1923
Annie
2014
Annie Kuntz
September 25, 1923 — October 5, 2014
Annie A. Kuntz, 91, Mandan, died October 5, 2014 at Sanford on Sunset Care Center in Mandan.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Spirit of Life Catholic Church, Mandan, ND. Burial will be at Mandan Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 8, 2014 from 3:00-8:00 pm at Weigel Funeral Home, with a Rosary/Parish Vigil at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue at the church one hour prior to the service on Thursday.
Annie was born on September 25, 1923 to Adam and Agnes (Hoffman) Bender in St. Anthony, ND. She was raised and educated in the St. Anthony area. Annie married Joe Kuntz on January 12, 1943 in St. Anthony. Annie worked hard all her life, first on the family farm then at the age of 15 she started cooking lunches for the rural elementary schools at home and deliver them to the schools daily. She owned and operated the Junction Inn in Solen, North Dakota from 1957-2006. She catered many large weddings while at the Junction Inn and she was very proud of her recipes and they were all prepared with her ever present loving and caring touch.
Annie had a remarkable memory for major events especially weddings, she could tell you the peoples wedding date and their family history. She was a kind and loving woman and treated all people as her special guest. She enjoyed camping, fishing, playing board games along with tending her flower gardens.
Annie will be deeply missed by her daughters, Rachel Gaab, Richardton, ND and Vanessa (John) Barnhard, Mandan, ND and sons, Joe (Lila) Jr., Solen, ND and Vernon (Pamela), Mandan, ND; 17 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren; sister, Helen Leingang, Mandan, ND; brothers, Joe (Theresa) Bender and Frank (Pat) Bender both of Salem, OR.
Annie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Joe in 1982; sons, Ervin and Kenneth; son-in-law, Clem Gaab; sisters, Josephine and Cecelia and brothers, Edward and Fred.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Spirit of Life Catholic Church, Mandan, ND. Burial will be at Mandan Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 8, 2014 from 3:00-8:00 pm at Weigel Funeral Home, with a Rosary/Parish Vigil at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue at the church one hour prior to the service on Thursday.
Annie was born on September 25, 1923 to Adam and Agnes (Hoffman) Bender in St. Anthony, ND. She was raised and educated in the St. Anthony area. Annie married Joe Kuntz on January 12, 1943 in St. Anthony. Annie worked hard all her life, first on the family farm then at the age of 15 she started cooking lunches for the rural elementary schools at home and deliver them to the schools daily. She owned and operated the Junction Inn in Solen, North Dakota from 1957-2006. She catered many large weddings while at the Junction Inn and she was very proud of her recipes and they were all prepared with her ever present loving and caring touch.
Annie had a remarkable memory for major events especially weddings, she could tell you the peoples wedding date and their family history. She was a kind and loving woman and treated all people as her special guest. She enjoyed camping, fishing, playing board games along with tending her flower gardens.
Annie will be deeply missed by her daughters, Rachel Gaab, Richardton, ND and Vanessa (John) Barnhard, Mandan, ND and sons, Joe (Lila) Jr., Solen, ND and Vernon (Pamela), Mandan, ND; 17 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren; sister, Helen Leingang, Mandan, ND; brothers, Joe (Theresa) Bender and Frank (Pat) Bender both of Salem, OR.
Annie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Joe in 1982; sons, Ervin and Kenneth; son-in-law, Clem Gaab; sisters, Josephine and Cecelia and brothers, Edward and Fred.
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