high school teacher and coach for many years. He taught at Oskaloosa, Effingham and Holton, retiring in 1991. He also was high school principal for 4 years at Westmoreland and Pomona. He managed the Holton Swimming Pool for a number of years.
Kenneth was a member of the Evangel United Methodist Church in Holton. He belonged to the Volunteer Sunday School Class and was a former choir member and trustee of the church. He was a member of the Holton Lions Club, Holton Masonic Lodge, Jackson County Retired Teachers Organization and the Northeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging, serving as chairman for several years.
He was married to Mary M. Hart on July 4, 1948 in Westmoreland. She survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Jane Willich of Manhattan, KS, his sons, Douglas Broadfoot and his wife, Jennifer of Hesston, KS and Richard Broadfoot and his wife, Maya, of Portland, OR, his sisters, Christie Bramlett of Hiawatha, KS, Catherine David of Topeka, KS and Helen Gilfillan of Reserve, KS, 8 grandchildren and a great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his son, Michael Broadfoot and Michael's wife, Wanda, his brother, Clarence Broadfoot and his sisters, Mary Staib and Ethel Spare.
Cremation is planned. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 16, 2006 at the Evangel United Methodist Church in Holton. Private family inurnment will be in Westmoreland City Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Memorials may be given to the E.U.M. Church or to Beck-Bookman Library c/o Mercer Funeral Home, Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. Online condolences: www.mercerfuneralhomes.com
HOLTON- Kenneth Herbert Broadfoot, 80, of Holton, died Friday, November 10, 2006 at a Topeka hospital.
He was born November 18, 1925 in Burr Oak, KS, the son of Rev. Clarence P. and Christie Rolfe Broadfoot. He graduated from Rossville High School in 1943 and then served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. He later graduated from Baker University and received his Masters in School Administration from Kansas University.
Kenneth was a high school teacher and coach for many years. He taught at Oskaloosa, Effingham and Holton, retiring in 1991. He also was high school principal for 4 years at Westmoreland and Pomona. He managed the Holton Swimming Pool for a number of years.
Kenneth was a member of the Evangel United Methodist Church in Holton. He belonged to the Volunteer Sunday School Class and was a former choir member and trustee of the church. He was a member of the Holton Lions Club, Holton Masonic Lodge, Jackson County Retired Teachers Organization and the Northeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging, serving as chairman for several years.
He was married to Mary M. Hart on July 4, 1948 in Westmoreland. She survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Jane Willich of Manhattan, KS, his sons, Douglas Broadfoot and his wife, Jennifer of Hesston, KS and Richard Broadfoot and his wife, Maya, of Portland, OR, his sisters, Christie Bramlett of Hiawatha, KS, Catherine David of Topeka, KS and Helen Gilfillan of Reserve, KS, 8 grandchildren and a great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his son, Michael Broadfoot and Michael's wife, Wanda, his brother, Clarence Broadfoot and his sisters, Mary Staib and Ethel Spare.
Cremation is planned. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 16, 2006 at the Evangel United Methodist Church in Holton. Private family inurnment will be in Westmoreland City Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Memorials may be given to the E.U.M. Church or to Beck-Bookman Library c/o Mercer Funeral Home, Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. Online condolences: www.mercerfuneralhomes.com
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