Lucille E. Kuntz Neidlinger, 94, resident of Grace Village, Winona Lake, passed away at 1:44 a.m. Nov. 29, 2016, in Grace Village with her family at her side. She was born June 17, 1922, to Howard and Nina Anglin Brock, in Inwood. She married Philip Kuntz Jr. on Jan. 1, 1942; he died Aug. 21, 1978. Later she married Russell Neidlinger and they moved to Plymouth, Bremen and later to Grace Village at Winona Lake. He passed away in 2005. She spent the majority of her years in Bourbon, where she and her husband operated the Kuntz Shell station. She also worked for the Bourbon News-Mirror and Print Shop. While her husband was in the service during World War II, she worked at Mecks in Plymouth. She enjoyed her friends at Grace Village, traveling and the outdoors. She also enjoyed walks. She and her husband belonged to a shuffleboard group in Plymouth and they wintered occasionally in Florida. She was a member of the Church of the Brethren, Bremen. She is survived by her two granddaughters, Teri and Jamie Detweiler and Cari and Chris Snyder, all of Bremen; and five great-grandchildren: Collin and Chandler Snyder, Alissa and Makali Detweiler, and Adam Hudson, all of Bremen. Also surviving are her sister, Eloise Neidlinger, Winter Park, Fla.; nephews: Rex and Bill Neidlinger, both of Florida; Gregg and Becky Kuntz, Arizona; Hal and Trish Kuntz, South Bend; and Jerry and Sandy Kuntz, Bourbon; her niece, Becky and Dennis Kuhl, Arizona; and caretaker Judy Mugg, Winona Lake. She will be greatly missed by all. She was preceded by her parents; husbands, Philip Kuntz and Russell Neidlinger; sons, Tim and Jan; and a granddaughter, Lorissa Rigsby, who died in August 1994. A service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home, 115 S. Main Street, Bourbon, with the Rev. Dick Anderson officiating. Family will welcome friends from 10 a.m. until the service. A memorial service will follow at 3 p.m. at Grace Village Chapel. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bourbon. ***** Memorials to Grace Village Caring Friends. Condolences may be left at deatonclemensfh.com.
