DUENOW, Wayne Herman 1916-2011

DUENOW, KOSTER, SHOARS, MARKHAM, TRACY

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/31/2011 at 23:52:38

Wayne Herman Duenow

Wayne Herman Duenow, 94, formerly of New Bloomfield, [Missouri] died Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Summit Villa Lifecare in Holts Summit, [Missouri]. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 4, 2011 at Faith Lutheran Church, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Tony Alter officiating. Interment will follow in Hawthorn Memorial Gardens [Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri].

Wayne was born April 3, 1916 near St. Ansgar, Iowa, a son of Carl August and Edna Susan (Koster) Duenow. He attended Spring Valley Elementary School and was a 1933 graduate of St. Ansgar High School, both in St. Ansgar. On March 4, 1938, Wayne was united in marriage in Osage, Iowa, to Dorothy Shoars, who preceded him in death on February 5, 2009.

Wayne farmed in Iowa until 1956, when the family moved to New Bloomfield. He was employed at Harbison-Walker Refractories in Fulton until his retirement in 1978. After retirement, Wayne and Dorothy traveled the United States extensively.

Survivors include five daughters: Sherry Repper and husband Tom, Constance Rumbaugh and husband Jeffrey, Pamela S. Baxter, Debra Goldammer and husband Sam, Jacquelyn Berry and husband Douglas; five sons: Robert Duenow and wife Betty, David Duenow and wife Vickie, Michael Duenow and wife Nancy, Philip Duenow, James Duenow and wife Carol; three sisters: Shirley Markham of Osage, Eleanor Tracy of St. Ansgar, Margaret Runtsch and husband Lawrence; three brothers: Kenneth Duenow of St. Ansgar, Merlyn Duenow, John Duenow and wife Sally; 27 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

Wayne was also preceded in death by his parents, three grandsons and one brother Carl of Osage.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Faith Memorial Fund, in care of Faith Lutheran Church. Condolences may be left for the family online at www.millardfamilychapels.com

Mitchell County Press online, Jan. 31, 2011
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NOTE: His wife, Dorothy E. Shoars Duenow, was born on 12 JUN 1916 (SSDI).