Dwight Kenagy

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Dwight C Kenagy, 84, formerly of Sioux City, IA passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016 at Banner Medical Center in Mesa, AZ. Memorial services will be held Thursday, June 30th, at 11:00 a.m. at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel in Sioux City. Military Honors will be provided by the 185th Air Refueling Wing Honor Guard at Logan Park Cemetery.

Dwight was born Jan. 15, 1932 in Clarinda, IA to Robert Keith Kenagy and Velma (Martin) Kenagy at home. The family moved to Elmo, MO to the family farm before he turned 1 year old. He graduated from high school in Clearmont, MO.

On June 18, 1951, Dwight married Gloria June Johnson in Clarinda, IA. They had 3 children, Joleene, Gene and David. Gloria passed away December 3, 2009. Dwight married Colleen Caylor Jones, Feb. 11, 2011 in Apache Junction and moved to Altoona.

Dwight joined the Air Force in 1952 and served 4 years in Mountain Home, ID and Wichita Falls, TX. Upon discharge, Dwight and Gloria moved to Omaha, NE where he briefly worked for a lumber company. In 1956, Dwight joined the 185th Iowa Air National Guard and moved to Sioux City where he made his career as an aircraft electrician journeyman. He was activated with the 185th in 1968-1969 and served in Phu Cat Vietnam, where he and others from the 185th were instrumental in building an orphanage for the local village. In 1984, he retired as a Senior Master Sgt.

Dwight did custom farming in the Sioux City area for many years. He was one of the founding members of ARC (Association of Retarded Children.)

Dwight and Gloria traveled extensively in their RV beginning in 1984 and made lifelong friends. They became snowbirds in Apache Junction in 1985. His hobbies included working with stained glass, helping family and friends build and remodel homes, garages and projects. He enjoyed fishing with his family. In 1990, he bought his first jeep and began his love of exploring his beloved Arizona desert and the Superstition Mountains. What started as small day trips with Gloria exploring the mountains and trails turned into him giving jeep tours. As word grew of his knowledge of the desert and his jeep skills, he started taking visitors of friends on day desert trips. He figured in all, he gave 1,500 trips with 4,000 people. He was the leader of many jeep caravan trips. During the later years, he joined the hard core MF jeepers and they would rock climb on nearly impassable areas. They would travel to Moab, Utah and rock climb.^[1]

Family

Husband: Robert Keith Kenagy

Wife: Velma Calista Martin

Child: Kenneth Keith Kenagy

Child: Kathryn Berniece Kenagy

Child: Living Kenagy

Child: Living Kenagy

Child: Living Kenagy

Child: Merlin Dean Kenagy

Child: Living Kenagy

Child: Living Kenagy

Child: Living Kenagy

Child: Richard Ronald Kenagy

Marriage

29 Apr 1920

Churdan^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary; Meyers Brothers Funeral Home; Sioux City, Iowa
2. ↑ Clarinda Herald Journal

See also:

• WikiTree profile Kenagy-74 created through the import of Kenagy_2012-10-28.ged on Oct 28, 2012 by David Kenagy. See the Changes page for the details of edits.