Donald E. Henning Jr., of Mehoopany Township, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2020. He was married to Barbara C. Henning.
He was born in Nicholson, on June 13, 1934, to Donald E. Henning Sr. and Dorothy Squires Henning.
Donald graduated from Farragut Preparatory School in New Jersey and attended the University of Vermont. He went on to complete training at the Hobart School of Welding in Hobart, Ohio.
He then joined the Boilermakers Union and progressed from welder to welding supervisor and completed his career as a general superintendent.
During his retirement he was happiest being behind the wheel of his truck and sharing time between his home in Mehoopany, his summer home on Lake Ontario, and his getaway in Big Timber, Montana.
He enjoyed traveling, hunting, fishing, and socializing with family, friends, and complete strangers alike.
Donald was preceded in death by his son Kent Jason Henning.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Barbara; sister Jane and her husband Scott Owens; daughter, Kelly and her husband Jerry Frey of Bryn Mawr; sons: Kristopher J. Henning and his wife Dorie of Rockport, Maine, and Kurt J. Henning and his wife Lesley of Seneca, S.C.; granddaughter, Kaylin Henning; grandsons: Joshua Henning, Samuel, Jonah, and Alec Frey.
A sincere thank you is extended to the F.W.M. Emergency Squad, Geisinger G.W.V., and Allied Services Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Scranton.
Services will be private at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements and care entrusted to Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock.
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I just found out that Uncle Donny passed on. It is hard these days to contact people however I prayed a lot for Uncle Donny recently and I think about my aunt Barb and cousins and wonder how you are doing. I remember my Uncle as a relaxing quiet person. Sorry for our loss of Dad, Granddad, Uncle.
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