Kenton P. "Kenny" Loughner, Jr Obituary (1944

Kenton P. "Kenny" Loughner, Jr., 64, of Chippewa Twp. passed away Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008 in The Medical Center, Beaver. Born Oct. 3, 1944 in New Brighton, he was the son of the late Kenton P. Loughner, Sr. and Dorothy Beal Loughner. He was a former employee of Babcocks & Wilcox Tubular Products in the Fittings and Forgings Dept. and Koppel Steel in Ambridge and a member of Steffin Hill United Presbyterian Church. He coached Little League, Pony League and Girls Softball for Chippewa Recreation and was a graduate of Beaver Falls High School. He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Susan Hudak Loughner; a daughter, Deborah Sue Loughner and Sam Ciliberto, Willoughby, OH; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Kenton Paul Loughner,III and Shelly Egri, Elyria, OH, Justin Loughner, Sr. and Nicole Loughner, Patterson Twp.; four grandchildren, Lexie, Kyan, Hannah and Justin Jr. Loughner; a sister and brother-in-law, Carole and Albert Dainton, North Sewickley Twp. A born storyteller and prankster, he was the patron saint of the underdog and the lost. Kenny absolutely loved the outdoors and never lost the wonder of staring at a cloudless pure blue sky or picking a beautiful fall leaf. He marveled at the beauty and nature of our world up until the very day he died. Look around you, life is precious and fleeting, appreciate it while you can. As our dad always said, the glass is half full not half empty; life is what you make of it. And boy did he make the most of what he was dealt. What made Kenny indestructible was his truly indomitable spirit and sheer force of will. He cheated death once at 18, surviving an extremely serious car accident that led him to his soul mate Susan. First and foremost, his affection was directed at his wife, nicknamed Soop to him and him only, for over 46 years. Secondly, he was struck by lightning while Susan was pregnant with Justin. Third, he weathered a massive heart attack in 1999 to survive and meet all of his future grandchildren. The keeper of every card, school project or handmade gift he ever received from any of his children or grandchildren, he was a sentimental and thoughtful man and their ever faithful playmate. He enjoyed muscle cars, oldies, the lottery and keeping his daily journal, and hounding his adult children with advice(you know what we mean). We all will miss him dearly. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. in the Hill & Kunselman........................where a service will be held Thursday at 11:00 a.m., Rev. Judy A. Angleberger, his pastor , will officiate. Private interment will be in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park.