Duane McKernan

Duane "Mac" Darrald McKernan, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 10, 2022, at the Lutheran Home.

Mac was born Dec. 14, 1941, on a Sunday, one week after Pearl Harbor, in Blue Springs, Nebraska, to Edna Kerr McKernan. He and Janice J. Weiss were married June 6, 1965, in Wall Lake, Iowa.

Mac worked for Shelter Insurance Companies from 1968 to 2004 as a sales agent and manager.

He served in the Army during the Vietnam War from 1968-1969. He loved his country and the flag.

The family moved to Cape Girardeau in 1982 after living in Lincoln, Nebraska, for 15 years. He loved Nebraska "Big Red" football.

He belonged to B.A.S.S. Masters Club in Lincoln and Cape Girardeau and thoroughly enjoyed fishing tournaments.

He was a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church and the local Elks Lodge for many years.

Mac loved his family most.

He is survived by a wife of 57 years, Jan McKernan of Cape Girardeau; two sons, Jason (Terri) McKernan of Columbia, Missouri, and Toby (Becky) McKernan of Wentzville, Missouri; grandchildren, Kelly (Alex) Canote, Rachel McKernan, Zachary McKernan, Tristan McKernan, Hunter McKernan and Cooper McKernan; and great-grandchildren, Anderson and Miller Canote.

Mac was preceded in death by his mother, Edna Kerr McKernan, and a brother, Don McKernan.

There will be a memorial service at a later date.

Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be made at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.