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Chuck D. Hennessy

May 20, 1939 - August 2, 2019

U.S. Veteran

Service Date: October 25, 2019

Cemetery St. Michaels Cemetery

11:00 a.m. Friday, October 25, 2019.

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Charles (Chuck) David Hennessy, passed away peacefully in his sleep, on August 2, 2019.  He was born on May 20, 1939, in Kansas City, Kansas to Gertrude (Shannon) and John Hennessy. Chuck was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved brother, John.  

He served in the United States Marine Corps in the Philippines, earning the rank of E4.  He was also very active in the Boy Scouts of America for many years, starting two Boy Scout troops in the Colorado Springs area.  Chuck volunteered with the El Paso County Search and Rescue and enjoyed mountain climbing, including many of the Colorado “14ers” and the twenty-thousand-foot peak of Mt Chimborazo in Ecuador.  He was an avid hiker with the Colorado Mountain Club and the American Volkssport Association. Chuck retired from the US Post Office after 30 years of carrying mail.  

He is survived by his loving wife, Ilene (Mallett) Hennessy, 4 children, 2 step-children, 13 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren, as well as many friends. 

Father Robert McElwee will offer the burial rites at St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in Fulton, Kansas, at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 25, 2019, under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall Street, PO Box 309, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Members of the United States Marine Corps Funeral Detail will present Military Honors.  Condolences may be submitted to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Abode Hospice of Colorado Springs at 5465 Mark Dabling Blvd, Floor 1, 80918.

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