Obituaries

May 31, 1924 to April 8, 2016

WINAMAC - A graveside service has been set for Kenneth Omer “K.O.” Good, 91, of Indianola, IA (formerly of Winamac) who died Friday, April 8, 2016, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines.

He was born May 31, 1924, the son of the late John Allen and Doris “Flossie” Freeman Good,  on a farm in Pulaski County. He married his best friend’s sister, Phyllis A. Bonnell, on Sept. 28, 1947, in rural Pulaski County. She preceded him in death.

He is survived by two daughters, Lynn (Steve) Hakeman of Indianola, IA and Martha (Phil Slade) Winegarden of Solon, IA and one son, John (fiancée Stephanie Fox), of Boise, ID; five grandchildren, Jennifer (Jamie) Bradfield of Indianola, IA, Kristine Winegarden of Houston, TX, Molly (Travis) Wright of Alpharetta, GA, Heidi (Bryan) Labertew of Indianola, IA, and Kathryn (Steve Garcia) Winegarden of Houston, TX; five great grandchildren, Elaina, Max, Keira, Lauren and Talia; sister-in-law, Edna Bonnell of Winamac; brother-in-law, Carl Anspach of Winamac; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by brothers, Ira and Darl, and sister, Dorothy Anspach.

Mr. Good graduated from Pulaski High School in 1942 and later that year enlisted in the Army Air Corps, serving until Jan. 1946. While in the service he attended radio operator and mechanic school at Scott Field, IL and Aviation Cadet training in Texas. He trained as a fighter pilot, flying P-40s in Florida prior to being sent to China where he flew the P-41 Mustang in the 14th Air Force, under General Claire Chenault. Following his discharge from service, he farmed for two years with his father. He then attended Hanover College, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1951 and going on to earn his master’s degree in social work from Indiana University.

Over the years, the couple made their home in Boise, ID; Humboldt, IA; Winamac; and Horseshoe Bend, AR before moving to Indianola in March of 2015. Mr. Good began his career with the Veterans Administration in Boise, before working as a community consultant with Woodward State Hospital-School in Iowa. In 1969, he joined a newly formed three-county Mental Health Center in Fort Dodge, IA, and he later worked as a mental health therapist in a private psychiatrist’s office until his retirement in 1986. He enjoyed golf, bowling, horseshoe pitching, fishing, cards (especially bridge), and golf - on three occasions shooting his age - at age 74, 81 and 87. 

Mr. Good donated his body to the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine,

A graveside service with full military honors will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 at Pulaski Presbyterian Cemetery in Pulaski. Interment of cremated remains will take place at the cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mr. Good’s name to the veterans organization of the donor’s choice.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Frain Mortuary, Winamac. Online condolences may be offered in the guestbook at www.frainmortuary.com.