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- Kenneth G. Levknecht, Appleton, age 79, blasted into glory on the 4th of July, 2016. He was born in Appleton on October 4, 1936 to the late Ronald and Gertrude (Goeser) Levknecht. Ken married Jeanne DeShaney on May 28, 1960 at Sacred Heart Parish in Appleton. He worked at Wisconsin Wires/ AstenJohnson Forming Fabrics for 41 years as a finisher/supervisor, retiring in 1996.
He was the love of Jeanne's life. Ken was an excellent father and grandfather. A member of his local Catholic Church all of his life. A lover of jovial shenanigans, a folk artist and folk philosopher. A lover of every holiday, an outdoorsman, a bird and chipmunk whisperer, an ice cream sundae specialist, an athlete, and Fox News contributor! A father to the fatherless. He was a man who worked with his hands in the workshop, "do your best and caulk the rest". He leaves a legacy of flowers. He was sentimental and would catch you off guard with his love in the most important moments. We will never forget the twinkle in his eye.
Ken is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jeanne; children: Ronald (fiancée Nancy Arts) of De Pere; Robin (Michael) Ballard of Kaukauna; Joie (Douglas) Pirkey of Little Chute; Jackie (Michel) Vigier of Winnipeg, Manitoba; Kenny (Christy) of Kimberly; and Annie of Appleton; grandchildren: Ashley and Matt Levknecht, Alex (Cory) Gleason, Nicole (Luke) Landaiche, Randi (fiancé Brandon Vander Heiden) Deltour, Zebulun (Ashley), Sophie and Elias Pirkey, Chase, Jackson, Raena, and Emilia Levknecht, Katie Vigier and Isaiah Kennedy; great grandchildren: Quinn Gleason and Addison Landaiche; brothers: Art, Lyle (Marilyn) and Lee (Jane) Levknecht; sister: Dolores "Toots" Jansen; and brothers and sisters-in-law: Robert (Sheri) DeShaney, Mary Ann (Robert) Schrieber, Pete (Pam) DeShaney, Sharon (Tom) Hopfensperger, Patti (John) Meixl, Judy Schoepel, Jack (Mary) DeShaney, Wendy (Gary) Lodholz, Kim (Rick) Surman, Kerry (Bruce) Goffard and Kathy Rose DeShaney. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
In addition to his parents, Ken was preceded in death by Jeanne's parents, Clarence and Rita (Wittmann) DeShaney; and brothers and sisters-in-law: Dorothy Levknecht, Joe Jansen, Ron Schoepel and Clarence "Mike" DeShaney.
Visitation will be held Friday, July 8, 2016 at ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE CATHOLIC CHURCH (323 Pine St. Little Chute) beginning at 1:30 p.m. Ken's family has prepared a tribute to share with you at 4:30 p.m. and his Funeral Mass will immediately follow with Rev. Ronald Belitz officiating. Committal St. Joseph Cemetery. To sign the guest book, please visit oconnellfh.com.
The family would like to express sincere gratitude to the staff of St Elizabeth Hospital, especially for Tina who was so compassionate during those last moments.
He was our treasure because we were his.
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1936 - 2016 (79 years)
