Duane Edward Kauk

Funeral Services for Duane E. Kauk, 78, Custer County resident, will be held 1:00 PM, Friday, May 3, 2024, in the Cornerstone Church, officiated by Pastor Jerrod Nunn and Pastor Roy Dobbs. The burial will follow in the Shiloh Cemetery northwest of Butler, OK, under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.

Duane Edward Kauk was born August 4, 1945, to Gus Edward Kauk and Ovada Mae (Haney) Kauk in Butler, OK and passed away Monday, April 29, 2024, in the Homestead Assisted Living Center in Clinton, OK.

Duane was raised in Butler, OK where he also graduated from Butler High School in 1963. He attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University for a short time. He soon started a 30 plus year career as a lineman with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, retiring in 1992. He later worked for Western Equipment, and he drove a U.S. mail truck while he also farmed.

He married Debbie Shepard on September 13, 1991, in El Reno, OK. They have made Clinton their home since then.

Duane was known to being a kind, gentle hearted man, described by many as the kindest person they ever met.

He is a member of the Cornerstone Church; his main hobby was his farming, but he enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was an avid Thunder Basketball fan.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife, Debbie, of the home, two sons, Kevin Kauk and wife, Michele, Cordell, OK, Chase Kauk, Clinton, OK, and his fiancée, Kendra Myers, Altus, OK and stepson, Brooks Braffett and wife, Jaimie, Davis Junction, IL, sister, Wanda Nance, Clinton, OK, Darrel Kauk and wife Lynda, Clinton, OK.

He is also survived by six grandchildren, Kayleigh Kauk, Kale Kauk, Koby Celsor, Isaiah Braffett, Hannah Braffett and Jeremy Braffett .