"oh i am so sad to hear of Jim's passing. i am so thankful that i had gotten to see him at my grandma Marilyn sila's visitation back in march. i hadnt seen him before that in quite a long time (several years) my heart goes out to his family and friends "
In loving memory of
James Kendall Durfey
December 13, 1938 - May 20, 2022
James Durfey, 83, of Glenwood, IA passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Malvern with Pastors Mark Smeltzer and Bob Milliken officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral beginning at 12:30 p.m. Burial will be in the East Liberty Cemetery in rural Malvern. Loess Hills Funeral Home in Malvern is caring for Jim and his family.
James Kendall Durfey was born on December 13, 1938 to Lenzo and Freeda (Winstone) McConkey.
Jim and Penae Lou Owings were married on April 5, 1985 in Malvern, Iowa.
Jim worked for Hawkins Construction for almost 20 years where he retired as a concrete finisher.
Jim enjoyed building and making things, in his younger years enjoyed tinkering on cars, he enjoyed cooking. Jim always had time for a story and conversation with friends. Jim was a wonderful husband, dad, grandpa and great grandpa and a good friend to all who knew and loved him.
Jim is survived by his children, James A. Durfey of Red Cloud, NE and Terry Baker of Glenwood; Penae's daughters, Bea Martin of Bellevue, NE and Kelly Martin of Atchison, KS; 12 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; brother, Paul Durfey of Nevada and sister, Phyllis Bourque of Maryland; other relatives and a host of many friends.
Tributes
"He was always kind and considerate!! Kenny and I loved him ?.. Mary Smith "
"He was a good person!! Always a kind word..
Kenny and I adored him.
Mary Smith"
" It?s been several years since I have been in touch with Jim but I wanted to reach out and let you know how sad I was to hear of his passing. I would stop and see Jim and Penae occasionally when I was in town visiting my mother. May you be comforted by the outpouring of love surrounding you. "
"Jim and Bev lived right across the street from my folks in Pacific Junction for many years. Jim and my Dad spent many weekends together splitting wood, drinking beer, and lying to each other. How ironic they both passed away on the same day. I?m so glad I ran into Jim last month and we got to chat for a bit. Jim was quite a guy."
"My heart is sad upon hearing of Jim's passing. He just stopped to see me at City Hall 2 weeks ago. I always loved when he would stop to visit and we talked about anything and everything! A really great man who will be missed by so many! Hugs and prayers to his family!"