Nicholas Kuntz

Nick Kuntz, 88, Bismarck, died peacefully June 15, 2008 at Capital City Care Home, Bismarck, ND, surrounded lovingly by family members. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 am Friday, June 20, 2008 at Church of Corpus Christi with Rev. Paul Becker officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday at the St. Lawrence Cemetery, Flasher with military honors provided by the Flasher American Legion Schafer-Boye-Lange Post #69. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm Wednesday, June 18 at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck where a Verien rosary will be held at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue from 9:00 am until 9:00 pm Thursday, June 19 at Parkway Funeral Service, where a Knights of Columbus rosary and vigil service will be held at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Nick was born on July 24, 1919, in Timmer, ND, the son of Frank and Eva Gerhardt Kuntz. He attended country school in Fallon until the eighth grade, and one year of high school in Mandan. Nick entered the US Army and served his country from June 1942-1945. Upon his honorable discharge, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. Nick married Johanna Mosbrucker on January 8, 1946 and to that union they raised seven children. They settled in the Flasher area where Nick worked for Albrecht Johnson as a mechanic for 27 years. Nick took over the business in 1973 and ran this until his retirement in 1986. Jenny died December 31, 1984. Nick later married Carol Miller Gustin on September 26, 1986 and moved to Bismarck. Carol passed away in 1999. Nick worked for Corpus Christi Church for eleven years where he made many dear friends. Nick was a man of great faith, kindness, and integrity; which he passed onto his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed playing pinochle with his buddies, or anyone with a deck of cards. He was an avid Minnesota Twins fan, enjoyed listening to old-time polka music and put many beautiful puzzles together in his later years. Nick had a very inquisitive mind and kept himself up to date on space exploration, especially anything happening on Mars. Nick was proud to receive an honorary diploma from Mandan High School in 2006. Nick was also a sixty year charter member of the Flasher American Legion Post. In his later years, he became a wonderful cook, specializing in homemade lemon meringue pie; he also taught himself embroidery. Grateful to have shared his life are five sons, Nick Maggie, Orting, WA, Jim Sharon, Bismarck, ND, Tim Patty, Bismarck, ND, Vernon, Spring Hill, TN, Jerry, Columbus, OH; two daughters, Sharon Dan Hoskins, Baudette, MN, Kathie Pittsley, Fort Peck, MT; fourteen stepchildren, Patrick and Dawn Miller, Clarksville, PA, Paulette and Leroy Stenzel, Branson, MO, Mary Jo and James Loeb and Diane and Mel Berger, all of Gresham, OR, Dee Dee and Wayne Pruitt, Battleground, WA, Kathy and Leonard Osdachuk, Mandan, ND, Jinny and Dwight Barth, Bismarck, ND, Loretta and Bob Gerhardt, Mulvane, KS, Tootie and Wayne Eckroth, Flasher, ND, Ann and Delvin LaDuke, Shields, ND, Mike and Joyce Miller, Flasher, ND, Bob and Carol Miller, Bismarck, ND, Joe and Cathy Miller, Spearfish, SD, Suzie and Ross Heinert, Steamboat Springs, CO; 46 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren; two brothers and two sisters-in-law, John Cecelia, Mandan, ND and Lawrence Margaret, Rapid City, SD; eight sisters and five brothers-in-law, Anna Mary Beierlein, Mandan, ND, Rosemary and John Wetch, Mandan, ND, Sister Kathleen, Richardton, ND, Betty and Lawrence Renner, Mandan, ND, Jenny Wetch, Rapid City, SD, Gloria and Martin Blasy, Mandan, ND, Tillie and Chuck Hensley, AZ and Eva and Larry Steiner, Mandan, ND. Nick is also survived by sisters-in-law, Rose Snyder, New Philadelphia, OH, Barbara Mosbrucker, Portland, OR, Mary Kuntz of Bismarck, ND, Eleanor Kuntz of Philadelphia, PA, Vern Guppinger, Angela and Bert Kopp, Phil Restivo, Isabelle and Roger Mahrer, Irene and Emil Riehl, Joan Eckroth, Alice and Al Ternes, Linda Gustin, and brothers-in-law, Fr. Clem Gustin, Hugo and Martha Gustin, Paul and Leona Gustin and Andy and Shirley Gustin; numerous nieces and nephews and special caregivers, Alisa Mertz and Colton Schulz. Nick was preceded in death by his first wife, Johanna and his second wife, Carol; parents, Frank and Eva and three brothers, Nick, Jerome and Bill.

Nicholas Kuntz

July 24, 1919 - June 15, 2008