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ROY W. KUNKE

1939 - 2020

ROY W. KUNKE obituary, 1939-2020, LIBERTYVILLE, IL

BORN

1939

DIED

2020

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Burnett-Dane Funeral Home, LTD.

120 West Park Avenue

Libertyville, Illinois

ROY KUNKE Obituary

Roy W. Kunke, 80, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, IL. He was born September 4, 1939 in Libertyville where he was a longtime resident and a 1977 graduate of Libertyville High School. Roy was the owner of the Forester Restaurant in Lake Forest and Lake Aire Restaurant in Zion, IL. He was also the former fleet service director for Condell Medical Center and Highland Park Hospital for many years. Roy enjoyed fishing, wood working and playing cribbage. Surviving are his 3 children, Michael Kunke, Janet (Douglas) Swihart and RuthAnne (Brian) Hall; 6 grandchildren, Andrew and Jacob Hall and Molly, Matthew, Abigail and Emma Swihart; brother, William (Carole) Kunke and brother-in-law, Warren Burns. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Irene Kunke, his wife, Linda on March 2, 1998 and sisters, Emily and Judy. Services are being held on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Lakeside Cemetery in Libertyville. In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated to the Lake County Covid Relief Fund at United Way of Lake County, www.uwlc.org. Arrangements by Burnett-Dane Funeral Home in Libertyville. For info, 847-362-3009 or share a memory at www.burnettdane.com.

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Published by Daily Herald on Jun. 7, 2020.

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Linda Kindy Hoch

June 16, 2023

I was only 15 when Roy gave me my first job at the Lake Forester restaurant, waiting tables. I worked weekends and on occasion a Friday evening. He always made sure when it wasn't busy that I was in a booth doing my homework. He was a good, kind and honest man and many people would stop in to the restaurant just to chat with him. I just learned of his passing. Condolences to his family. It was a pleasure to have known him.

Doris (Wickersheim) Pierce

June 9, 2020

My deepest condolences to Roys family. I had the pleasure of working with Roy when he & my brother, Joe Wickersheim, owned Lake Aire. Roy always had a smile on his face which made working for him a lot of fun.

Judy and Art Fink

June 7, 2020

My husband Art Fink and Roy were born the same day and year at the same hospital . Art and Roy were life long friends. They visited when Art traveled to Libertyville from La Mesa, Ca. and exchanged annual birthday cards. Our deepest condolences to his family

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