Amy Kirkendall 1974-2016
Amy Christine Lindstrom Kirkendall, 41, Horton, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.
She was born Nov. 6, 1974, in Atchison, the daughter of Marilyn Lindstrom. She completed her LPN training at Northeast Kansas Technical College and went on to graduate cum laude from Sanford Brown University, earning an associate's degree in nursing.
Ms. Kirkendall began working at Horton Community Hospital in 1997 in the kitchen before becoming a nurse's aide and later a registered nurse. She would eventually become the hospital's director of nursing before moving on to other career opportunities.
She was a member of St. Leo's Catholic Church.
Survivors include her mother, Marilyn Lindstrom, Horton; a sister, Bethany Vanderslice, Leavenworth; two daughters, Tricia Lawrence, Everest, and Cara Jo Kirkendall, of the home; a son, Caleb Kirkendall, of the home; a granddaughter, Callie Christine Scherer; and grandparents, James and Janet Schesser, Horton.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Muscotah United Church in Muscotah. Burial will follow in Huron Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton.