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Velden Wayne “Peanuts” Kenney

Birth	:	4 Feb 1933 Phillips County, Colorado, USA
Death	:	24 Jan 2009 Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Arbor Vitae Cemetery, Madera, Madera County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.9660988, -120.0717010
Description	:	Velden W. "Peanuts" Kenney, 75, of Sterling, passed away Saturday, Jan. 24, in Sterling. A private family burial was held at Riverside Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Berean Church, with the Rev. Ronald Smithgall officiating. Velden was born Feb. 4, 1933, on a farm near Haxtun in Phillips County to Clay Everett and Doris Becker Kenney. His childhood was spend attending the old Lincoln grade school, in Boy Scouts, shooting marbles and playing with neighborhood friends. He was small for his age, liked to chew on peanuts, and soon the nickname stuck. He... Read More	Velden W. "Peanuts" Kenney, 75, of Sterling, passed away Saturday, Jan. 24, in Sterling. A private family burial was held at Riverside Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Berean Church, with the Rev. Ronald Smithgall officiating. Velden was born Feb. 4, 1933, on a farm near Haxtun in Phillips County to Clay Everett and Doris Becker Kenney. His childhood was spend attending the old Lincoln grade school, in Boy Scouts, shooting marbles and playing with neighborhood friends. He was small for his age, liked to chew on peanuts, and soon the nickname stuck. He rode his bike to Legion Ball at the Sterling softball fields where he played for Roy Edwards, who would later become his college basketball coach. In high school, he played the coronet in the marching and concert band for Lloyd Jensen. He also played basketball on the varsity team. He was called upon many times to play "taps" at various functions. He and his family made many trips to Estes Park and to the state of Washington, both by car and train. During the summer, he drove a water truck for the Texas company, as the oil boom had begun in Logan County. Velden graduated from SHS in 1951 and that summer his family drove to Washington for his father's health, only to be told to return to Colorado quickly. Within two weeks, his father died at the age of 45. Offered a basketball scholarship, he decided to attend NJC and play basketball for Roy Edwards. While attending NJC, he also worked part-time stoking the furnace and any other jobs that needed to be done at Stickney's Inc., an automotive parts corporation with 13 stores and two warehouses. In May 1953, Velden registered for the draft and was sent to Fort Polk, La. While he was in basic training, the Korean War ended and he was put through another eight weeks of basic. From there, he was sent to Mernau, Germany, as part of occupational forces where he attended Demolition, Mines and Booby Traps school and also three weeks of guerilla warfare training. As part of the 10th Special Forces, he was assigned to a team on the Czech border to patrol and detonate the bridges if the Russian army decided to attack Germany. After 22 months in Germany, he was sent home, where he resumed his job with Stickney's Inc. Thus began a career of nearly 30 years in the automotive parts business with this firm. In 1958, he met his future wife there and they were married in 1959. He moved through the ranks as salesman, manager, warehouse president and regional sales manager. Velden and his wife had three children. He was active playing fast pitch softball in his younger years, and when he retired from playing he began coaching his children, and finally ended his career by becoming an umpire. Many trips were made by he and his wife as they attended the Pacific Automotive Shows on the West Coast, and Automotive Service Industries trips in the Chicago area. Mr. Kenney also won many trips for his sales and marketing abilities. There were many family vacations both in Colorado and throughout the U.S., but the family especially loved Estes Park, as both Velden and his wife had begun visiting there as children. In 1984, he began a career with NAPA and then later became a salesman for Marsaus. After their children were raised, they began traveling with friends and visited almost all 50 states of the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and in 2002, visited Europe. One of his favorite trips was to South Bend, Ill., to the Air Force/Notre Dame game. Mr. Kenney was a former Logan County Chamber Director and a former member of the Sterling Country Club. In 2003, he suffered congenital congestive heart failure following a triple bypass, a disease that many of his family would succumb to. He also fought a lifelong battle with Crohn's disease. At the time of his death, Velden attended the Berean church, was a 12-year member of the city of Sterling Planning Commission and a member of the Elks Lodge. He was also a volunteer at the Sterling Visitor's Center. Mr. Kenney enjoyed his family, traveling, fishing, Colorado Buffalo and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, cheating at an occasional game of golf and just visiting with friends and family. Peanuts never met a stranger and always had a joke to tell to break the ice. He is survived by his wife, Lois; a daughter, Julie Henley and husband Michael of Westminster; a son, Jim Kenney and wife Jamie of Estes Park; a son, Michael Kenney and wife Denise of Sterling; eight grandchildren, Malissa Blanchette of Fort Myers, Fla., Jordan, Krysta, Anna, Joel and Joshua of Sterling, and Harrison and Douglas of Estes Park; a sister, Marlene Klug and husband Joe of Sterling; his special angel, Sylvia; and many, many other relatives and friends. Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army, the special needs fund of the Berean Church, or a charity of the donor's choice.

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Velden Wayne “Peanuts” Kenney's memorial is located at: Arbor Vitae Cemetery, Madera, Madera County, USA.
When did Velden Wayne “Peanuts” Kenney death?
Velden Wayne “Peanuts” Kenney death on 24 Jan 2009 in Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, USA
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Latitude: 36.9660988
Longitude: -120.0717010

Family Members:

Parent

Everett Clay Kenney

(1905 - 1951)

Doris Isabel Becker Kenney

(1909 - 1988)

Siblings

Betty J Kenney Kellan

(1930 - 1981)

Marlene Kay Kenney Klug

(1939 - 2017)

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