Kenneth F. Peloquin

Obituary of Kenneth Peloquin Kenneth F. Peloquin, 94, of Leesburg, Florida, died Monday, December 14, 2015. Born November 4, 1921, the son of George H. Peloquin and Elizabeth Hagan Peloquin, New York, New York. He is survived by his dearly beloved wife, Ruth J. Peloquin of Leesburg, FL; sons, Kenneth Patrick Peloquin and Peter Peloquin of Atlanta, GA; daughters, Janet Brewer of Houston, TX and Deborah Wallace of Hudson, FL and step-son Lee Simmons of Pine Island FL; 9 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife Ruth Barnes Peloquin after 38 years of marriage. He was raised in Staten Island, NY, graduated January 1941 from Curtis High School and attended Wagner College in Staten Island, NY. In 1954 Kenneth attended and graduated from Rollins College with a degree in Business Administration. He was a member of PI Gamma Mu, and the National Social Science Honor Society. In December of 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor he joined the U.S. Navy, supporting the invasion of Salerno, Italy. The USS Savannah was attacked and hit on September 11, 1943 at 0944 HRS. by German planes with one of their newest weapons, a 3500 LB. rocket powered, radio controlled bomb. It directly hit Number 3 gun turret. 206 shipmates killed- 13 wounded, including himself. He is the recipient of the Purple Heart and four battle-stars; later he served as Sr. Assist. Purser with the Grace Steamship Company, New York, NY. He had been past president and a charter member of the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce, past President of FL Chapter Independent Telephone & Pioneers Association. Kenneth was also the past president of the Carl Galloway Telephone Pioneer Club. He served on the following board of directors; Children's Home Society- Orlando Division, Winter Park Rotary Club, Rollins College Alumni Assn., American Red Cross- Orlando and Junior Achievement, Orlando, FL. He was a member of the U.S. Navy League, life member of the VFW and D.A.V. as well as a minister to the sick with St. Paul's Catholic Church of Leesburg, FL. Visitation will be held at the Beyers Funeral Home Chapel, Leesburg, FL on Thursday, December 17, 2015 from 3:00 - 7:00 pm. Funeral Services will be held at the Beyers Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, December 18, 2015 at 10:00 am. Interment will follow at Glen Haven Memorial Park, Winter Park, FL at 1:30 pm.

Kenneth F. Peloquin

November 4, 1921 - December 14, 2015