Duven, Dennis James

In loving memory of Dennis James Duven, Born November 5, 1940 in Orange City Iowa. He passed away in his home in Blacksburg Virginia on April 16, 2026.

Dennis attended Northwestern College for two years before transferring to Iowa State University where he received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1971. He started working for John Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in 1973 as a member of the Space Systems Applications Group. He worked on projects such as SATRACK, GPS, and the NASA TIMED mission.

On June 27th, 1964 he married the love of his life, Rose Ellen Hanna. Dennis and Rose had six children, two boys and four girls, one girl proceeded him in death as a preemie baby. They lived a fulfilling life in their Silver Spring, Maryland neighborhood until he retired. They moved to Warm Hearth Retirement Community in Blacksburg, VA in 2021. After moving to Blacksburg, he continued his life long passion of music by joining the Blacksburg Community Band playing his trombone and the Blacksburg Master Chorale singing bass.

Memorial service will be held Saturday April 18th 2026 at his church, Redeemer Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church 560 Cinnabar Rd, Christiansburg, VA 24073. Visitation will be at 4 PM, with services following at 5 PM.