Kenneth P. “Kenny” Bachman, 63, of St. Joseph, MO passed away unexpectedly on November 20, 2024. Kenny was born on October 26, 1961 in St. Joseph to Louis and Anna Mae (Kruse) Bachman. Following his graduation from Lafayette High School in 1981, he attended Missouri Western State College for two years and subsequently completed Over the Road (OTR) training in 1984. For the next thirty years, Kenny took great pride in enjoying a successful trucking career and traveling from coast to coast. He earned numerous awards for his committed service, and his stories and souvenirs from the road were well-loved. He was known to make friends wherever he went.
Kenny’s caring, compassionate heart was an especially powerful example to all. Even when he had but little, he was known to support others generously, sharing with a spirit of abundance to ensure others had their basic needs met. Kenny was deeply authentic and reverently irreverent, ever putting others at ease with a contagious laugh and smile all his own. A quietly supportive force, he never let the fact that he faced and overcame numerous challenges from youth onward hold him back from living his own thriving life.
Preceding him in death are Kenny’s father, Louis E. Bachman, paternal grandparents, George and Emma Bachman, and maternal grandparents, Joe and Anna Kruse.
Kenny is survived by his mother, Anna Mae Bachman, for whom he deeply cared, his siblings, Linda Judah (late Weldon Judah) of Kansas City, MO, Ed Bachman (Jill Fannin) of Lafayette, CA, Janice Priddle (Doug) of Kansas City, MO, his nieces and nephews, Deana, Abby, Lucas, Sarah, Lauren, Ben, Sean, Blake, and Sage, for whom he cheered warmly along with their growing families. He found great joy in recent years to know his great-nephews and great-nieces, and his presence will be missed by all who survive him.
Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Inurnment Mount Olivet Cemetery. The family will gather with friends 9:00 to 9:30 A.M. prior to the service, with a Parish Rosary at 9:30 A.M.
