Duane M. Hendrickson

Duane Marvin Hendrickson was born February 4, 1929 in Eagle Bend Minnesota to Melvin and Laura Hendrickson. He was the oldest of his five brothers. He lived and went to school at various locations in northern Minnesota and at age 15 went to live on the farm of Paul Kruger in Sauk Center. He married his grade school sweetheart, Kathleen Corrick in 1949. Their daughter Diana was born in Minnesota and daughter Terry in North Dakota. The family moved to Wenatchee in 1956 where they later had their son Lee. During his lifetime, Duane drove truck in the iron mines near Duluth, worked in a TB sanitarium in Walker, harvested wheat on a farm in North Dakota, worked on the railroad near Waterville, pumped gas for Texaco on Wenatchee Avenue, and worked in many area orchards. He worked for the Valley Evaporating Company for almost 30 years, primarily as the packing building supervisor, until they closed the Wenatchee plant. He worked the last 7 years before he retired as a custodian for Columbia grade school. Duane taught Sunday school for 20 years at First Baptist church and another 20 years at the Wenatchee Free Methodist where he was even known to stand on his head when all students memorized their verses. Duane and Kathy enjoyed traveling - at first it was in the family cars, camping and sleeping in rest areas, later in the camper Duane built from plans he imagined in his head, and then in their beloved motorhome. Duane was an avid horseshoe player and routinely and humbly won the family horseshoe tournaments. In retirement, he would jog from home to Newberry elementary where he would listen to kindergartners as they practiced their reading and he volunteered with MOPS where he took care of preschoolers. He was thrilled to get in on the WFM church construction, painting and hanging interior doors. It is rumored that during the church construction he rode his mountain bike around the interior of the facility, including down the yet uncarpeted stairs. On March 17, 2019, just 6 weeks after his 90th birthday, Duane joined the cocoa and donut time in heaven with those that have preceded him including his parents, wife Kathy, one great grandson, brother’s and sister’s in law and good family friends. Duane is survived by his 5 brothers, 3 children, 5 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Duane will be sorely missed here on earth by his family and all whose lives he touched. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Friday, March 22, 2019 at 10:30 A.M. at the Sage Hills Church at 1601 Fifth St., Wenatchee.

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Duane M. Hendrickson

February 4, 1929 - March 17, 2019