Kenneth Dupke, a Marine veteran of the Korean War, died June 22 at the V.A. Medical Center in West Haven. He was 79.
Dupke, a resident of Ansonia and New Haven, was born Aug. 7, 1929 in Chicago, Ill., the son of the late Earl and Mae Friedle Dupke.
Dupke is survived by his daughter, Kim L. Dupke, of Ansonia; two sons, Dr. Kevin Dupke of Louisiana and Kenneth Dupke of Derby; and three grandchildren, Charles, John and Eve Collinge, all of Ansonia. He was predeceased by one son, Keith Dupke.
A funeral serve with military honors will be held Saturday, June 27 at 12:30 p.m. at Jenkins-King Funeral Home, 12 Franklin St. in Ansonia.
Friends may call on Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
