Celestine Kunz
November 10, 1927 – December 26, 2017

Celestine (Sal) Kunz was born November 10, 1927 to Alois and Theresa (nee Ebert) Ehalt, and passed away peacefully at Humboldt District Hospital on Tuesday, December 26, 2017. She grew up along with her 6 siblings on the family farm near Annaheim SK, and attended Annaheim School. Growing up in the 30’s, she helped on the farm, milking cows, tending to the farm animals and the large garden. Upon completing school she continued to help on the farm as well as assist her older siblings with their young families. She enjoyed curling and playing ball in her youth. In fact, it was at one of her ball games where a young man named Norbert Kunz, who attended nearby Bunker Hill school, took time off from digging a grave to watch the game. Not long after, they started dating. Norbert would pick Sal up in his Model A car and they’d go to local dances and parties. They got married on September 20, 1948 and built their first house in Annaheim and started a family of their own in 1949. Sal was a busy homemaker, raising 5 children, tending a large garden as well as assisting Norbert as he expanded his farm (in addition to his full time job as school district construction foreman). Sal was also an active community member in the church, recreational facilities and the CWL. Sal and Norb enjoyed getting together with friends and family for a good card game as often as they could, and as years passed, took great pride in watching their children start their own families. Shortly after Norb’s passing in 2000, she moved to Humboldt. She lived in Caleb Village until 2016, when she moved to St Mary’s Villa. She participated in the social activities at the Villa, and also kept very busy knitting. The day before she passed away, she made sure each of her children and grandchildren received a knitted gift for Christmas. Sal continued to impress family and friends with her incredible memory, right up until her passing. If there was a forgotten name or detail from the past that needed clarification, Sal was the go-to person to get the facts straight.  Sal always enjoyed socializing and a good party, and happily celebrated her 90th birthday in November with many of her friends and family present. Christmas was always an important time of the year for Sal, and her family always got together to celebrate every year. The family is certain she planned her departure from this life at Christmastime so all of her children and grandchildren could gather and be present one last time to wish her a happy farewell. Sal will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her daughter-in-law LINDA Kunz and family, Derek (Roxanne) and children Hailey and Jarod, Dawnette (Sonny) Brett and children Abigail, Isabella and Eyva;  GARY (Brenda) and family, Sarah (Joe) Sitch and children Ethan and Hannah, Megan (Dustin) Haeusler and children Logan and Hudson, and Micheal (Whitney); LINDA (Brent) Kolbeck and their children Mitchel, Carter (Shira), Kendyll (Logan) Herauf and Mason; CONNIE (Brad) Bley and their children Alisha and Taylor. She is also survived by her siblings and in-laws Ann Doepker, Viola Doepker, Ed (Margaret) Ehalt, Irene (Urban) Wourms, Wilfred Kunz and Kathy Kunz. She was predeceased by her parents Alois and Theresa Ehalt, her husband Norbert, sons Richard and Harvey, siblings and in-laws Margaret and Art Sarauer, Dolores Halabura (Carl Halabura, Herman Vanderlinde), Clarence Ehalt, Bernard Doepker, Dolores Ehalt, Ted and Bernarda Kunz, Irene Kunz, Marcella and Melvin Reiter and Alois Kunz. The family would like to express their appreciation for the excellent care she received in her later years at St Mary’s Villa and most recently at Humboldt District Hospital. A Funeral Mass was offered at St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church in Humboldt, SK, on Friday, December 29, 2017 at 10:30 a.m., celebrated by Fr. Joseph Salihu. Others taking part are: Alisha Bley, crossbearer; Kendyll Herauf and Taylor Bley, scripture readers; Carter Kolbeck and Mason Kolbeck, intentions; Jarod Kunz and Abigail Brett, gift bearers; Allison Sarauer, organist; Dawnette Brett and Taylor Bley, vocalists; Derek Kunz, Michael Kunz and Mitchel Kolbeck, eulogists; Sherry Vedress, Pat Kunz and Donna Doepker, memorial table attendants; Gary Kunz, Linda Kolbeck and Connie Bley, urn bearers. Memorial donations may be directed to the St. Mary’s Villa Foundation, St. Anne’s Cemetery Fund, Humboldt District Hospital Foundation General Equipment Fund, or The Canadian Cancer Society.

This Notice Is Courtesy Of
Schuler-Lefebvre Funeral Chapel - Humboldt, Saskatchewan
(306-682-4114)