Penny Sue Voney (nee Kienzle) of St. Louis was Baptized in the Hope of Christ’s Resurrection on 30 June 2025. She was born on 2 November 1947, the fourth of six children, to the late Edward Carl Kienzle M.D. and Elsie Frances Kienzle (nee Harrell). Penny grew up in St. Louis Hills and attended St. Gabriel Catholic School. She graduated from Bishop DuBourg High School in 1966. She went on to work at GTE Sylvania and while there earned a BS from Maryville University in 1985. The closure of GTE’s St. Louis office allowed her to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a nurse, receiving her RN in 1998. She followed this passion through her retirement in 2019.
Penny is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Robert “Bones” Voney, her sister, Anne (Richard) McPhee; a nephew, Sean McPhee; and her stepson Bradley Voney.
Penny is survived by siblings: Mary Kienzle, Kathleen Jones, Edward III (Patricia) Kienzle and Jack (Jean) Kienzle. She is also survived by her stepchildren, Cheryl (Ray) Staples, Kevin (Valerie) Voney, Scott (Samantha) Voney and many grandchildren. The nieces and nephews surviving are Eric and Todd McPhee; Christine Albrecht and Jennifer Nickolas; Sarah Kienzle, Elizabeth Fissel, Edward IV and Geoffrey Kienzle; Jamie and Jonathan Kienzle and many great-nieces and nephews. She will be missed by her lifelong friend Dolores Kesel (nee Bode).
Her love of travel was evident in the many trips she had taken over the years with family and friends. Her favorite was always a stop at Mount Vernon, if she was on the East Coast.
Penny loved crafting and was quite creative. She tole painted for many years and then found great joy in sewing, especially for other people. Over the years, she has gifted family and friends with many holiday decor items and baby blankets she made and embroidered. She also enjoyed making pounds of her famous German Potato Salad for every event.
Her legacy of love and dedication will forever be cherished by her family and friends.
Visitation will be on Friday, July 11, 2025, from 4 – 8 p.m. at Kutis Affton Funeral Home, 10151 Gravois Rd. St. Louis, MO. Funeral will be Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church, 6303 Nottingham Avenue, St. Louis, MO. Interment at Resurrection Cemetery immediately following funeral.