Lao C. Kunkel Sr. Obituary (1922 - 2005)

Age 82, of Eaton Rapids, died Monday, May 9, 2005 in Lansing. Born October 28, 1922 in Greytown, Ohio, the son of Fred and Laura (Blausey) Kunkel. Mr. Kunkel was the former Owner and Operator of Kunkel Onion Farms in Eaton Rapids. A charter member of the Calvary Lutheran Church in Eaton Rapids and an avid early Ford V-8 car enthusiast. Preceding him in death were his parents; wife, Ellen "Jean"(Wright) Kunkel; 2 grandchildren, Tracy and Trixie Ripley; sister, Eleanor Vasquez, brother, Alfred Wittman. Surviving are 6 sons, Lao Jr. (Paula) of Eaton Rapids, Dewey (Joyce) of Leslie, David (Dawn) of Charlotte, William Sr. (Chris) of Eaton Rapids, Gary (Jeanne) of Eaton Rapids and Richard (Jamie) of Eaton Rapids; 4 daughter, Karen (Forest) Ripley of Marshall, Eilene (Robert) Dove of Charlotte, Mary (Keven) Daily of Richmond, TX and Angela (Scott) Holland of Eaton Rapids;30 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; sisters, Lousia Nail of Marshall, Mae Getter of Eaton Rapids and June Johncock of Olivet; brothers, Ronald and Dale Kunkel of Eaton Rapids. Funeral Services will be Thursday, May 12 at 11:00 A.M. from Clavary Lutheran Church in Eaton Rapids, with burial following in the Rosehill Cemetery in Eaton Rapids. Family will receive friends at the Skinner Funeral Home in Eaton Rapids on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. For those desiring memorial contributions may be made to the Clavary Lutheran Church, 10500 Plains Hwy. Eaton Rapids 48827, in Memory of Lao Kunkel. To view the video tribute go tohttp://www.yourtribute.com/viewtribute.asp?fh=jill&mv=Kunkel.html