Douglas R. Kenning, 72 of Sun City, Huntley, passed away on Monday morning, January 19, 2015 at his daughter's home in Anchorage, Alaska surrounded by his family.
He was born August 1, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Roland E. and Julia (Schnabel) Kenning. He was raised in Morton Grove, Il. On December 28, 1963 he was united in marriage to Esther S. Nygaard in Arlington Heights. The couple made their home in Rolling Meadows where they raised their family. Doug worked for Bell & Gossett for over 42 years. He was an avid Bears and Blackhawks fan, loved to spend time with his family fishing, traveling and in the great outdoors.
He is survived by his wife, Esther S. currently of Huntley, his son, Erik D. (Lisa) Kenning and his daughter, Sonja M. (David) Daum both of Anchorage, Alaska his grandchildren, Kiel, Kailey, Hanna & Jane, his brother, Roland W. (Emily) Kenning of Woodridge, Illinois and his sister, Julie (Joseph) Balabuszko of St. Louis Park, Minnesota and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.
A memorial gathering will be held from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. with a 5:00 p.m. Sharing of Memories on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at the DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral & Cremation Service, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital www.stjude.org.
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May time bring gentle, quiet moments that help ease the sadness you're feelings. Sending you and your family our sympathies.
It is with the feeling of sincere loss we send our sympathies to Esther (Essie) and the entire Kenning family during your time of sadness. We will always remember Doug as a true friend (many a Canadian fishing and vacationing memory) and a real trooper as he dealt with his illness over the years. Your loss will be in our ongoing thoughts and prayers.
Im so sorry for your loss. He was a friend of my dad. Both loved to fish, so they are probably fishing partners now. Sending prayers to Ester and the entire Kenning family. I pray to God that you find comfort in a lifetime of memories, and that God gives you the strength to deal with your loss. We will all meet again.