Kenneth W. Emmert, 85, Spencer

Services in memory of Kenneth W. Emmert were held Saturday, June 1, 2024, at the First Congregational Church in Spencer. Pastor Sharon “Shazzi” Britz officiated.

Casket bearers were his grandchildren. Interment was in North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer. Warner Funeral Home Spencer assisted with the arrangements.

Kenneth Wayne Emmert was born on March 23, 1939 in Hartley. His parents were Orville and Charlotte (Jipson) Emmert. He grew up with three siblings on a farm near Royal. Ken went to school in Royal and played basketball in high school while assisting his father on their farm.

Following high school, he went to DeVry Technical School in Chicago, Ill. He married the love of his life, Sharon (Schuck) Emmert, on Jan. 10, 1959. They started their family on a farm near Moneta, later raising their three children in Royal.

Ken drove a fuel truck for Standard Oil before starting his true passion of farming in 1974 until he retired. He was active in his community, serving on the Bethlehem Lutheran Church council, Royal City Council, Clay Township Board and a volunteer at the fire department. His hobbies included dancing socials with Shari, snowmobiling with friends, camping adventures, playing cards, bowling teams, and being on his four-wheeler checking his crops.

Ken passed away at Accura of Milford Nursing Home in Milford, on the morning of Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at the age of 85.

Ken is survived by his wife of 65 years, Shari, of Spencer; two daughters and one son: Barbara and her husband, Randy Fletcher, of Royal; Julie and her husband, Todd Gerstandt, of Des Moines; and Steven Emmert, of Washington D.C.; three grandchildren: Kyle Fletcher and his wife, Allie (McCarty); Carly (Fletcher) Hermstad and husband, Greg; and Caitlyn Fletcher and fiancé, Lucas Carstensen; and four great-grandchildren: Hallie Fletcher, Hannah and Hunter Hermstad, and Lauryn Fletcher; as well as cousins, numerous nieces and nephews, other relatives, and many friends who will miss his stories and kindness.