Sigrid C. Kynell, 100, died on Dec. 4, 2012 at her home in Walworth.
Born in Duluth, Minn. on Oct. 20, 1912 to Swedish immigrants Conrad and Alma Johnson. When she was young her family moved to Wright, Minn., where she was raised on the family farm. She married Stanley G. Kynell on July 23, 1938. They lived primarily in Duluth and Fairmont, Minn. and Sparta before settling down in Walworth in the 1950’s.
She and her husband, Stan, spent the majority of their working years in the retail business. They owned a women’s ready-to-wear store in Harvard, Ill., Stan’s, and the V&S Variety Store on the Walworth Square. She also worked in the kitchen at Big Foot High School for more than a decade making fresh baked cookies daily for the student cafeteria.
She and Stan were long-time founding members of Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walworth. She was a wonderful seamstress, a fastidious homemaker and an excellent cook. Simple and practical, she cherished her family, was a woman of faith, a cherished mother, grandmother, aunt and dear friend to many.
An infant daughter Moreta Joan, her husband, Stanley, in 1992, her beloved sons, Gordon and Michael in 1994 and most recently by her daughter-in-law, Mary Kynell, preceded her in death in 2012.
She is survived by her grandchildren, Karen (Muhannad) Tanbour of Chicago, Kevin (Angie) Kynell of Walworth and Kristen (Wesley) Jasinski of Glencoe, Ill.
More than anything, Grandma Siggy cherished her beloved great-grandchildren, Maya and Michael Jasinski and Holly, Brody and Clay Kynell. She also leaves behind many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 15 at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church with the Rev. James Mehltretter officiating. There will be a private burial service at 2 p.m. at Walworth Memorial Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, 420 Read Street, Walworth, WI 53184 or Aurora Visiting Nurse Association of Lake Geneva, c/o Aurora Health Care Foundation, 950 North 12th Street, Suite A511, Milwaukee, WI 53233.
Toynton Walworth Funeral Home assisted the family.
