Ann Arbor News; Ann Arbor MI; 2003-10-22

Winifred (Kittel) Kennedy

Kennedy, Winifred (Kittel) Whitmore Lake, MI Age 88, died on
Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. She was born
February 8, 1915, the daughter of Charles and Alice (Lakin) Roiser of
Detroit. Winifred was united in marriage to Ernest Kittel, he preceded
her in death in 1969; she then married George Kennedy and he preceded
her in death in 1971. She owned and operated Kittel's Grocery Store
with her husband Ernest for many years. She was a member of St. John's
Evangelical Lutheran Church. Winifred spent many winters in the Tampa
area of Florida. She enjoyed traveling, camping, people, and especially
her two great-grandchildren. Winifred had a wonderful sense of humor
and enjoyed life to the fullest. Surviving are her daughters, Judy
(Craig) Taggart and Linda Kittel; daughter-in-law Pat (Kittel) Needham;
grand children, Clyde Allen Kittel, Jennifer O'Dell, Lisa Taggart, and
Scott Taggart; great-grand children, Savanna Kittel, and Ariel O'Dell;
brother, Kenny Roiser; sisters, Betty Reed and Dorothea Moore; and many
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, Clyde Ernest
Kittel in 1970. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, October 23,
2003 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pastor John P. Gierach
officiating. Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery.Family will
receive friends at MUEHLIG FUNERAL CHAPEL 6-9 p.m. Wednesday. Those
wishing may make memorial contribu tions to St. John's Church or the
American Heart Association.