Leisel Lyle Penny

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Leisel Lyle Penny
Leisel Lyle Penny, 83, of Medford, died Wednesday (Sept. 30) at Three Fountains Care Center. No local service is planned.
Mr. Penny was born Oct. 6, 1914, in Quinaby, Ore.

He was an aeronautic engineer for Lockheed and Northrop and worked on the team that built the Apollo spacecraft. He later tracked satellites as a telemetry technician.

He moved to the Rogue Valley from Alaska in 1975. After his retirement, he began investing as a hobby and had several clients. He also built and sailed his own sailboat.

He was married for 40 years to Ruth Luy, who died in 1981. On May 16, 1983, in Reno, he married Helen Kinser, who survives.

Other survivors include a daughter, Sharon Dowdy of Baker; a son, John Penny of Pendleton; a stepdaughter, Marla Lance of Central Point; a stepson, Tom Abbott of Boulder Creek, Calif.; two half-brothers, Fred Karpurk of Portland and Paul Karpurk of Carson City, Nev.; three grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.

Arrangements: Conger-Morris Funeral Directors, Medford.

Leisel married Dolly Rady Chambers on 2 Nov 1935 in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Dolly was born about 1915; died about 1996. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Leisel married Ruth Marie Luy on 9 Nov 1942 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, United States. Ruth (daughter of George Henry Luy and Isa Mary Cook) was born on 2 Jun 1907 in Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon, United States; died on 29 Sep 1981 in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Leisel married Rachel Cleota Hefner on 27 Dec 1981 in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, United States. Rachel was born about 1925; died about 2008. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Leisel married Helen Elizabeth Kinser on 16 May 1983 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, United States. Helen was born on 26 Aug 1918 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States; died on 4 Sep 2006 in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Dowdy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died near Nulato on the Yukon River while flying a medical evacuation flight.

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Reta was born with Downs Syndrome. Her cremated remains are interred in the Jacksonville Oregon Cemetery (plot 297)

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