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Kenneth J. Huizenga

May 9, 1934 January 21, 2025
Kenneth J. Huizenga
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KENNETH J. HUIZENGA, 90, of Morrison, IL, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at his home.


A visitation followed by the funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Morrison. The visitation will begin at 9 a.m., with the funeral service starting at 11 a.m., officiated by Rev. Chad Bolosan. A luncheon at the church will follow the service, with the interment at the Fulton Township Cemetery scheduled for later that afternoon, starting at 2 p.m. Memorials to St. Jude and Gaffey Hospice have been established.


Kenneth was born May 9, 1934 in Albany, IL, to Jacob and Alice (Housenga) Huizenga. He attended Williams Grade School and Cordova High School in Cordova, IL. He served for two years in the U. S. Army in Korea. He married Luella Rus on October 26, 1956 at the Newton Zion Reformed Church in rural Erie, IL. She passed away in December of 1967. They had three children: Kevin, Karen and Louise, who died at birth. On November 22, 1968 he married Esther (Stralow) Schuler. After marriage to Esther, he moved from Albany to reside in Morrison.


Kenneth’s working career included several companies: American Air Filter, John Deere Harvester, Bunge Grain Terminal, Vend-O-Mack Sales and the Whiteside County Courthouse, from where he retired in 1990. He was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Morrison and a charter member of the Morrison Kiwanis Club, where he served as treasurer and received the George Hixson Fellowship Award.


Survivors include his wife, Esther; three children, Kevin Huizenga of Newton, IA, Karen (Terry) Leif of Chadwick, IL and Debra (Dennis) VanderVinne of Bettendorf, IA; one stepson, Bruce (Gerrianne) Schuler of Caledonia, MI; eleven grandchildren; Jory Ringler, Kendra Huizenga, Jacob Huizenga, Kylea Ruiz, Tyler Isenhart, Sarah Leif, Carson Leif, Madeline Howell, Gabrielle VanderVinne, Ella Schuler and Lola Schuler; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Arnold (Marilyn) Huizenga of Fulton, IL.


He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Luella; a daughter in infancy, Louise; two sisters, Ella Mae Wherry and Marion Reynolds; five brothers, Donald, John, Rolland, Harold and Clifford Huizenga; one grandson, Zachary Isenhart.


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Visitation

Saturday

25

Jan

9:00 AM 1/25/2025 9:00:00 AM - 11:00 AM 1/25/2025 11:00:00 AM
St. Peter Lutheran Church

601 N. Jackson Street
Morrison, IL 61270

St. Peter Lutheran Church
601 N. Jackson Street Morrison 61270 IL
United States

Service

Saturday

25

Jan

11:00 AM 1/25/2025 11:00:00 AM
St. Peter Lutheran Church

601 N. Jackson Street
Morrison, IL 61270

Luncheon will immediately follow the funeral service, in the fellowship hall.

St. Peter Lutheran Church
601 N. Jackson Street Morrison 61270 IL
United States

Graveside

Saturday

25

Jan

2:00 PM 1/25/2025 2:00:00 PM
Fulton Township Cemetery

701 Fowler Rd,
Fulton, IL 61252

Fulton Township Cemetery
701 Fowler Rd, Fulton 61252 IL
United States

Cemetery Details

Location

Fulton Township Cemetery Final Resting Place

701 Fowler Rd,
Fulton, IL 61252

701 Fowler Rd, Fulton 61252 IL
United States
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