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ESTHER KUNKELFuneral services for Esther Fischer Kunkel, 99, were held Wednesday afternoon in the St. Luke Lutheran Church with the pastor, Rev. Crcg Hyatt, officiating.She died March 2, 1998, in a local nursing home.Born September 26, 1898, in Giddings, she was the daughter of the late August Fredrick and Anna (Schuster) Fischer. She and Karl P. Kunkel were married in Giddings November 5, 1922. He preceded her in death August 11, 1995.Mrs. Kunkel was a homemaker and had lived in Olney since 1922. She was a membei of the St. Luke Lutheran Church and its Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. She had served as a volunteer for the Hamilton Hospital Auxiliary.Survivors include a son, Wilbur J. Kunkel, Olney; daughter, Mildred L. Slater, Olney; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by a son, Melton Kunkel, September 14,1980,and granddaughter, Bridget A. Kunkel, February 16,1960.Burial was in the St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery with arrangements under direction of the Lunn Funeral Home.Memorials may be made to the St. Luke Lutheran Church or the Olney Hamilton Hospital.Chamber Calendar01 ney ’ s ci ty- wide garage sale, sponsored by the chamber of commerce, is set for Saturday, April 4, and everyone is encouraged to participate.To list your sale on the garage sale map, contact the chamber office at 108 E. Main, or call 564-5445. There is no fee for having your sale listed. The cutoff date to have yoursale printed on the map is March 30.•The Third Monday Trade Days for March are coming up this weekend. Now that the weather is warming up
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Olney Enterprise
Olney, Texas, US
Thu, Mar 05, 1998
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