Kenneth E. Durland, Sr., 80, of Plainsboro passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2010 in the University Medical Center at Princeton, in Princeton, NJ. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA and raised in Shickshinny, PA, he moved to Plainsboro in 1951.

Mr. Durland retired from Mohawk Laboratories in Monmouth Junction in 1985. Prior to that, he was employed by several companies over his career including Johnson and Johnson, Belle Meade Lumber Company and Walker Gordon Farms. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Plainsboro and the Plainsboro Senior Citizens Club. Mr. Durland was an avid Philadelphia Phillies baseball, Philadelphia Eagles football, Penn State football and Duke University basketball fan. He was a loving husband and father with a great sense of humor who cherished his large family and celebrated 60 years of marriage to Florence M. Durland on February 14, 2010.

He was predeceased by his wife, Florence M. Durland; son, Jeffrey T. Durland; mother and father, Alvah Durland and Ruth Feldman; foster father and foster mother, Thomas and Frances Ashton; two brothers, Alvah and Marvin; and a sister, Dorothy Martin.

Surviving are his three daughters; Sharon Durland Blechschmidt and husband Edward of Reading, PA; Florence LaBeur and husband David of Green Cove Springs, FL; and Grace Moylan of Hamilton, NJ; and two sons, Kenneth E. Durland, Jr. of Hamilton, NJ; and Charles M. Durland and wife Karen of Plainsboro. Also surviving are six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 10:00am at the First Presbyterian Church of Plainsboro, 500 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536. Burial will be with his wife and son at Princeton Memorial Park, Robbinsville, NJ.

Visiting hours will be Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, NJ.

Memorial contributions in his memory to the First Presbyterian Church of Plainsboro would be appreciated.