Robert John Kastning, 85 of Huntley, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2011 at Autumn Leaves in Crystal Lake following a lengthy illness.
He was born May 5, 1926 in Palatine, Illinois, the son of John and Clara (Rascher) Kastning.? He lived and worked on his parents farm and then after high school he then enlisted in the United States Army.? After his discharge he worked for Vogt Excavating as a heavy equipment operator.? He was united in marriage to June R. Forkart on January 27, 1951.? The couple made their home in Palatine for many years and Robert worked for Local 150 and Plote Excavating retiring in 1989.? After living in Palatine for 47 years, the couple moved to Huntley in 1999.? Robert was very good with his hands, he built their first house, enjoyed walking, gardening and bowling, loved to square dance and was part of a card club for over 50 years.
Robert is survived by his wife, June, his son, John (Janice) Kastning all of Huntley, his daughter, Judy (Keith) Hoeck of Casa Grande, Arizona, four grandchildren, Justin Kastning, Sarah, Rebecca & Rachel Hoeck, his sister, Loretta (Jerome) Malburg of Barrington, his brother, Wesley (Marlene) Kastning of Arlington Heights and his sister-in-law, Dolores Kastning of Schaumburg.? He was preceded in death by his sisters, Verona Nick, Marjorie Dreyer & Ruth Reid, his brother, Donald and an infant sister, Gertrude.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29th at the DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley and the funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home in Huntley.? Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights.? In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or the Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Illinois.
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We send our sincere condolences to your whole family. I will always have fond memories of Robert and his weekly visits to the hair salon. He was always pleasant with all of us there. I know the road was long after his diagnosis but your family did everything you could to make him as comfortable as possible and do what was best for him. He will live on through his beautiful family. God bless all of you. Love Russ and Cheri Bono