- Date Of Birth: April 16, 1954
- Date Of Death: January 21, 2021
- State: Idaho
Ian Blaine Kunz passed away at the age of 66 in his home January 21st 2021.
He was born in Montpelier, Idaho, the eldest of four children to Blaine and Norinne Kunz on April 16th 1954.
Ian was raised in the Bear Lake Valley until his attendance at Brigham Young University graduating with a B.S. He was one of the first to be enrolled in the University of Utah MEDEX program where he was trained as a physician assistant. Ian’s first job as a PA was with Dr. Wolf in Idaho where he became the 16th registered PA in the state. After several moves to Utah and Arizona he returned to Idaho to work with Dr. Douglas Smith.
Ian married his eternal companion Verla Jean Kunz, September 20, 1980 and was sealed in the Logan Utah Temple. Career pursuits took the small family to Arizona, Utah and finally Gooding, Idaho in 1991. Together Ian and Verla raised three boys and one daughter: Dirk, Alicia, Eric, and Sean. He was adamant that each of his children learn and develop their gifts even though he was quiet about his gifts for playing piano and sketching. Much of his free time was spent with his wife and children taking camping trips, hunting, or fishing around southern Idaho.
Ian is survived by: his – wife Verla; his children – Alicia Cardona, Eric Kunz, Sean Kunz, and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by: his parents; and his son – Dirk.
