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Neil Kendall

Aug. 19, 1936 - Sept. 23, 2024

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NEIL FOREST KENDALL Neil Forrest Kendall was born August 19, 1936 in Lakewood, Ohio. He passed away on September 23, 2024 in Lynnwood, Washington. Neil was a kind, witty, generous man. From a young age, he devoted himself to family; first his mother and his brothers, and then the great love of his life, Mildred Anne (M.A.) Schmidtman Kendall. Neil and M.A. were married for 66 years, and their relationship was built on love, consistency, and integrity. Neil was our dad, our father-in-law, our grandfather, our brother, our brother-in-law, our uncle, our Poppa and our friend. He always saw the best in others and was endlessly inquisitive about the world. Neil leaves behind his daughter Katherine Anne (Kendall) Kirkpatrick of Garden City, Idaho; his son Bruce William Kendall and his wife Sara Schreiner Kendall of University Place, Washington; his daughter-in-law, Dori Shoji of Seattle, Washington; his grandchildren: including Patrick Kendall and his wife Margaux Faris Kendall; Jackson Kendall and his wife Victoria (Tory) Stolper; Casey Kendall and his wife Emily Xu Hall; Kendall Anne Kirkpatrick; and Caroline Kirkpatrick; and his great-granddaughter Madelyn Kendall. He also leaves behind his brother Russell Kendall of

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