White Funeral Home
1315 Main Street
Jesup, Iowa 50648

Dunkerton – Kenneth L. Rigdon, 87, of Dunkerton, IA, died Thursday, August 23, 2018, at The Deery Suites at Western Home Communities, in Cedar Falls, IA, from complications of Diabetes.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. – Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Bennington Township, 4110 East Mt. Vernon Road, Waterloo, IA.  Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, Dunkerton.  With Military Rites conducted by Peter Kress American Legion Post #636 of Dunkerton.

Memorials will be directed to the family and will be distributed to various charities and organizations per Ken’s wishes. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday, August 27th at the White Funeral Home, 1315 Main Street, Jesup, IA, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church.

Online condolences may be posted at www.White-MtHope.com

Kenneth was born December 7, 1930, in Black Hawk County, IA, the son of Lee Roland Rigdon and Leone Hyacinth (Holdiman) Rigdon.  He graduated from Dunkerton High School and entered the US Navy where he became an airplane mechanic.  On April 17, 1955, Kenneth was united in marriage to Kathleen Janet Johnson, at Saetersdal Lutheran Church in Harmony, MN.  He was a farmer all his life and became involved in many farm related organizations, including the Black Hawk County Farm Bureau, of which he was a past president and had served on several local, state and national committees.  He was also a member of Dunkerton Co-op and had served on the board of directors for 24 years, 15 as president.  He also was a member of the Black Hawk County Pork Producers and Cattleman’s association.  Ken especially enjoyed the Waterloo Two Cylinder Club.  He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Bennington Township, Waterloo, IA.

Kenneth is survived by one daughter, Rhonda Webber of Eldridge, IA; two sons, Randall (Barbara) Rigdon and Scott (Suzanne) Rigdon of Dunkerton; 10 grandchildren, Becky (Clint) Senteney, Jaime Eldridge (Matt Ade), Benjamin Eldridge, Megan Eldridge, Amanda (Andrew) Everts, Holly (Matthew) Knudsen, Amber (Zachary) Heideman, Dylan Rigdon, Monica (Tony) Endres, and Jennifer (Shawn) Metz; 12 great grandchildren; one sister, Marian (Glen) Ponder of Newton, IA; five sisters in law,  Cheryl Rigdon of Shady Side, MD, Carol Rigdon of Dunkerton, Elaine Moser of Lime Springs, LaVonne (Stan) Biel of Durand, WI, Beverly (Bob) Warnke of Chisago City, MN;

He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Kathleen; one great granddaughter, Aurora Jean Everts; and one son in law, Mike Webber; also, two brothers, Roland Rigdon and Robert Rigdon; and a brother in law, William Moser.

Ken and Kathy enjoyed traveling with family and close friends and special trips to Michigan. Ken talked to Art Kass on the phone nearly every night, reminiscing about days gone by, solving the world’s problems and just kept in touch. Ken enjoyed his nightly roadside deer count by driving around the mile to see how many deer he could spot. For a few years, a sighting of the elusive albino deer that inhabited the neighborhood was the goal of each evenings drive.