Howard Keith Kidney

1936 - 2020  (83 years)

• Name	Howard Keith Kidney
  Nickname	Keith
  Born	6 Nov 1936	Holton, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Oct 2020	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Buried	21 Oct 2020	Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I28309	Rossville
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Howard Kidney, Sr.,   d. 7 Aug 1967
  Mother	Mary Helen Kling Kidney Musick,   b. 10 Apr 1918, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas ,   d. 28 Jun 2006, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 88 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1935
  Family ID	F8613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rosemary Ann Schmidt Kidney
  Divorced	YES
  Children	1. Thomas Ford   2. Michiel Ford   3. Robin Kidney   4. Patricia L Kidney Beaver
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2022 19:29:05
  Family ID	F8614	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sharon Delaine Flanders Kidney,   b. 8 May 1943, Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas ,   d. 2 Oct 2017, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 74 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1989	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2022 19:26:50
  Family ID	F8111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Nov 1936 - Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Buried - 21 Oct 2020 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Kidney, Howard K. Howard Keith Kidney St. Marys – Howard Keith Kidney, 83, died Sunday, October 11, 2020, at the Community Hospital in St. Marys. He was born November 6, 1936, at Holton, the son of Howard and Mary Helen Kling Kidney. Keith grew up on the Holton community and graduated from Holton High School in 1954 and attended Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia. Keith lived in several communities and worked for a telephone company and managed a convenience store. He later worked for Montgomery Wards. Keith and his wife Delaine owned and operated Katie’s Corner in St. Marys. After retirement, he worked for Piper Funeral Home and later Sugar Creek Country Store. Keith was married to Rosemary Ann Schmidt; they later divorced. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Judy Thompson; and a daughter, Robin Kidney. Keith and Sharon Delaine Kidney were married on October 14, 1989, in St. Marys. She preceded him in death on October 2, 2017. Survivors include two sons, Thomas Ford, San Diego, CA, and Michiel Ford, Holton; a daughter, Patricia L. Beaver, Oskaloosa; his brother, Robert (Elaine) Kidney, LaFayette, IN; two grandchildren, Michiel and Holly Jo; step-children, Trina (Bill) Perry, Topeka, Kurt (Gerri) Esfeld, Liberty, MO, Annette (Paul) Fiedler and Teresa Herrington, all of St. Marys; 11 step-grandchildren, Ally (Jeremy), Ethan (Elizabeth), Abby, Kelsey, Rachel, Rebecca, Andrea, Carley, Jayna, Laura and Shane; four step great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. A rosary will be recited at 8:30, followed by a visitation until the mass. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Building Fund or the St. Marys Food Pantry and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave online condolences, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com. Due to Covid 19, masks and social distancing are required.