Kenneth Shuck was born September 10, 1918 in Union County, SD to parents Jesse B. and Elizabeth (Behnke) Shuck. He died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006 at Morningside Manor in Alcester at the age of 88 years and 10 days. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23rd at Peace Lutheran Church in Alcester. Visitation will be on Friday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Wass Funeral Home in Alcester. Kenneth was raised in Union County where he attended Star country school and graduated from Alcester High School in 1938. He started farming with his father where he worked all of his adult life. Kenneth and his sister, Delia, took care of their parents at the farm. In 1972, he moved into Alcester and lived in a house before selling it in 1991 when he moved into the Morningside Village Apartments. Kenneth entered Morningside Manor in July 2005 where he has since lived. He is survived by his one sister, Verlan Stene of Laupenta, CA; numerous nieces and nephews including, Marlys Powell and Neil Shuck of Beresford, Elizabeth Dame of Fresno, CA, Eldora (Neil) Johnson of Dakota Dunes and Larry Shuck of Hartley, IA; one sister-in-law, Irene Shuck of Sheldon, IA. Preceding him in death were his parents, five brothers and four sisters.