Kuenstler, Harold T. 'Doc'

1919 - 1970  (51 years)

• Name	Kuenstler, Harold T. 'Doc'
  Birth	26 Feb 1919	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KUEN.H002
  _FGRAVE	35664475
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	24 Jul 1970	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Burial	Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I42210	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family	Vest, G.
  Family ID	F18777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Harold T. (Doc) Kuenstler, age 51, prominent citizen of the Wendelin community in Clay County passed away at 5:20 AM. today at the Richland Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Clay County he was he son of Leo Kuenstler and Margaret Seckinger Kuenstler. He was married to Glenda Vest in Flora on July 26, 1949. Mr. Kuenstler operated afeed store for many years in Wendelin. He was a very active person in community affairs and especially in sporting ircles. He was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Holy Cross Church at Wendelin, a member f Richland Post No. 30 of the American Legion, a member of Olney Elks Lodge No. 926 and was at the time of his death the secretary of the Clay County Sportsman Club. He leaves his wife Glenda, two sons Gregory of Clay City and Timothy at home. Other survivors are a daughter-in-law Connie Kuenstler of Clay City, his mother Mrs. MargaretKuenstler of the Wendelin community, a brother Ralph of Peoria and a sister, Mrs. Harold (Pauline) Bahl of Ingraham. A funeral Mass for Mr. Kuenstler will be recited in the Holy Cross Church at Wendelin with the Rev. Fr. Wilbert Iffert the Celebrant. Interment with full military honors rendered by Olney Veterans organizations will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at the Summers-Rainey Funeral Home and the Holy Rosary will be recited in the Funeral Home. The family has requested those desiring to do so may make Memorials to the American Cancer Society in envelopes available at the funeral home. (Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, July, 1970)

  
  

• Sources

  [S7943] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 18, page 9b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).