Kenny was born June 2, 1923, at Wesley, Iowa, the son of Earl and Ellen C. (Ward) Reed. He was raised in the Burt, Iowa and Elmore, MN areas where he graduated from Elmore High School in 1941. He was longtime farmer in the Elmore area and later worked as a hired hand for several other area farmers, retiring in 1984. Kenny is survived by his sister, Elizabeth Frigstad of St. Paul, his sister, Ruth Campbell of Tulsa, Oklahoma and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Faith Eden and an infant brother.