October 14, 1933 – April 3, 2020
William “Bill” Kennedy, 85, Carmel, died peacefully on April 3, 2020 after an extended illness. He was born in Winfield, Kan., on October 14, 1933.
Bill was raised as an only child in rural Kansas and lived in St. John until leaving to attend Kansas State University, where he graduated in 1956. Bill was the Cadet Colonel of the Air Force ROTC program at KSU. The U.S. Air Force commissioned him as an officer where Bill proudly served his country. After retirement from the Air Force, he worked for the U.S. General Accounting Office. Bill was a CPA and an auditor. In his later years, he had an accounting and real estate business.
In 1960 Bill married Elda, an Italian girl he met while at Upper Heyford AFB in England.
Survivors include children, Sonya (Gregory) Huyck, Viviana (Jeff) Newman and Andrew (Danielle) Kennedy; and six grandchildren, Craig, Drew, Cara, Trevor, Lleyton and Lewis. Together, Bill and Elda enjoyed over 50 years of marriage until Elda’s passing in 2012.
A small private family service was held on April 8, 2020 and Bill will be laid to rest next to Elda in Carmel Cemetery.
A future Memorial Mass and Celebration of Life will be held once the coronavirus pandemic precautions have lifted.
Please visit bussellfamilyfunerals.com to read Bill’s complete obituary.
Bussell Family Funerals Westfield-Carmel is privileged to assist the family with arrangements.