The Waterloo Republican
April 21, 1948

Mrs. Rose Kunkel, 58, Dies At Home Here

Mrs. Rose Ann Kunkel, 58, widow of the late Joseph F. Kunkel, died 
at her home in Waterloo on April 16, 1948.  Mrs. Kunkel was born 
September 7, 1889, near Tipton, Ill, and is survived by four daughters, 
Mrs. Alfred Siegfried of Red Bud, Miriam, Madonna and Adele Kunkel, 
all of Waterloo; two sons, Walter and Robert Kunkel of Waterloo; her 
mother-in-law Mrs. Mary Tute; five sisters, Mrs. Christ Kern, Mrs. William 
Carbrey, Mrs. Ambrose Doyle, Mrs. Herman Hess, and Mrs. Chester 
Kribs; one brother Walter Kelley, and three grandchildren.  A daughter 
preceded her in death.

The funeral took place Monday morning, April 19, from the Quernheim 
Funeral Home, with services in the Waterloo Catholic Church, Rev. C. 
Hellrung officiating.  Burial was in the cemetery at Tipton.