Dammann Killed; Falls, is Hit By Car

Kenneth Victor Dammann, 35, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Manning, was killed at Cedar Falls Friday when he apparently suffered an epileptic seizure and fell into the path of a car.

He was recently elected president of the Iowa Chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation of America.

Funeral services were held Monday, August 27, 1973, at 11:00 a.m. at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manning. The Rev. Don Griffin, minister of the United Methodist Church, officiated. Music was provided by Phillip Enenbach, vocal soloist, and Mrs. Beverly Mitchell, organist. Burial was in the Manning Cemetery with high school classmates as pallbearers.

Kenneth Dammann was born August 27, 1937, at Aspinwall, a son of Lester and Ruby (Cavanaugh) Dammann. He graduated from Manning High School in 1955, attended Drake University and received his B.A. degree in sociology from the University of Northern Iowa in 1972. Currently he was working toward a master's degree in sociology at UNI.

Surviving are his parents; two brothers, Leroy and Richard Dammann, Manning; and three sisters, Mrs. Keith (Sandra) Hass and Mrs. Kenneth (Geri) Spies, Manning, and Mrs. DeWayne (Nancy) McCord, Carroll.

Police said that Dammann was killed shortly after 2 a.m. Friday when he fell on University Avenue, about two blocks from his residence and was struck by a car driven by Kathleen G. Carroll, 19, of Cedar Falls.

Miss Carroll told officers that she was passing another auto when she saw the man lying in the street in her lane of traffic. She said that she couldn't stop in time to avoid hitting him, nor could she swerve because of the car in the lane beside her.

Investigators said it appeared that Dammann had been standing or walking on a median strip of the four-lane street and had an epileptic seizure. A relative later confirmed that Dammann often fell when he suffered the seizures.

Dammann attended the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. In June, he was elected president of the Iowa Chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation. He had been active in local epilepsy organizations, and in efforts to have human rights laws applied to discriminatory acts against handicapped persons.

A fund has been established in memory of Kenneth. Interested persons may contact Beverly Mitchell, 303 Third Street, Manning, Iowa.


Kenneth Dammann is buried in the Manning City Cemetery.
Section D Row #37 north - south.