Kenneth Darrell Duke passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at the Nathan Adelson Hospice Home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born to Onas C. Duke and Virginnia Lucille (Heath) Duke on March 4, 1947 in Yuma, AZ. Kenneth married the love of his live, Kathleen Patterson on March 19, 1981 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has a son, Kenneth Darrell Duke Jr., from Hudson Florida. He served faithfully in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Later he moved his wife to Scenic Arizona. He loved working in the gaming industry, mostly in the Keno Department of the local casinos. When he retired, he enjoyed traveling, fishing, gold prospecting and playing Keno. He is survived by his wife Kathleen Patterson; his son Kenneth Darrell Duke Jr; brother, Steven Duke (Barbara) St. George, UT; sister, Patricia Hafen (Tim) Leeds, UT; sister, Kathleen Watier, Hurricane, UT; brother, Robert Gillespie (Tammy) Thatcher, Az. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in their “Guest Book” at virginvalleymortuary.com.
Kenneth Darrell Duke- Obituary
Ken and I are so sorry for your loss. It was always so good to see Ken in the Keno lounge. His presence will be forever missed but never forgotten. Rest in paradise
I worked in the poker room next to keno, Ken was the best! I think he worked graveyard mostly. He always had a story or a joke I haden’t heard. Always smiling.
Bobby D
Kenny was my uncle I loved him dearly when I was little we had hard times but he was always around took me fishing and all sorts of fun things he made my childhood alot brighter my mother Kathy wattier who died last year thought the world of him