Ida Kastning (Seymour)'s Obituary
Ida Mae (Emerick) Kastning, daughter of Edward Vernard Emerick and Dona Vera (Miller) Emerick, was born on July 3, 1935 in the Seymour area. She departed this life surrounded by her loved ones in Glenwood Healthcare, Seymour, Missouri on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at the age of seventy-eight years and fifteen days.
Born and raised in the area, Ida grew up knowing the value of a hard day’s work. She enjoyed the country life and playing with eleven brothers and sisters. Ida met the love of her life and on May 23, 1952 she married Keith Kelley Kastning in Mt. Home, Arkansas; to this union one daughter and six sons were born. The young couple followed Keith’s work until they were able to settle down on the family farm here in Seymour to raise their family.
Family was the very center of Ida’s life. She devoted herself to caring for her children and was proud of each of them. She gladly welcomed each new grandchild into the family and was always excited to hold her great-grandchildren. She counted them as her blessings. Some might say she not only collected Precious Moments figurines but grandchildren as well. She was a faithful member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary.
Ida had a strong foundation of faith that helped her over the years; she made Jesus her Lord and Savior while attending Harmony Baptist Church and continued to serve the Lord by her gentle smile and eagerness to help others. In her later years Ida felt the calling and rededicated her life to the Lord.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of fifty-four years Keith Kastning; 2 sons Randy Dean Kastning and Ronnie Kelley Kastning; one grandson Michael Dean Kastning; her brothers Harold, Wilbert, Vernon, Delbert and Eugene Emerick; and her sister Sharon (Emerick)DeCou.
Ida Mae is survived by her children, Shirley Hennigh and husband David, Bob Kastning and wife Debbie, Garry Kastning and wife Genita, Steve Kastning and wife Laurie and Scott Kastning and wife Janice all of Seymour, Missouri; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; her brother Roy Emerick and wife Alfreda and Lawrence Emerick; her sisters Anna Ipock, Eula Faye Owens and Florence Shimel and husband Elbert; several nieces and nephews, as well as a host of other dear family and friends.
Grandma Mae leaves behind a legacy of love; for her family, her friends, her community and her Lord and Savior. We celebrate her life and accomplishments, and will cherish the memories she created for each of us.
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