Kenneth Frank Austin

October 22, 2021

Kenneth Frank Austin, age 70, of Port St. Lucie, FL, passed away peacefully at home on Friday morning, October 22, 2021. He was the son of the late Frank C. Austin and Eleanor Lewis Austin. He grew up in Greenwich, NJ, and resided in Bridgeton, NJ, most of his life before moving to Florida in 2018. He graduated from Bridgeton Senior High School in 1969 and went on to work in many fields before settling in the printing industry. He retired in 1993 to be “Mr. Mom” while his wife worked as an agent for State Farm Insurance. He loved working on muscle cars and reading about all the innovations in that industry. He loved meeting his ROMEO buddies (Retired Old Men Eating Out) for breakfast almost daily and hung out at Fairfield Motors for lunch several days a week. He volunteered at the Millville Army Airfield Museum and even recreated the cockpit gauges in one of the planes. He would read the newspaper cover to cover so he didn’t miss a thing and sent many a note to the Editor with his opinions. He watched NASCAR races on TV and even made a trip to Walt Disney World to see the Indy 200 with his wife. He was an avid fan of the Philadelphia Eagles and enjoyed raising his many chihuahuas; Chili & Kody miss him dearly. Ken will be sadly missed by his wife of 39 years, Paula A. Totoro Austin; his daughters Cara M. Mora (Erick) and Ashlee C. Austin-Ketner (Kevin); brothers David C. Austin (Ellen) and John Paul “JP” Austin (Dee); grandchildren Wesley A. Williams, Marco A. Sanchez (Estrella); Paige A. Sanchez; 5 great-grandchildren, with one on the way, and many nieces and nephews. Memorial service will be held at Sray Webster Funeral Home, 62 Landis Ave, Bridgeton, NJ, on Saturday, November 6th. Family and friends will be received from 10 a.m. – Noon with a short service to follow. Inurnment will take place privately with the family. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the Millville Army Airfield Museum, ASPCA, Soroptimists International of the Americas-Laurel Society, or charity of your choice.