Cornelius “Kearney” Anton Kautzman
Cornelius “Kearney” Anton Kautzman, age 89, formerly of Ballantine, joined the love of his life, Barbara, Sunday, March 18, 2018, surrounded by his family at his residence, Canyon Creek Memory Care. He was born to John and Clementine Kautzman on Dec. 29, 1928, and raised in Mott, North Dakota, on the family farm. On June 19, 1950 he married Barbara Roll, and they were married for 65 years.
Kearney worked on the family farm, later joined the National Guard, where he was stationed in Fort Rucker, Alabama, and served as a cook. After the military, Dad worked for GTA feeds. After work, he came home and helped work on their farm out of Shepherd. In 1969, they moved to Ballantine, where Kearney proceeded to work for Pierce Packing and later started his own lawn business. Dad enjoyed going to auction sales, where he brought home read more
