Kenneth Gould

Kenneth Gould was born on November 17, 1917, in the Town of Crystal in Washburn County, Wisconsin to parents Carroll and Grace (Ensign) Gould. He served in the Infantry of the United States Army, completing his basic training just as World War II ended. Despite the war’s end, he served several months overseas in New Caledonia, just north of Australia, and then spent four months based in Hawaii. After his honorable discharge, he was joined in marriage to Myrle Knoop on October 21, 1949. Ken worked as an upholsterer for most of his life and operated Gould’s Upholstery Shop in Shell Lake. After Myrle’s death, he married Doris Endicott on March 11, 1989 in Radisson, WI. Ken was a member of the Spooner Wesleyan Church and during his spare time enjoyed reading Western novels, especially those by Zane Grey and Louis L’Amour.

Kenneth Gould, age 94, a resident of Spooner, died on Sunday, November 27, 2011, at the Pioneer Home in Prairie Farm, Wisconsin.

Kenneth is survived by his two daughters: Geneva (Chuck) Erdman of Forest Lake, MN, and Darlla (Gary) Metz of Hillsdale, WI, 11 grandchildren, 15great grandchildren with another due in March, 1 great great granddaughter, one niece, one nephew, and several cousins.

He is preceded in death by his parents, wives Myrle in 1988 and Doris in 2009, and his sisters Lillian and Iva Bell.

Casket bearers will be Aaron Breitkreutz, Randy and Ryan Erdman, Allen and Michael Metz, and Robert Wood. Honorary casket bearers will be Marinda Breitkreutz, CeCe and Corissa Erdman, Samantha Metz, and Janet Wood.