Graveside services for LeRoy Carl "Buddy" Wunder, 76, formerly of Junction City will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, November 6, 2008 at Milford Cemetery with Pastor James Callaway of the First Baptist Church officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 5th, 6-8 p.m. at the Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel, 203 N. Washington Street. Mr. Wunder passed away on November 3rd at the Stanford Vermillion Medical Center, Vermillion, South Dakota.
Mr. Wunder was born February 1, 1932, Omaha, NE to Otto and Lelia Mae (Benning) Wunder. He resided in Junction City for most of his life before moving to South Dakota two years ago. While living in Junction City he worked as a house painter for 20 years and also for the Health Department as a Health Inspector for 9 years. He married Eldora Mae (Johnson) January 13, 1958 she survives of the home.
Other survivors include his children; Terry and wife Lisa Wunder of Girard, KS, Timothy and wife Kathy Wunder of Carrollton, TX, Tony and wife Sarah Wunder of Vermillion, SD and daughter; Tracey Foremon of Silver Grove, KS, two sisters; Jackie and husband Larry Langvardt and Marcine and Dave Sheaffer all of Junction City, one brother, Gene Wunder of CA and step-brother; Jerry and wife Dominga Tork of Clinton, MD, seven grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters; Wanda Cohen and Gloria Hayter and his brother William Wunder