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Obituary of John M. Dukey

Princeville – John M. Dukey, Sr., 91, of Princeville, formerly of Ponchatoula, LA, died at 3:29 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at Proctor Hospital in Peoria.

Born January 24, 1916, in Rock Island, IL, the son of John and Emily Anderson Dukey, he married Ethel Khern on October 9, 1945, in Leroy, IL.  She survives.

Also surviving are one son, John M. (and Linda) Dukey, Jr. of Princeville; one granddaughter, Kristl Dukey of Princeville; one grandson, Jonathon Dukey of Princeville; one niece; and one nephew; and his beloved cat, Trixie.  His parents, one sister, Frances Leona Thompson, and one infant son, Michael Arthur Dukey preceded him in death.

He was a World War II Navy Veteran, serving in the Navy Seabees for two years in the Pacific Theater.  He was a heavy equipment operator from 1946 until 1979, when he retired.  He was a member of operating engineers local #649 and #649 retirees club.  He was a former member of the First Presbyterian Church, Ponchatoula, LA, and a current member of the First Presbyterian Church in Princeville.

There will be no visitation or local service.  Cremation has been accorded.  Burial of John’s ashes will be at Greenwood & Cypress Grove Cemetery in New Orleans, LA at a later date.  Hammitt-Hott Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

John loved all kinds of animals and requested that memorial contributions be made to PAWS, 2600 NE Perry, Peoria.

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