Toni Lydia Kuntz's Obituary
Toni was born in Germany to Adloph and Lydia Ferus. She immigrated to Benton Harbor, Michigan when she was a small child. On August 1, 1945 she married Rudy Kuntz, who preceded her in death in 1996. They lived in Benton Harbor until their move to Punta Gorda in 1995. Toni worked for many years at the Berrien Hills Country Club where she made lifelong friends. She loved to travel and spent many winters in California near her daughter. Locally, she was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Charlotte, FL. Toni became ill wile visiting her son and daughter-in-law and passed away in Michigan after a lengthy illness.
She is survived by her son, Larry (Janel) Kuntz of Cassopolis, Mich; her daughters, Karol (Michael Cushman) Allard of Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica, and Susan (Craig Guggolz) Leslie of Palm Springs, Calif.; sister, Adela Schlipp of Port Charlotte; granddaughter, Kristine Kuntz (Michael) Brynda of Dallas, Texas; two great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and two sisters-in-law, Lucille Kunst of Sodus, Mich., and Caroline Ferus of Oconomowoc, Wis.
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