Kenneth V.
Unger
COLUMBIA,
Mo. - Kenneth V. Unger, who lived in Columbia, Mo., passed away Tuesday (Nov.
13, 2007) in Mableton, Ga., surrounded by his three loving children. He was 79
years old.
He was the
first child of Daniel G. Unger and Adina Voth Unger, born in 1928, in Goessel.
Both parents are deceased.
Ken
graduated from Newton High School in 1946 and immediately entered Navy V5
College Program to become a Navy pilot. When World War II was over, he resigned
in 1947.
Ken married
Norma J. Klassen in Hillsboro in 1947. To this union, three children were born.
All survive their father's passing. They are daughters, Teresa Ann Derr and
husband, Larry, of St. Mary's, Ga., Sharon Kay Huckelberry and husband, Bert,
of Lexington, Ky.; and son, Kenneth Bradley and partner, Mike Twomey, of
Atlanta, Ga.
Ken married
Lucile G. Larson in 1985. Sadly, she passed away in 2005. Ken is survived by
three step children, Susan Fouse and husband, Ron, of Memphis, Tenn.; Charles
Larson of Roscoe, Ill.; and Debra Johnson and husband, Terry, of Columbia.
Ken had a
blended family of 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
He also is
survived by three brothers, Clifford V. Unger and wife Joan of Porter, Texas;
Daniel V. Unger and wife, Darlene, of Jacksonville, Fla.; Emerson V. Unger and
wife, Karen, of Friendswood, Texas; and a sister, Joetta Flohrschutz and
husband, Keith, of Pueblo West, Colo.
Ken was
employed for more than 40 years by J.I. Case Company, a manufacturer of
industrial and farm equipment, retiring in 1991. He was their first
company-owned retail dealership manager and won many awards. He had an
instrument rated commercial pilot's license.
He was
transferred to Columbia from Memphis, Tenn., in 1983. He was a member of
Columbia Northwest Rotary Club and the Missouri United Methodist Church in
Columbia.
After
retirement, he volunteered many years in the surgery units of Boone Hospital
Center and Columbia Regional Hospital. He also volunteered for Meals on Wheels.
He was president of Country Club Villas I Homeowners Association for 17 years.
Visitation
will be 5 to 8 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia.
Funeral
service will be at at 11 a.m. Saturday at Missouri United Methodist Church in
Columbia with Rev. Jim Bryan officiating.
Burial will
be next to his wife, Lucile, in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Vista Care Hospice, 6458 Spring Street, Suite 100,
Douglasville, GA 30134.
Tributes can
be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
