Finken, Duane Albert (1951 - 2021)

FINKEN, BUCKLEY, LEONARD, KURCZ, DUNHAM, ASBURY, HUDKINS, HENSCHIED, OGDEN, COENEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/21/2021 at 16:08:33

Name of deceased: Duane Albert Finken

Aged: 70 yrs, 1 mo, 10 days

Residence: Earling, IA

Born: June 25, 1951; Earling, Shelby County, IA

Died: Aug. 4, 2021; CHI Lakeside Hospital, Omaha, Douglas County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Wife of 50 years, Marti Finken of Earling, IA; sons, Jason (spouse, Becky) Finken of Harlan, IA, and Ryan (spouse, Melinda) Finken of Elkhorn, NE; grandchildren, Noa, Chase, Evan and Kai Finken; siblings, Judy Buckley of Earling, IA, Shirley Leonard of West Des Moines, IA, Kay (spouse, Dave) Kurcz of Papillion, NE, Diane (spouse, James) Dunham of Conway, SC, Ruth (spouse, Larry) Asbury of Pearcy, AR, Debra (spouse, Richard) Hudkins of Cibolo, TX, Audrey (spouse, Steve) Henscheid of Newton, IA, and Keith (spouse, Judy) Finken of Defiance, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Victor and DeJoy (nee Ogden) Finken; infant daughter Erin; siblings, Gerald Finken, Beverly Finken, and Patti Finken

Education: Attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Earling, IA, until Grade 10, and then graduated from Harlan (IA) High School, Class of 1969

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: enlisted in the U. S. Navy, and served in Guam; honorably discharged

Marriage: Marti Coenen; July 7, 1971; Westphalia, IA

Employment: After his military service, Duane operated Finken’s Café in Earling, IA for a few years. He was then employed by IBP in Denison, IA for about 10 years before becoming an independent agent for Combined Insurance and Physicians Mutual Insurance. He then worked at Panama Transfer, Panama, IA, as a dock supervisor for 14 years before retiring in 2012.

Hobbies/Interests: golf; fishing; playing pool; playing cards; being outdoors; watching the History Channel and old Westerns on TV; vacationing to UT, FL, and TX.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com