Kenneth E. McGregor, age 96 of Reasnor, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at Park Centre in Newton. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Coburn Funeral Home in Monroe. Burial will take place at Silent City Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm on Thursday until service time. Memorials may be directed to the Monroe American Legion or the Monroe Fire Department and condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

The son of Leslie Efnor and Margaret (Van Willigen) McGregor, Kenneth was born on September 29, 1926, on the family farm east of Reasnor. Kenneth attended country schools until 8th grade at Palo Alto #11. He served in the United States Army from 1950 - 1952. While in the Army he was a Staff Sergeant in the 2nd Infantry Division in Ft. Hood, Texas. He was sent to the 109th field hospital in Austria. Once he returned home he transferred to the Army Reserve. On October 29, 1953, he was united in marriage to Charlene Westbrook in Newton, Iowa. To this union six daughters were born. Kenneth lived and farmed in the area his entire life. He was a member of the Iowa Farm Bureau and the Monroe American Legion.

Those left to honor his memory include his children, Janet (Kevin) Borts, Jean (Dakota Madsen) McGregor, Sharon Verhey, Kathy (Frank) Vander Broek and Donna (Monte) Busselman; nine grandchildren, Karen (Ryan) Zicco, Laura (Eric) Harder, Matthew Verhey, Nicole (Collin) Knoll, Jessica (Jim) Patterson, Cody (Damika) Vander Broek, Emily, Max and Isaac Busselman; seven great grandchildren, Kayla and Reid Zicco, Jocelyn and Colton Harder, Hannah, Holly and Harper Patterson and his brother, Ralph (Shirley) McGregor. Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Charlene; daughter, Carolyn; son-in-law, Dennis Verhey; brother, Willard and a sister, Mardelle Webb.

The family would like to extend a big thank you to the staff at Park Centre in Newton. Their love and care will never be forgotten.