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Obituary for Kamm


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Tuesday December 28, 1999

Carmelinda (Lena) Kamm, 92, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 1999. Lena was born in Chicago to a family of immigrants from Italy. In 1972 she retired from the CrackerJack Company in Chicago, where she put the prizes into CrackerJack boxes, and moved to Albuquerque. She was confined to a wheelchair after she broke her hip in 1995, and she lived at Albuquerque Manor where the staff took wonderful care of her. Her husband Elmer and her three brothers preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter Joan Kennedy and husband Jim of Santa Fe; her son Ronald and wife Sandra of Albuquerque; grandchildren Nancy McDowell of Clovis, David Kennedy of Santa Fe, and Kimberly Kamm and Tracy Kennedy of Albuquerque; and great grandchildren Alissa and Jessica McDowell of Clovis. A memorial service will be held in Santa Fe at Lutheran Church of the Servant, 2481 Legacy Court at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, December 28, 1999. Cremation will be followed by interment in Chicago at a later date.