M. Madonna Kuntz

KUNTZ M. Madonna Kuntz passed away Friday, August 14, 2009 at Masonicare at Newtown. She was born April 1, 1920 in Grass Creek, Ind., the oldest daughter of Henry C. Hirsch and Clara M. Hirsch (Costello) and is survived by her two sisters, Rosella Norris of Cincinnati, Ohio and Helen Petrie of Las Vegas, Nev. She was prede-ceased by her husband of 62 years, W. Donald Kuntz. She was raised in Logansport, Ind. and graduated from St. Mary's College in South Bend Ind., Class of 1940. She taught school in Indiana until her marriage in 1945. She moved to Bridgeport with her family in 1957 and to Monroe in 2002. She returned to teaching in the 1970s at St. Patrick's School in Bridgeport and is still fondly remembered by those she taught. She loved all sports and especially Notre Dame University football. She enjoyed going to all sporting events in which her children and grandchildren participated. She is survived by her six children, Bill, Joe, Terry, Dave, Greg and Donna; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Friends are invited to call in the Spadaccino and Leo P. Gallagher & Son Community Funeral Home, 315 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe, Thursday, August 20 form 4 to 8 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Jude Church, 707 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe, Friday, August 21 at 11 a.m. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in her name to Masonicare at Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, Newtown, CT 06470 or to St. Jude Church, 707 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe, CT 06468.