Lee J. Dunkel Jr., 79, of Boalsburg, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at Mount Nittany Medical Center.
Born Sept. 27, 1930, in State College, he was a son of the late Lee J. Dunkel Sr. and Ruth Pearl McClarren. On June 1, 1953, he married Helen L. Smith, who died Aug. 30, 2007.
He graduated in 1948 from State College Area High School and later attended Penn State. He was a clerk for 35 years in the biochemistry and bio-physics departments at Penn State. He was a life member of the State College Masonic Lodge #700, and was an antique dealer, "Lee and Helen Dunkel Collectibles of Boalsburg." He enjoyed watching sports, e-mailing, playing solitaire, feeding peanuts to the squirrels, and earlier in life, playing baseball and golf.
He is survived by two daughters, Cindy S. Dunkel, of Pine Grove Mills, and Donna L. Quaranta and her husband, John, of Boalsburg; two grandchildren, Louis J. Quaranta and Lindsey M. Cramer and her husband, Kade; and two great-grandchildren, Kendall Cramer and Kade Cramer Jr. In addition to his wife, he is predeceased by a daughter, Karen Dunkel Williams, who died June 6, 1978; and a sister, Elizabeth Jane Dunkel Gates.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at Koch Funeral Home, 2401 S. Atherton St., State College. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Carl Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Boalsburg Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Charcot-Marie and Tooth Association, 2700 Chestnut St., Chester, PA 19013-4867, 1-800-606-2682.
Source: http://www.statecollege.com/obituary/detail/obituary-of-lee-j--dunkel-jr----79,256/
Note: "Skip" was one of my uncles.
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