Kenneth R. Guinn

Kenneth R. Guinn, 85, of Milford, Pa. and formerly of Port Jervis, N.Y., died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at his home.

Ken was born on Oct. 8, 1927 in Port Jervis, N.Y., the son of the late Raymond and Irene Eck Guinn.

He was a retired dock worker at Yellow Freight Trucking Co., in Maybrook, N.Y. Kenneth was a member of St. Mary's RC Church, in Port Jervis. He was also a member and Past Grand Knight of the Port Jervis Knights of Columbus, Council #471, and a member and Past Faithful Navigator, Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree, Assembly 460, a member of the Port Jervis Lodge of Elks, #645. B.P.O.E., and a member of the Fowler Rescue & Salvage Co. #3, Port Jervis, Fire Dept.

Ken was married first to the late Julia Pelenski Hendry Guinn and second to Barbara Shea Donahue Guinn, who survives at home.

He is also survived by his two sisters Theresa Fuller of Port Jervis, and Mary Laizure and her husband, Roger of Omaha, Neb.; his brother, James Guinn and his wife, Joyce of Matamoras, Pa.; his son, James Donahue and his wife, Lisa of Milford, Pa.; his daughter, Marilyn Ann Peterson and her husband, Tim of Mineola, N.Y.; two grandchildren Katelyn and Liam Donahue; his stepson, James Hendry and his wife, Virginia of Port Jervis; two stepgrandchildren James Hendry, Esq., and Mark Hendry, and several nieces and nephews.

The Knights of Columbus conducted Prayer Services at Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, N.Y. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's R.C. Church, Port Jervis, N.Y. Rev. George Hafemann was the celebrant. Interment followed at St. Mary's Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y. Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc.

Memorial contributions may be made to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 99 Sparta Ave, Newton, NJ 07826 or to Convenant House, Times Square Station, PO Box 731, New York, NY 10108-0900.

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