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Col. Kenneth William Siegesmund

Dr. Kenneth William Siegesmund, D.D.S., 100, Kokomo, formerly of Indianapolis, began his eternal journey with his Lord and Savior at 2:50 p.m. Saturday, May 24, 2014. He was born September 22, 1913.

Dr. Siegesmund was a 1932 graduate of Hobart High School and graduated from Indiana University in 1938. After graduating from dental school in 1938, Ken was inducted into the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant in the Dental Corps. He retired after 30 years of service. Col. Siegesmund returned to Indianapolis and had a private dental practice for 30 years.

He is survived by his daughter, Sharon Bassett and her husband William Weston Bassett, Sr., three grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.

Services will be 10 am Friday at Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Kokomo. Burial will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Shirley & Stout Funeral Home & Crematory, Lincoln Road Chapel, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Thursday and one hour before the service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Acacia Academy. Online condolences may be submitted at http://www.shirleyandstout.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Indianapolis Star on May 29, 2014.

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Shirley & Stout Funeral Homes & Crematory - Lincoln Road Chapel

1315 West Lincoln Road, Kokomo, IN 46902

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