John Russell Penning

1922 - 2002  (79 years)

• Name	John Russell Penning
  Born	13 Dec 1922	Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Feb 2002	Federal Way, King, Washington, United States   [2, 3]
  Buried	5 Mar 2002	Tahoma National, Cemetery, Kent, King, Washington, USA   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I10501	Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	John Russell Penning,   b. 3 Mar 1901, Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa, United States ,   d. 19 Apr 1975, Tillamook, Oregon, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mildred Evelyn Clark,   b. 9 Apr 1903, Centralia, Lewis, Washington, United States ,   d. 26 Sep 1997, Udall, Cowley, Kansas, United States  (Age 94 years)
  Married	Abt 1921	Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States   [5]
  Family ID	F2993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2985	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Dec 1922 - Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States Died - 27 Feb 2002 - Federal Way, King, Washington, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1922 BIRTH: WA,Spokane Co-Spokane: John Russell Penning was born 13 December 1922 EDUCATION: John's obit 2002: "Dr. John Russell Penning Jr... graduated from North Central..." MILITARY: John's obit 2002: "...John... entering the Army... in WWII, he was a radio operator on a troop carrier plane and made 29 combat missions including the invasion of Normandy..." EDUCATION: John's obit 2002... "...After the war, he received his PhD in Nuclear Physics from the University of Washington..." 1930 CENSUS: WA,Spokane Co-Spokane: Anc.com Img 45, pg 23A, 8 April, Dw 301,301-2930 Riverview Dr: John Penning age 7 born Washington (parents born IA,WA), son of John R and Mildred E Penning OCCUPATION, HISTORY: John's obit 2002: "...Mr. Penning spent his entire professional career with the Boeing Company as an engineer which included a decade long project working on the B-2 "Flight of the Stealth" program. During retirement, John developed a love for gardening and enjoyed taking his family members on "walks" in his garden..." c1975 MARRIAGE: John Russell Penning md Hak Sun....abt 1975, re John's obit 2002 2002 DEATH: WA, - Federal Way: John Russell Penning died 27 February 2002, in his home. Oscar Penning Fleet. He is also survived by his brother Rob- ert Penning; sister, Barbara Tucker; and sev- eral nieces and nephews. We will miss him dearly. Committal services will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 1:30 pm at Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA. The family prefers memorial contributions to be made to the Nature Conservancy, #38639, 4245 N. Fair- fax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203. Bon ney-Watson Federal Way in charge of ar- rangements.

  
  

• Sources

  [S444] Obituary: Washington,King Co-Seattle. Dr. John Russell Penning Jr... was born on December 13, 1922 in Spokane, WA... Seattle Times Date: 3 March 2002 [S443] International Genealogical Index(R), downloaded 26 Sep 2005. [S444] Obituary: Washington,King Co-Seattle. Dr. John Russell Penning Jr. age 79, passed away in his Federal Way, WA home on February 27, 2002. Mr. Penning was born on December 13, 1922 in Spokane, WA and graduated from North Central before entering the army. While in the United States Army in WWII, he was a radio operator on a troop carrier plane and made 29 combat missions including the invasion of Normandy. After the war, he received his PhD in Nuclear Physics from the University of Washington. Mr. Penning spent his entire professional career with the Boeing Company as an engineer which included a decade long project working on the B-2 "Flight of the Stealth" program. During retirement, John developed a love for gardening and enjoyed taking his family members on "walks" in his garden. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Hak Sun; daughter Flora Penning Fleet, and son-in-law, Zachary Fleet and grandson, Oscar Penning Fleet. He is also survived by his brother Robert Penning; sister, Barbara Tucker; and several nieces and nephews. We will miss him dearly. Committal services will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 1:30 pm at Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA. The family prefers memorial contributions to be made to the Nature Conservancy, #38639, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203. Bonney-Watson Federal Way in charge of arrangements. Seattle Times Date: 3 March 2002 [S444] Obituary: Washington,King Co-Seattle. Dr. John Russell Penning Jr. age 79, passed away in his Federal Way, WA home on February 27, 2002... Committal services will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 1:30 pm at Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA... Seattle Times Date: 3 March 2002 [S441] Family Rcds: PENNING, Robert. John Russell Penning md Mildred Evelyn Clark (1921) Cour D'Olene Email of family history to Pam Wagner Feb 2008