Dennis Russell Kerwick, 92, of Owensboro, passed from this life to his Heavenly home on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Signature Healthcare at Hillcrest. He was born on April 12, 1930 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana to the late Russell & Norma Kerwick. Dennis was a member of Zion United Church of Christ and attended Pleasant Valley Community Church in his later years, which he enjoyed and found new friends. He was a United State Air Force Veteran and served during the Korean War as a radar mechanic. He loved the challenge and often talked of servicing airplanes during the heat of summer as a fond memory. He stayed physically fit and even asked to bring his weight bar to the nursing facility at age 90. Dennis was a structural steel draftsman at Modern Welding Co. for 19 years and President of Kerwick Steel Corporation for 25 years where his son joined him. He was a kind and generous man who loved his family, friends and all his medical attendants and caregivers. He was an eternal optimist, who has now become an optimist eternally.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte M. Kerwick, on April 22, 2015; his sister, Marjorie Stanton; and stepsons, Teddy Bulger and Walter Estes.
Survivors include his daughter, Denise (John) Shelton; son, Dennis Dean (Lori) Kerwick; stepson, Jerry (Carla) Bulger; stepdaughters, Linda Bulger, Jamie Estes and June (Larry) Payne; brother, Les Kerwick; 18 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; two brothers-in-law; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 6, 2023 at James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will follow at 1 p.m. in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Evansville, Indiana with military honors. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday and from 10 a.m. until the time of service on Monday at the funeral home.