Elda Kieninger

Elda M. Kieninger, 81, of Jackson passed away Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Oct. 23, 1927, in Jackson, daughter of Joseph and Bertha Aufdenberg Loen­necke. She and Nelson Kieninger were married Nov. 24, 1950. 

Kieninger was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. She had sold Avon for 18 years.

Loving survivors include her husband; three sons, Melvin Kieninger of Three Forks, Mont., Orval Kieninger of Whitewater, Mo., and Elmer (Debra) Kieninger of Jackson; a daughter, Diane (Gary) Laurentius of Jackson; two brothers, Carl Loenneke and Walter Loennecke, both of Jackson; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two brothers and a great-grandchild.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson, with the Rev. Robert Henrichs officiating.

Interment will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

The family suggests memorials be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church Building Fund or the American Diabetes Association.

Sympathy messages may be sent to the family online at www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.