Paul E. Fenske

Paul Errol Fenske passed away peacefully on Friday, December 30, at the age of 82 years in Elgin, IL.  He was born October 27, 1940 in Aurora, IL, the third of eight children of Walter and Ingrid Fenske.  He was united in marriage to Judith Dunnett on September 22, 1962, in Batavia, IL.  Paul graduated from Marmion Military Academy and Louis University.  He served in the US Navy, and was stationed in Pensacola, FL, Guam, and Corpus Christi, TX.  After leaving the service, Paul relocated to Illinois, enjoying a long career in real estate.

Paul was a beloved brother, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He is survived by his is siblings Roberta Johnson, Barry Fenske, Mark Fenske, Celeste Yarboro, and Merita Chenaux, his children Andrea (Patrick) Sibley, Randal (Corey) Perlman, Alexandra (Richard) Omiotek, Paul Walter Fenske, and Candy Sue Fenske, grandchildren Nikolas Fenske, Jordyn (Jason) Maier, Alexander Perlman, Bridget Sibley, Aaron Perlman, and Olivia Sibley, and great granddaughter Lia Maier. Paul is also survived by his longtime partner, Donna Komadina. 

Paul is preceded in death by his loving wife Judith, daughter Candace Alice, parents Walter and Ingrid, brother Walter Fenske, and sister Marianne Cagle. 

Paul was an avid outdoorsman, fearless adventurer, master paddler, intrepid pilot, navigator of the South Seas, booze cruiser and Sunday golfer.  He loved to invent and play imaginative and silly games with his kids – those memories will forever be cherished.  God is great, God is good.  Let us thank him for this dude!

Visitation will be held Friday, January 6, 2023 from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., at Moss Family Funeral Home, 209 S. Batavia Ave, Batavia, IL 60510.  A Funeral service will be held Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:30 A.M., at Moss Family Funeral Home in Batavia.  Interment will follow immediately after at Garfield Cemetery in St. Charles, IL.