The world has lost a kind, helpful, and loving soul. Some knew him as Dick, some as Popper, and some as Richard. Richard Allan Kundert died on August 17, 2023 at Mercy One in Clinton, Iowa. He loved fishing, hunting, trapping, watching sports, and spending time with his family. He married Candice Kundert on February 12, 1982. He was a loving parent to Kate and Mike. He was a proud member of the Erie Masonic Lodge #667.
Richard Kundert was born on September 15, 1948 in Dubuque, Iowa to Marian and Howard Kundert, and grew up in Galena, Illinois with his brother Kenny and sister Betty Jane. He attended Galena High School while delivering newspapers for the Dubuque Telegraph Herald before graduating in 1966. He was a member of the Galena Jaycees and the Galena Generals, even portraying General Grant. He made his career at John Deere, the Savanna Army Depot, and Olsen’s Engineering before retiring.
He is survived by stepchildren Kate (Tony) DeLaney of Fenton, Illinois and Mike (Ashley) Burden of Columbia, Missouri; sister Betty Jane Kundert (Mary Fobber) of Hanover, Illinois; sister-in-law Betty Ann (Kenny) Kundert; grandchildren Christina (Grant) Ayers of Erie, Illinois; Alex DeLaney of Fenton, Illinois (Kate); Ezra, Samuel and Theo Burden (Mike); great-grandchildren Chandler and Samantha Ozmon (Ashley DeLaney); and Aiden and Myles Ayers (Christina). He is preceded in death by his parents, brother, and his granddaughter Ashley DeLaney.
Memorials can be made to the family and sent to Gibson-Bode Funeral Home, P.O. Box 592, Erie, IL, 61250. The family will gather to celebrate his life at a later date.
