William Kunzman1,2

(about 1905 - )
Charts on which this person appears:
Leeson Smith, Sr. Descendants Chart
     William Kunzman also went by the name of Bill.1 He was born about 1905.3

William married Arlene Smith on Wednesday, March 25, 1942. Arlene was 24 years old. She was the daughter of Irvin Ralph Smith and Lillian Penhollow.1

William and Arlene lived in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Arlene's cousin, Don Smith, who lived on a farm with his folks in Zwingle, stayed with them on the weekdays during the school year in order to complete his high school education in Dubuque.1

William died on Sunday, April 24, 1966.1,2

His obituary reads ~
William G. Kunzman

Volga, Ia. - William G. Kunzman, 61 died Sunday night at a Sioux Fall, S. D. hospital.

Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Sioux Falls, with burial at Sioux Falls.
Surviving are his wife, Arlene; one son, William, Strawberry Point, Ia; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kunzman, Truth or Consequences, N. M; and one brother, Albert, Guttenberg, Ia.3

Child of William Kunzman and Arlene Smith

Citations

  1. [S36] Interview with Darlene Julson (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
  2. [S62] Grace Donnan, Myrna Eberhardt, Jerry Eberhardt, "Jerry Eberhardt's Compilation of Family History Notes", Three generations of researchers (Garnavillo, Iowa). Hereinafter cited as "Jerry Eberhardt's Family History Collection."
  3. [S180] Obits - William G. Kunzman, Unidentified newspaper, (Unknown location), undated. Hereinafter cited as Obituary - Kunzman, Bill.
 


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