Ken was born November 13, 1937 and raised by his parents Kenneth Mason and Pauline (Holland) Strawn in St. Joseph, MO alongside his brother, Joel Strawn. Ken married Mary Ann Borkowski. He served in the Air National Guard for seven years. Ken was a Kansas City resident for more than 50 years. He retired from Fleming Foods. Some of his hobbies included raising orchards, woodcarving, spelunking, raising Brittany spaniels, and reading.
Ken is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Mary Ann Strawn; his children, Kevin Strawn, Diane Zieber, Lisa Vargas and husband, Carlos, and Keith Strawn; grandchildren, Kelsey Shollenbarger, Dylan Zieber, Carli Vargas, and Braxton Duncan; and 1 great grandchildren, Sawyer Zieber; and his brother, Joel Strawn and wife, Margot; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services are 6:00 PM Tuesday, March 28th at the McGilley Antioch Chapel where the service may be joined by Live Stream via the funeral home website.