Catherine A. Yuncker

Kitty Yuncker, 72, of Beal City passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at home, surrounded by her family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m Friday, Dec. 29, at St. Joseph The Worker Church in Beal City with Father Thomas J. McNamara presiding. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery with a luncheon immediately following at the VFW hall in Weidman. Friends may call at Lux Funeral Home on Wednesday from 5-8 p.m., Thursday from 2-8 p.m., and Friday from 9-10 a.m. No visitation will be held at the church prior to mass. A vigil service will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Central Michigan or to St. Joseph The Worker School. Envelopes are available at Lux Funeral Home. Kitty was born Jan. 5, 1934, in Isabella County, the daughter of Edward and Marie (Whitney) Clare. She married Gerald Yuncker on July 23, 1949 at St. Philomena Church in Beal City. She spent 10 years as a bus driver at Beal City Public Schools and was the first woman to hold that position. She was a member of St. Joseph Church and the Council of Catholic Women. Some of her favorite pastimes were cooking, canning, farming, gardening, running the roads, and eating out. But family was the most important part of Kittys life, especially her grandchildren. She was the loving and devoted wife to Jerry; beloved mother and grandmother to her six surviving children and 16 grandchildren, Rick (Jean) Yuncker of Montrose and their children, Sara, Shawn, and Katie; Vickie (David) Shoff of Mt. Pleasant and their children, Jessicca (Larry) Sommer, Brittney, and Chelsea; Cindy (Andy) Spence of Mt. Pleasant and their children, Michael and Megan; Marty Yuncker of Beal City and his children, Matt and Makaila; Mark (Denise) Yuncker of Beal City and their children, Marcus, Ryan, and Valerie; and Amy Himes of Mt. Pleasant and her children, Whitney, Lindsey, and Rielley Kate. She is also survived by a brother, Dick (Carol) Clare of Mt. Pleasant; and a sister, Betty Holmes of Detroit. She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant son, Rocky; sister, Edwardine Mary Knight; and brother, Joseph Bud Clare. Whenever Kitty met a stranger, they always walked away a friend.