Cecil LaVerne Luense, 73, of Acworth died April 26, 2008.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home in Kennesaw, with the Rev. Larry Russell officiating.
Burial will be in Rolling Hills Memorial Gardens.
A Marshallville, Iowa native, Mr. Luense was a plant manager for Kirk-Ruby Inc. in Cobb for 29 years. He retired from the Navy after serving in Korea and Vietnam. He was a member of the American Legion Post 42 in Cartersville, VFW Acworth - Kennesaw Chapter, Elks Lodge in Cartersville, U.S. Navy Cruisers Association, USS Bremerton CA 130 and USS Tulare AR7 organizations.
Survivors include his wife, Marlene M. Luense of Cartersville; three sons, Dennis Luense of Austell, Richard Luense of Cartersville and Roger Luense of Acworth; and six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Cecil left an indelible impact upon Kirk-Rudy and the many folks who came through our doors over the years: employees, dealers, customers and vendors alike. We still have folks calling in, asking to speak to him! In spite of having to "run the show" on a daily basis, and be the "bad guy" in disciplinary matters, he had a soft heart and sympathetic soul for anyone in difficulty. Some people, when they pass, are missed; Cecil will be remembered.
There aren't adequate words to express to you my sorrow. Please know that you and your family are in my prayers. I prayer for strength and God's love to envelope and comfort you. We will Miss Cecil! I always enjoyed his humor and good nature! It was always a pleasure to see him when he would visit the plant, I considered him a good friend. With deepest sympathy, Larry
Dear Luense Family, I would like to express my sincere condolences on the recent passing of Cecil. Wendy and I send our thoughts and prayers to your family at this difficult time. I worked with Cecil for over 10 years. It just seemed like yesterday that I could hear Cecil yelling at me to keep my hands in my pockets to keep me from turning knobs on the machines. In an effort to prevent me from turning knobs he had one of the guys make a plate that had every KR knob mounted on it and gave it to me as a Christmas gift. He made life at KR fun and interesting. Another fond memory is when Cecil would try to keep me from using my tape measure as a yo-yo. I was using my tape measure and the end broke off while Cecil was watching. He was delighted. I cut one inch off and fastened the end back on. The next day he couldn’t believe I was doing it again. I showed him how I fixed it and told him I only have to remember to subtract one inch each time I used it. I was standing next to Roger when Cecil took my tape measure and threw it out the door and into the woods. The next day Roger returned my tape measure and Cecil saw me using it like a yo-yo once again. He just grinned at me. The next day I went to use my tape measure only to find that I would now have to remember to subtract 132 inches each time I used it. I still have the tape measure and plan on keeping it to remind me of Cecil. I will miss Cecil very much. I know you will miss Cecil and it may seem almost unbearable. God said that he would never put more on us than we could bear. I encourage you to draw your strength from God and the strength of your family. May God bless your family during this time and always. Please pass my deepest sympathies on to everyone in your family. Very sincerely, Tony Key Kirk-Rudy Mechanical Engineer
Dennis, Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family in this time of loss.
Dennis, Please accept my condolences. I am sorry for your loss. Carolyn Dufano, Carlton-Bates Co
Dennis I was really sorry to hear about the loss of your father. My prayers and thoughts are with you. Jean Radtke
Dennis, I was really sorry to hear of the loss of your father. My prayers and thought are with you and your family. Jean Radtke
Dear Marene, I was very saddened to learn of Cecil's passing. Although I had not known him long, I always enjoyed his company.I wish the best for you in the difficult time ahead.
Marlene, I'm so sorry about Cecil, I just heard about Him. My Prayers are with You and Your entire family during this time. Keep the Faith. Love... Carolyn & Bob Fayard