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1944
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2021
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Dennis Fenske Obituary
Born September 29, 1944 and went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 29, 2021.
Denny was a U.S. Navy veteran and served as a catcher on the U.S. Navy softball team along with his twin brother Daniel, who played center field on the team. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and uncle.
Denny was a man of God of strong faith who lived his life in sacrifice and service to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was the most selfless and patient man and was always first to lend a helping hand to anyone in need. He would go with less to insure others could have more and lived his life in service to others. Denny was a man of strong character and his number one goal was to help bring more people to the Kingdom of Heaven.
He is survived by his wife, Debbie; sister, Jodeen; children, Kimberly (David), Albert, Hadessah (Brad), Judah (Annette), Victori, Beulah (Andrew) and Gloria, grandchildren; Brittany, Cassie (Trent), Jordan, Bradley, Tyler, Svea, Mikaila, Jonah, Liberty, Katmai and Hatcher; and great grandchild, Sebastian.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Gladys Fenske; brothers, Daniel and Ronald; and sisters, Joyce and Joan.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 PM on Friday, April 2, 2021 with a Military Service at 7:00 PM at the Nash-Nelson Funeral Home, 1001 E Garfield St., Waterman IL 60556.
His outdoor Celebration of Life service will be held at 4:00 PM on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St, Waterman IL 60556 with a reception to follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations would be greatly appreciated and can be made to the donation box at service or via PayPal to: [email protected].
Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, www.NelsonFuneralHomes.com or 815-264-3362.
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Kathy Askin
April 1, 2021
I want to express my heartfelt sympathy to the Fenske family durring this time. May the Lord Jesus be your comfort and strength until we meet on the other side. Love. Your friend
David May
April 1, 2021
Both Denny and Dan were my great friends back in Navy and Aurora. Although we did not mingle when we attended Marmion, we ran into each other in the Navy at Norfolk Va. This was about 1967. I spent many a evening at Denny's house while based on my ship. A lot of good times and also went to there ball games. We all got out of the Navy about the same time, mid 1968. Back in Aurora, I spent a lot of time at the home place on Church road. While attending Waubonsee I worked for his brother Ron working side by side with Denny and Dan for next three years building construction. Denny was in my wedding party in August of 1972. In 74 I graduated from College and moved out of state. Through the years we only saw each other occasionally. I now live in Quincy il. I last visited Denny in Waterman shortly after Dan passed, we talked about old time and laughed a lot. I always found Denny to be very Christian even back in the early days. Although we have taken different paths and locations in life I feel he was a true friend.
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