William Albert Kunkel III

William Albert Kunkel III DDS William Albert KUNKEL III, 89 of Fort Wayne, Indiana and Delray Beach, FL, died Sunday, August 17, 2014 in Delray Beach, FL. Dr. Kunkel was born in Bluffton, IN on May 7, 1925, attended Culver Military Academy and graduated from Bluffton High School. He continued his education at Indiana University where he played Varsity baseball and was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. Upon graduation, he was admitted to the IU School of Dentistry. As a Varsity athlete, he earned his letter for baseball and subsequently was a recipient of the coveted 50 year I- Man Award. In addition, as a life long sports enthusiast and IU supporter he established The Kunkel Family Endowment Scholarship for IU football and was a member of the Wells Society. Bill served in the Army during the Korean Conflict stationed in Germany. Locally, he was an active member for 65 years at the Plymouth Congregational Church; Shriners, and served on the Board of the Cancer Services of NE Indiana for over 50 years along with numerous charitable causes. In 2010, he was the recipient of the William A. Kunkel III Champion of Hope Award. Having an unbridled love of family fun and friends, Bill and his beloved Pat were an active members of the Ft. Wayne Country Club, Sycamore Country Club, Delray Dunes, Ocean Club of Florida, St. Andrews Golf and Delray Beach Club. He is survived; by his sons, William A. (Cynthia) Kunkel IV of New Canaan, CT, Dr. Sanford S.(Kathleen) Kunkel of Carmel; grandchildren, Sanford S. Kunkel Jr. of NYC, Kelly Kunkel Whalen (Nathan) of Carmel IN, William A. Kunkel V of Toledo, OH, Dr. Ryan Kunkel of Albuquerque, NM, Grant Kunkel of NYC and Dr. Patrick Kunkel of Indianapolis; great grandchildren Mckayla and Lincoln Whalen. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, 10:00 a.m. August 23, 2014 at D. O. McComb & Sons Covington Knolls Funeral Home 8325 Covington Rd with calling one hour prior. Rev John P Gardner officiating. Viewing hours are on Friday. August 22,2014, from 4:00 pm -7:00 pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Cancer Services of NE Indiana (cancer-services.org) in the name of Dr. William A. Kunkel III. To sign the online guest book, go to www.mccombandsons.com. .