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Retired District Chief Ken Van Asten

Passed away February 08, 2012. He retired from Fire 6 at Station 22.

Viewing was 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Monday February 13, 2012 at

Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home
11801 San Jose Blvd.
Jacksonville FL, 32223
(904) 288-0025

Funeral service was 11:00 AM February 14, 2012 at

St Johns Presbyterian Church
4275 Herschel Street
Jacksonville, FL 32210
(904) 384-4501

Interment location is:
Oaklawn Cemetery
4801 SAN JOSE BLVD
JACKSONVILLE, FL32207
(904) 737-7171

Published in the Florida Times-Union on February 12, 2012

VAN ASTEN Kenneth I. Van Asten passed from this world and into the next on February 9, 2012 after a brave struggle with cancer at the age of 68. Ken was a determined man who came to call Jacksonville, Florida his home after being born in Kaukauna, Wisconsin to John and Martha Van Asten. Although a man of numerous accomplishments, Ken was known to many as simply 'a good man'. Ken served in the United States Navy for four years and was honorably discharged. It was the Navy that brought Ken to Jacksonville and shortly after his discharge, Ken became a firefighter with the Jacksonville Fire Department and rose to become a District Chief from which he retired February 20, 2004. In addition to the fire department, Ken was a successful businessman, owning and managing numerous properties. He was an avid collector of all things related to the history of Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville is also where he met his wife, Anna Marie Van Asten, whom he married on February 14, 1985. Ken is survived by his beloved wife of 27 years, Anna Marie Van Asten; sons, Kevin Van Asten (Cora), Keith Van Asten (Melissa) and Kyle Van Asten; step children, Tim Starling, Tamala Starling, Sharon Nipper (Martin); brothers Donald, Leroy, James, John, Ivo; sisters, Grace Gebhart, Sister Cyril Marie, Betty Bast, Joyce Bruecker and Marcie Siebers and 13 grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Monday, February 13 in the Chapel of Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home of Mandarin. The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, February 14th in St. Johns Presbyterian Church, 4275 Herschel St. Jacksonville, FL 32210. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery, 4801 San Jose Blvd Jacksonville, FL. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society . Arrangements are under the care and direction of Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home of Mandarin, 11801 San Jose Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32223. www.hgmandarin.com (904) 288-0025.

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