Kenneth L MORKRID

1939 - 1970  (31 years)

• Name	Kenneth L MORKRID
  Birth	20 Jan 1939	Vernon County, Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Feb 1970
  Notes	Viroqua High School, class of ‘57. An obit: Sgt. Kenneth L. Morkrid, 31, formerly of Viroqua, fell to his death Saturday, Feb. 14, while participating in a cliff-scaling exercise at Ft. Bragg, N.C. He was a paratrooper with a Green Beret , Company C of the 6th Special Forces Group at Ft. Bragg. Sgt. Morkrid entered service April 17, 1958, and had served three years in Germany and two tours of duty in Vietnam. He was born to M. and Mrs. Martin Morkrid Jan. 20, 1939, in Viroqua and graduated from Viroqua High School. Surviving are his widow, Karen, formerly of Readstown; three daughters, Cynthia, Teresa and Kimberly, and one son, Kenneth Jr., all of Ft. Bragg; his parents of Viroqua; one brother, Earl of Viroqua; four sisters, Mrs. Harlan Johnson of Viroqua, Mrs. James McCarter of Kenosha, Mrs. Theodore Larson of Westby and Mrs. Robert Kelsey of Viola; grandparents, Mrs. Susie Morkrid of Viroqua and Mr. And Mrs. Harvey Fish of Viroqua. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Church of Christ at Readstown. A Ft. Bragg chaplin and the Rev. George Weber will officiate. Burial will be in the Readstown Cemetery.
  Person ID	I16338	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2010

  
  

  Father	Martin Ira MORKRID,   b. 21 Dec 1913, Southam, Ramsey County, North Dakota d. 27 Mar 2009, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Fern Furl FISH,   b. 25 Oct 1913, Viroqua Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin d. 31 Jul 1976, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1938
  Family ID	F212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Karen
  Family ID	F11970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart