Veteran PFC US Army WWII Bronze Star Medal; age 86; b: Rinald Wayne Co IL; d: Mt Carmel; s/of James [Roy] Kessel (29 Jul 1893-8 Oct 1958) & Mary Glenn [Mamie] McGrew (1895-1968); m1: Marilyn Geddes*; m2: 19 Jun 1991 Elizabeth Lovellette (31 Mar 1925 Keensburg-16 Mar 2015 Evansville buried Highland Cem); res: 1930-40 Keith Wayne Co IL 1989-94 Mt Carmel; ch: Jean Ann (m: ? Loeffler res: Haubstadt IN) & Ellen (m: ? Williams res: Mt Carmel) & Jerry (d); siblings: Keith (10 Feb 1918 Wayne Co IL-9 Dec 1979 Wayne Co IL) & Vera (ca 1920 IL m: ? Hendricks res: Enfield IL) & Geraldine Gloria (23 Jun 1923 IL-13 Jul 2013 m: Ralph Henry Dust both buried Effingham Co IL) & Joyce (ca 1925 IL m: ? Moore res: McCleansboro) & Galen R (17 May 1934 Wayne Co IL-21 Aug 1973 Wayne Co IL). (obit & obits of Elizabeth & Geradine)
KESSEL, Marilyn J (Geddes) 5 Jan 1925 - 9 Sep 1978 ()
b & d Mt Carmel; d/of William G Geddes* & Mary Leighty*; m: Howard Kessel*
