Howard Dingwerth

Howard Dingwerth, 91, passed away of natural causes at Lakeview Village in Lenexa, Kansas, on January 15, 2016. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas on July 12, 1924. He was a WWII veteran serving in the US Navy aboard the USS Windham Bay (CVE 92) in the Pacific theater. Upon his discharge form the military service in 1946, he resumed his career with the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, retiring in 1983 with 40 years of service. In November 1946, he married Mary Lou Hays and they raised two children, a son Dan and a daughter, Debbie. He was proceeded in death by his father, Otto Dingwerth, and his mother, Clara Dingwerth, and his first wife Mary Lou in 2004.

Howard grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and attended Wyandotte High School. In 1960, the family moved to Overland Park until 1984 when he and Mary moved to Port Isabel, Texas (near Padre Island). They enjoyed 12 fantastic years of retirement. In 1996 they moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas until Mary's passing in 2004. Howard returned to Kansas City later that year.

In 2007, he married Francis Kamphaus, who has two sons by a previous marriage, Danny and Richard Kamphaus. Survivors included Francis, son Dan Dingwerth (Diana), daughter Debbie Castillo, sister Virginia Rupp, granddaughters Laurie Hoover, Heather Otto and DeAnna Guthrie, and four great grandchildren. Howard had a sharp wit and will be greatly missed.

A visitation will be held on January 20, 2016 at the Amos Family Funeral Home 10901 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, Kansas from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Graveside services to follow at 1:30 p.m. at Chapel Hills Memorial Gardens, 701 N. 94th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66112.