Updated: 10 August 2009
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William Leon Kunce (b. 08 March 1897 - 08 Dec 1976) married Helen Mabel Adams (b. 29 June 1895 - 23 June 1977) on 23 May 1923. They had:
William Leon Kunce opened the first New York Stock Exchange office in Nevada in 1944.
William Leon Kunce portrait
Robert William Kunce portrait
ROBERT KUNCE died Tuesday, August 17, 2004 at home in Galveston, TX. Robert was born to William and Helen (Adams) Kunce on15 December 1929. Some of Robert’s activities included chef, owner, and entertainer at the “Wharf” Restaurant in Gilchrist and later at the “Dinner on the Diner” in Galveston. He also wrote newspaper reviews of theater and musical events in various newspapers. He was the organist at the St. John Lutheran Church for the last 13 years and played the organ at other places for church services and weddings as well as performing wedding ceremonies. He was a member of the Galveston Musical Club where he performed some of his own compositions. Survivors are his two daughters, Kathy Linderholm, her husband Harold, and Mary Beasley, along with 4 granddaughters, Jennifer Linderholm Ward, and Nikki, Mandi, and Lexi Beasley. Robert’s sister, Maryhelen Shotland lives in the mountains of Arizona. A memorial service was held August 28, 2004 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Galveston, TX. His body was donated to the University of Texas Health Science Center.
