Mary Clare Kunnen

KUNNEN, Mary Clare (Nee Kaufhold), Beloved wife of John A. 'Mike' Kunnen for 71 years. Selfless and loving mother of Michael Kunnen, Kathy (John) Ernst, Timothy, Patrick, Mary Beth Kunnen, Martha (Pat) Ekardt, Marianne (Rick) Kunnen-Jones. Devoted grandmother of Chris (Deb), Jeff (Cathy), Daniel (Laura) Ernst, Claire (Travis) Shoemaker, Annie, Patty Ekardt and great grandmother of Morgan, Brady, Jaime, Parker, Nathan and Camden. Dear sister of the late Charles, John, Gerard Kaufhold and sister in law of the late Thomas, Albert and Richard Kunnen. Passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 98 years of age. Mary Clare graduated from Seton High School in 1939. A native Cincinnatian, she worked for agents downtown and as a secretary for Howe Scale Company on Fourth Street before her marriage to Elder grad and World War II veteran John "Mike" Kunnen on May 10, 1947. With seven children born over the course of 11 years, she devoted herself to caring for them and her husband. Visitation on Saturday at St. William Church, 4108 W. 8th St., at 9:00 AM until time of Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM. Memorials may be made to Tender Mercies, 29 W. 12th St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 or to National Alliance for Mentally Ill, Southwest Ohio, 4055 Executive Park Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45241. www.bjmeyer.com