Kenneth W. Tanis

November 11, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Ken

was born in Passaic, NJ and was a proud member of the United

States Marines. He was owner and operator of Ken Tanis

Excavating in Sparta, NJ for many years and was a dedicated

member of the Lafayette Federated Church.

Ken enjoyed oil painting and gardening in his spare time.

He is predeceased by his beloved wife Shirley (Brower) Tanis.

Kenneth is survived by his devoted daughters: Cheryl Carpenter,

Kathy Robbins and her husband Patrick, Cindy Benes and her

husband Steve and Sandra Matowik and her husband James.

He is also survived by his loving grandchildren: Jason,

Christopher, Jesse, Andrew, Jennifer, Hannah, Avery and Jacob

and 9 great grandchildren.

Friends may call Monday, November 18, 2019 from 4-7pm at

the Goble Funeral Home, 22 Main St, Sparta, NJ 07871. There

will be a funeral service 10am Tuesday at the funeral home

followed my United States Marine Honor Guard service at

Northern NJ Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Sparta at 11:30am Tuesday.