Loretta was born in FEB 1898 in Illinois, the daughter of John W. Kennedy and Kathryn Jane Riley.
She died on 22 OCT 1954 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois.
She had two marriages/partners. Her first husband was Henry Brandkamp, who she married in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. The date has not been found. They had no known children.
Her second husband was Millard VanAken. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.
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| Birth | FEB 1898 |
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| Death | 22 OCT 1954 |
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Note 1
!Allias: Lauretta
!Story: [From Phyllis Grissom] A ring never given, 1905, Farm Home.[84] When in her 90's Marie told her daughter Phyllis Norman Grissom a story of her young childhood. It seems there was a bit of sibling rivalry between herself and her older sister Loretta Kennedy. Loretta had a gold finger ring with a stone inset. Marie longed to have such a ring. As it happened Loretta was given another more expensive ring. Their father told Loretta to give her older ring to her little sister Marie. Loretta was not inclined to do that. Instead, she took the ring off, opened the door to the stove and
!Notes: [From Kimi Larson] Aunt Loretta married 1st Henry Brandkamp. they lived in Milwaukee. He worked forThe Nunn-Bush shoe company. In 1930s they opened a plant in Edgerton Wisc. Uncle Brandy was sent out to Edgerton to help manage the Edgeton Shoe Plant. After he died Aunt Loretta married a second time to Milard VanAken