Kathleen Hardaway, 75, went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 14, 2021, at her home in Jefferson. Kathy was born on January 28, 1946, the daughter of Verle and Norma (Haynes) Kinyon. After graduating from Lohrville High School, she attended Iowa Central Community College for two years, graduating in 1966.
After graduating from Iowa Central, Kathy married her high school sweetheart, Richard Hardaway. After their marriage, they moved to California while Richard was in the Navy. When they came back to Iowa, they lived in Des Moines for 10 years. During that time, their two children were born, Lisa in 1972 and Dan in 1976. In 1979 they moved to the Kinyon family farm.
Kathy spent most of her life working in the medical field in Fort Dodge, Des Moines, and Jefferson. She retired in 2008 to spend more time with her family and friends. After her retirement, Kathy went to Africa several times to work in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. She continued to support the orphanage school there. Kathy was active in the Adopt a Family and the Foundation against Domestic Abuse.
She was preceded in death by her loving parents and her brother David.
Survivors include her children Lisa (Liz Accles) Hardaway of Maplewood, NJ, and Dan (Stacy) Hardaway of Jefferson; grandchildren J.T. Hardaway–McMillen; Samantha Hardaway; Brian Hardaway; Grace Hardaway, and Eli Hardaway; as well as many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Kathleen “Kathy” Hardaway, 75, of Jefferson, will be held Monday, December 20, 2021, at First Presbyterian Church, Jefferson. Interment will be at a later date at Evergreen Cemetery, Lohrville, Iowa.
Memorials are suggested to First Presbyterian Church to go to Kennedy Sagala’s Kids in Kenya.
Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home is assisting the family. Online condolences can be left at www.sliningerschroeder.com.
