MAHNKEN OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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MAHNKEN, Keith W. Dr. 1922 - 1997

Dr. Keith W. Mahnken, 74, Holden, died Monday, June 16, 1997, at his home.  He 
was born December 21, 1922 in Windsor, the son of Dr. Henry L. and Ethel Lena 
(Barnard) Mahnken.  He had lived in Holden since 1924.  He graduated from Holden 
High School and received a degree in veterinary medicine at Colorado State 
University.  He held the rank of captain in the U.S. Army during World War II and 
the Korean Conflict.  Dr. Mahnken entered in private veterinary practice in Holden 
in 1947, and was joined in 1950 by the late Dr. Harold C. Eckhoff.  Due to poor 
health, he retired in 1985.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church in 
Holden, the American Veterinary Association, a charter member of the Holden 
Industrial Development Corporation, and served as a member of the Holden Board 
of Public Works for 13 years.  He served as church choir director during the 
1960s.  He was a life member of Colorado State University Alumni Association, a 
member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, a member of Alpha Psi Veterinary 
Fraternity, and he was a jazz enthusiast.  Surviving are his wife, Doras Jean 
(Duncan) Mahnken, of the home; a son, David Mahnken and wife, Brenda, in Holden; 
a daughter, Mary Kae Diaz and husband, Richard, Independence, and six 
grandchildren, Windy, Melissa, Maria, Mindy, Philip and Jessi.  An infant sister 
and an infant grandson preceded him in death.  Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. 
Friday, June 20, at First Baptist Church, Holden, with burial in the Holden 
Cemetery.  Friends may call 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Ben Cast & Son-Wood Funeral 
Home, Holden.  Memorial contributions are suggested to the Johnson County 
Hospice.

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