Married Florence Virginia Nussbaum April 30, 1933
Handwritten-Sat. June 9, 1962
Howard Von Gunten Dies At Fort Wayne
Howard L. Von Gunten, 53, superintendent of the Fort Wayne City Parks for 14 years, and well known in Decatur and Adams County, died of a heart attack Friday morning at his home in that city.
Mr. Von Gunten was a native of Berne, and was employed as a foreman for the Indiana Engineering and Construction Co. before joining the Fort Wayne Park Department in 1938.
He was a member and trustee of the First Missionary Church and a member of the building committee of the Fort Wayne Bible College. He was past president of Indiana State Parks and a member of the American Institute of Park Executives, National Shade Tree Conference and a number of state and national organizations.
Surviving are his wife, Florence; two sons, Fred and Ted, both of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Miss Rita Von Gunten of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Anna Roof of Flint, Mich.; a brother, Harry Von Gunten of Fort Wayne, and two sisters, Mrs. Ivan Falb and Mrs. Wilmer Lehman, both of Fort Wayne. He was a first cousin of Herman Von Gunten of this city.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Missionary Church in Fort Wayne, the Rev. Cornelius Vlot officiating. Burial will be in Covington Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today. The body will lie in state at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday.
Adams County, Indiana Historical Museum"1951Jan-Aug1962" Scrapbook; image 70
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski
Contributor: Karin King (47469179) • [email protected]
Handwritten-Sat. June 9, 1962
Howard Von Gunten Dies At Fort Wayne
Howard L. Von Gunten, 53, superintendent of the Fort Wayne City Parks for 14 years, and well known in Decatur and Adams County, died of a heart attack Friday morning at his home in that city.
Mr. Von Gunten was a native of Berne, and was employed as a foreman for the Indiana Engineering and Construction Co. before joining the Fort Wayne Park Department in 1938.
He was a member and trustee of the First Missionary Church and a member of the building committee of the Fort Wayne Bible College. He was past president of Indiana State Parks and a member of the American Institute of Park Executives, National Shade Tree Conference and a number of state and national organizations.
Surviving are his wife, Florence; two sons, Fred and Ted, both of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Miss Rita Von Gunten of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Anna Roof of Flint, Mich.; a brother, Harry Von Gunten of Fort Wayne, and two sisters, Mrs. Ivan Falb and Mrs. Wilmer Lehman, both of Fort Wayne. He was a first cousin of Herman Von Gunten of this city.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Missionary Church in Fort Wayne, the Rev. Cornelius Vlot officiating. Burial will be in Covington Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today. The body will lie in state at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday.
Adams County, Indiana Historical Museum"1951Jan-Aug1962" Scrapbook; image 70
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski
Contributor: Karin King (47469179) • [email protected]
Married Florence Virginia Nussbaum April 30, 1933
Handwritten-Sat. June 9, 1962
Howard Von Gunten Dies At Fort Wayne
Howard L. Von Gunten, 53, superintendent of the Fort Wayne City Parks for 14 years, and well known in Decatur and Adams County, died of a heart attack Friday morning at his home in that city.
Mr. Von Gunten was a native of Berne, and was employed as a foreman for the Indiana Engineering and Construction Co. before joining the Fort Wayne Park Department in 1938.
He was a member and trustee of the First Missionary Church and a member of the building committee of the Fort Wayne Bible College. He was past president of Indiana State Parks and a member of the American Institute of Park Executives, National Shade Tree Conference and a number of state and national organizations.
Surviving are his wife, Florence; two sons, Fred and Ted, both of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Miss Rita Von Gunten of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Anna Roof of Flint, Mich.; a brother, Harry Von Gunten of Fort Wayne, and two sisters, Mrs. Ivan Falb and Mrs. Wilmer Lehman, both of Fort Wayne. He was a first cousin of Herman Von Gunten of this city.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Missionary Church in Fort Wayne, the Rev. Cornelius Vlot officiating. Burial will be in Covington Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today. The body will lie in state at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday.
Adams County, Indiana Historical Museum"1951Jan-Aug1962" Scrapbook; image 70
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski
Contributor: Karin King (47469179) • [email protected]
Handwritten-Sat. June 9, 1962
Howard Von Gunten Dies At Fort Wayne
Howard L. Von Gunten, 53, superintendent of the Fort Wayne City Parks for 14 years, and well known in Decatur and Adams County, died of a heart attack Friday morning at his home in that city.
Mr. Von Gunten was a native of Berne, and was employed as a foreman for the Indiana Engineering and Construction Co. before joining the Fort Wayne Park Department in 1938.
He was a member and trustee of the First Missionary Church and a member of the building committee of the Fort Wayne Bible College. He was past president of Indiana State Parks and a member of the American Institute of Park Executives, National Shade Tree Conference and a number of state and national organizations.
Surviving are his wife, Florence; two sons, Fred and Ted, both of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Miss Rita Von Gunten of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Anna Roof of Flint, Mich.; a brother, Harry Von Gunten of Fort Wayne, and two sisters, Mrs. Ivan Falb and Mrs. Wilmer Lehman, both of Fort Wayne. He was a first cousin of Herman Von Gunten of this city.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Missionary Church in Fort Wayne, the Rev. Cornelius Vlot officiating. Burial will be in Covington Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today. The body will lie in state at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday.
Adams County, Indiana Historical Museum"1951Jan-Aug1962" Scrapbook; image 70
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski
Contributor: Karin King (47469179) • [email protected]
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