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Longtime deacon dies at 84
Deacon John Kunsemiller, 84, died Aug. 23 of cancer. He had a served as a deacon for nearly 32 years.
He was born in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 9, 1926. In October 1959, he married Clara Thompson. They had a daughter, Ann (now Ann Ball), and a son, John.
He spent eight years in the Air Force, and then remained with the Department of Defense for 34 years, retiring as a Procurement Official in 1982.
His career would eventually take him to Washington D.C. where he was ordained a deacon by Cardinal William Baun on Sept. 29, 1978. While in the Washington D.C. Archdiocese, he ministered at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Clinton, Md. He also functioned as the chaplain for the Civil Air Patrol and audited annulments.
In December 1987, Deacon Kunsemiller moved to San Bernardino, Calif., and assisted the parishioners at St. Anthony’s Parish in Jacinto, Calif. Three years later, he re-located to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and ministered at Santa Clara Parish in Oxnard, Calif.
In 1999 he moved to Castle Rock, Colo., where he was assigned to St. Francis of Assisi Parish and was chaplain of the Colorado Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. In 2002, Deacon Kunsemiller settled in Loveland, Colo., where he served as a deacon at St. John the Evangelist Parish until his death.
“Deacon John served the people of God for over 30 years,” said Deacon Joe Donohoe, director of deacon personnel. “The wonderful work our Lord has done through him will undoubtedly be reflected in the people he has touched for many years to come.”
A funeral Mass was said for Deacon Kunsemiller on Aug. 28 at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Loveland with plans for an internment at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
In addition to his wife and children, Deacon Kunsemiller is survived by two grandchildren—Austin Ball and Monica Ball.
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