Irene M. Kuntz

Irene M. Kuntz, age 98, of Cassville, died on  Monday, August 25, 2008, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, Lancaster. She was born on July 20, 1910, in Cassville, the daughter of Emil and Lousia (Lorscheter) Grattan. Irene attended school at the Groom  School and St. Charles  Catholic School. She graduated from Cassville High School in 1927 and then attended Madison  College. Irene was united in marriage to Richard Kuntz. She was employed at the Motor Vehicle Department for several years, Pure Oil for a year and for thirty-seven years, she was employed at the State Commissioner of Insurance Office. While Irene lived in Madison, she had forty-nine people, students and workers, who enjoyed a home away from home. She was a member of the Gold Star Mother of Dane  County, the VFW Auxiliary, the American Legion Auxiliary, the NCCW, and St. Charles Catholic Church in Cassville.

Survivors include her sister: Margaret Grattan, Lancaster and many cousins and friends.

Irene was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Richard, her son, Russell and her brother, Tom Grattan.

Funeral services were held on  Thursday, August 28, 2008, at  11:00 a.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church in Cassville with Father John Norder and Father William Seipp officiating. Burial was in  Cassville  Cemetery, Cassville. Friends called on Thursday, August 28, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. until time of services at the church. In lieu of plants and flowers, the family requests memorials to be given to the Cassville Rescue Squad, the Cassville Fire Department, and the St. Charles Endowment