Wayne Douglas Puff, age 72, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on June 20, 2020, at his daughter’s home. Wayne was born March 13, 1948, in Peekskill, New York, to Raymond Puff and Dorothy (Scofield) Puff.
Wayne graduated from Haldane High School in Cold Spring, New York. He and Deborah Baker were married in April, 1969. They had two daughters and were later divorced. Wayne was married two additional times; first to Mary Smith and second to Kyu Park.
Wayne worked as a buyer at Filene’s in Boston, Massachusetts, in the early 1970s, a ski instructor in Colorado during the 1980s, a swing dance instructor in the late 1990s, where he was often called “Twinkle Toes” and once appeared on NBC’s Today Show. He once owned a small car maintenance shop and limousine company in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Wayne owned and operated his own real estate company. While most of his life was spent in New Jersey and the East Coast, his final years were spent in Kansas with his daughters.
Wayne acknowledged his wrongful acts that harmed others, and he atoned and validate those actions. Wayne was very remorseful, The family requests your respect and they request you please do not contact them.
Wayne was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother, Barbara (Dempsey) Puff; brother, Gary Puff; a great-granddaughter, Reason Rayne Hannum; niece, Tanya Puff; and a few of his aunts.
Wayne is survived by daughters, Dimity Lowell and husband, John, Iola, Kansas, Nora Lewis Barnum and husband, Richard, Savonburg, Kansas; grandchildren, Tiffany, Savannah, Patricia, ; Guiseppe, Caressa, Cassidy, Brandon, Alyssa, Sean, Elizabeth, Riley; two brothers; and numerous other relatives.
A memorial service and visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in The Venue at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 US Highway 54, Iola, Kansas.
Memorials are suggested to the Brain Injury Association of America, and may be left with Feuerborn Family Funeral Service.
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