- Date Of Birth: February 4, 1930
- Date Of Death: September 6, 2021
- State: Connecticut
Rose Mary (O’Connell) Kunze, 91, of Ridgefield, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family September 6, 2021. She was the loving wife for 66 years of the late Jack Everett Kunze.
Rose Mary was born February 4, 1930 in Endicott, NY, the daughter of the late James B. and Agnes G. (Brown) O’Connell.
She attended Bowling Green College before marrying Jack on February 16, 1952. She would later return to school to earn a BA from Western CT State College. Her various occupations included: Switchboard operator (working to put herself through Bowling Green), homemaker, and realtor.
Rose Mary and Jack made their homes in various locales, courtesy of Jack’s employment first in the US Navy and then with IBM, while raising a growing family of six children. They ultimately settled in Ridgefield in 1967.
She is survived by her six children: Kristopher Kunze and his partner, Becky Jakobsen; Maureen Austen and her husband, Robert; Kathleen Kunze; Mary Ann Gleba and her husband, Jim; Marj Cutler and her husband Norman Sr.; and Jeanette Gauspohl and her husband, Bob. Rose Mary is also survived by eight grandchildren: Garrett, Evan, and Conrad Austen (wife Karolline); Norman Jr. and Warren Cutler, and Marni Cutler Vining (husband Jaime); and Samuel and William Gauspohl (wife Evelyn).
The family would like to extend heartfelt thanks to RVNA Hospice and their staff for their caring and professional support.
