KAESS, James D.
James D. Kaess, 80, of Phoenix, a salesman, died May 25, 1998. He was born in Phoenix, and was a World War II Army Air Forces veteran. He also was a member of the Sigma Rho fraternity. Survivors include his companion, Lucille M. JORGENSON; and sister, Maureen ARNOLD. Services will be private. A. L. Moore-Grimshaw Mortuaries. The Arizona Republic 6/24/1998

KAIN, Roberta B.
Roberta B. Kain, 49, of Apache Junction, passed away October 5, 2000. Mrs. Kain, a homemaker, was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Survivors include her husband Thomas, daughters, O'Neill STEWART and Carrie SHIN, Son Jeremy BOESL, mother Carolyn TURNER, sister Christie TURNER, brother Frank BOSTOCK and 6 grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2929 E. Thomas Road, Phx., AZ 85016. Mountain View Mortuary handled the arrangements. The News, Apache Junction October 17, 2000

KELLY, George F.
George F. KELLY, 52, who lived here 51 years and worked as a trouble-shooter the past 27 years for Arizona Public Service Co., died June 30, 1979, in his home. Mr. Kelly, 3543 W. Palm Lane, was a World War II Navy veteran, a high priest counselor in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 387 and Active with the Boy Scouts. Surviving are his wife, Idonna M.; children, Georgia MORRIS, Donna SMITH, Lesli WILSON, Susan EASLEY, Nancy, Sara, Rachel, Glenn, Samuel and Ray; mother, Agnes KELLY; and 10 grandchildren. Services were in the LDS Capitol Ward. Memory Lawn Mortuary handled arrangements. The Arizona Republic Friday, July 6, 1979, p. C-5.

KEMPFERT, Jane Cashel
Jane Cashel Kempfert, 75, of Phoenix, a receptionist at Phoenix Baptist Hospital, died March 23, 1998. She was born in Columbus, Ohio. Survivors include her daughters, Kay MORTIMER and Carol; sons, Albert John and John; sister, Virginia NICOLIN; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: Phoenix Baptist Hospital Chapel, 6025 N. 20th Ave., Phoenix, with a gathering of friends following services at the family residence. Contributions: Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ 85014. Brown's Colonial Mortuary. The Arizona Republic Wednesday, March 25, 1998

KENDERES, Ann
Ann Kenderes 84, of a homemaker Tempe, died May 6, 2001 in Mesa. Ann is survived by her daughter Sue ROSWURM, three sons, Richard, Dennis, and David. She is also survived by her sister Dorothy Evans, grandchildren; Jared and Justine Roswurm, Kristy, Amanda, Becky and Karen KENDERES. Visitation and Funeral Service Lakeshore Mortuary 1815 S. Dobson Road. Donations may be made to Hospice of the Valley 1510 E. Flower St. Phoenix, AZ 85014 The Arizona Republic Tuesday, May 8, 2001

KILLEN, Ruby
Ruby Killen, 91, a Phoenix resident for 65 years, died Jan. 20, 1985, at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. Mrs. Killen moved to Arizona from her native Texas. Survivors include her daughters, Dora MEEKS and Thelma GALBRAITH; a son, William H.; a sister, nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and a great-great grandchildren. Graveside services at Green Acres Memorial Gardens, 401 N. Hayden, Scottsdale. The Arizona Republic 1/22/1985

KINSELLA, Michael S.
Michael S. Kinsella, 52, of Apache Junction, a retired Marine Corps captain, died July 21, 1998. He was born in Mankato, Minn. Survivors include his wife, Maria; daughters, Donna and Liza; sons, Chris, Robert, and Peter; mother, Harriet Ruth; sisters, Sharon HUBBARD and Carol BARTELL; brothers, Pat, David, and Tom; and 11 grandchildren. Visitation St. James Catholic Church, Coolidge. Rosary and Mass also at the church. Simes Mortuary, Coolidge. The Arizona Republic July 24, 1998

KONERMANN, Victor G.
Scottsdale -- Services for Victor G. KONEMANN, 61, who retired in 1967 as a branch manager after 17 years with Sunbeam Electrical Appliances, were in Lutheran Church of the Holy Cross, 3110 N. Hayden. Mr. Konemann, 8525 E. Sheridan, moved here in 1960 from California and died July 2, 1979, in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. He is survived by wife, Loretta; children, Sandra HAAPALA and Victor Charles; a grandson; four sisters and a brother. The Arizona Republic Friday, July 6, 1979, p. C-5.

KOPACH, Felix
Sun City – Felix KOPACH, 68, a member of the Catholic Church of St. Joachim who came here in 1972 from Chicago where he was a clerk 43 years with Sears Roebuck & Co., died July 4, 1979, in his home. Mr. KOPACH, 10040 Lancaster Drive, was a World War II Army veteran. He is survived by wife, Elizabeth; children, Donna STEWART and Martin F.; three grandchildren; two sisters and two brothers. Services in Lundberg Chapel, 11211 Michigan Ave., Youngtown. The Arizona Republic Friday, July 6, 1979, p. C-5.

KWIATKOWSKI, Ladimir 1928-1994
Ladimir Kwiatkowski was a central figure on The Wallace and Ladmo Show, a daily children's variety show filmed in Phoenix, Arizona, featuring clowns, cartoons and short comedy skits. Kwiatkowski was born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 13, 1928 to Walter and Florence Kwiatkowski. His father was a Cleveland police detective, and the family were devout Catholics. In 1949 Kwiatkowski decided to go to Arizona to Arizona State University in Tempe. He wanted to be a sports broadcaster. He played baseball with the ASU team and was being eyed by scouts from the Cleveland Indians. While working as a cameraman for KPHO-TV in 1955, he became involved with the It's Wallace program, developing both his Ladmo character as well as his trademark Ladmo Bags. He went on to become one of the core cast members of the subsequent permutations of the show, later renamed The Wallace & Ladmo Show. The show ended with the final taping on December 29, 1989, after 36 years, becoming the longest-running daily children's television show in history. By that time the show had won many awards, including nine Emmy awards. He was married to Patsy KILLOUGH on March 31, 1951, and they had 5 children. Kwiatkowski died of lung cancer on March 2, 1994 in Tempe, Arizona.

Ladimir Kwiatkowski was born July 13, 1928, son of Walter (a Cleveland juvenile police detective) and Florence KWIATKOWSKI. "Laddie Boy", as he was often called, was the kind of kid who was good to have as a playmate. His friends nicknamed him "Slats" because he was so thin. He was always active, whether he was playing sports or dancing to his grandmother's Polish music records. Lad was the kind of kid who wanted to take up the drums. "But my folks wouldn't let me," he recalled. "They said 'play the saxophone or the piano'. I should have gone with the piano." He was the kind of kid who played a minor part in a grade school play then decided drama was not for him. "I did one show -- A Christmas Carol -- in grade school and I did not want to be on stage again," he remembered, noting that he had knocked a screen over during the play. "I was so embarrassed, I didn't want to do anything after that." Lad Gets A Baseball Itch Instead of pursuing a career on stage, Lad concentrated on sports -- particularly baseball. He informed his parents that he wanted to become a major league baseball player. Lad went to church each Sunday -- he and his family were devout Catholics -- but he would be dressed in his baseball uniform ready to dash out to the diamond after Mass. "I would have played football, but I was too small," he noted. "But baseball -- it was fast and I loved the game." Lad never had formal coaching in his favorite sport until he got to John Adams High School, where he honed his baseball skills. After graduation, he left Ohio to attend Arizona State College in Tempe, along with a few high school buddies -- knowing that Arizona's climate would actually allow him to play baseball year round! Lad was a good player. He was on the varsity team four years, from '50-53. He led Arizona State in hitting in 1951 with a .358 average, including two doubles, a triple and a single against rival University of Arizona. He was made captain of the team the next year. Lad brought respect to a baseball program where players wore hand-me-down uniforms and official statistics were not yet kept. He was pretending to play slide trombone to "Ragmop", a popular tune playing on a nearby jukebox, when Patsy Lou KILLOUGH first saw him. Patsy and Lad started dating soon afterwards, and they were married on Mar 31, 1951. He graduated from the university with a journalism degree in 1953 and was offered a chance to play for a Cleveland Indians farm team. But Lad was not sure he wanted to invest the time slugging it out in the minors, especially with a wife and child at home. Plus, he liked Phoenix and he was intrigued by television. "I saw the future in television," he observed. The day after he graduated, Lad applied for a job at KPHO-TV When it was the only television station in town. "I went in at nine o'clock and at eleven o'clock, they called me and asked when I could start. At one o'clock the day after I graduated, I started at KPHO." It was a great education. Lad was assigned to help produce KPHO's slate of live shows. He also cleaned and swept the floors, folded chairs, raised sets and eventually ran the cameras. And although he could see the future in television, Lad had no way of knowing what would happen next. The Character "Ladmo" was born when Bill THOMPSON asked Lad to join him in January, 1956, as his sidekick on "It's Wallace?" They found a top hat in KPHO's prop room and put a sweater over a smock from Safeway. Through the decades, their routines together grew out of their close relationship. The Ladmo Show premiered in the summer of 1963. It was an instant success. The Ladmo Bag, with a toy and an assortment of sponsor's products, was born in 1965. "To have your product in a Ladmo Bag was an association with Wallace and Ladmo," Lad recalled. On June 15, 1970, the show officially became "The Wallace and Ladmo Show." In early 1972, Ladmo got his own cartoon show, Ladmo's Clubhouse, in addition to his regular stint. On Friday, Dec. 29, 1989, "The Wallace and Ladmo Show" went off the air. When Ladmo died on March 2, 1994 of lung cancer, the entire state of Arizona mourned.

Koehn, Lisa Marie
Lisa Marie Koehn, age 25, of Arizona formerly of Geneva passed away Saturday November 26, 2005 at Banner Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona from Cystic Fibrosis. She was born September 2, 1980 in Winfield, Ilinois. the daughter of Terry J. Koehn and Dora Sterling. Lisa was a 1998 graduate of Geneva High School and had been a student at Arizona State University for four years. She is survived by her father Terry J. (Nancy) Koehn of Geneva; mother Dora of Arizona; three sisters Ericka, Makayla and Olivia all of Geneva; grandparents Alfred and Marie Koehn of Geneva and also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her great-grandparents William and Clara Rosenfelder and her grandmother Elizabeth Glatz. Memorial service was held at the Malone Funeral Home, 324 E. State St. (Rt. 38) Geneva with Rev. Melinda Hinners officiating. Private interment at Oak Hill Cemetery Geneva. Memorial visitation and service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 150 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 400, Chicago, IL. 60601 or Hospice of the Valley, 1522 W. Myrtle Ave., Phoenix, AZ. 85021. Information 630-232-8233. Published in The Arizona Republic on 12/2/2005.

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