Anna Helen Kunz
Anna Helen Kunz, of Alton Bay, NH passed away peacefully on April 17th after a long battle with vascular dementia.
A born and bred New Yorker, Anna was born the first generation American to hard working German immigrants. She grew up working in the family deli and, as it was New York City, by the age of 18 had been held up twice.
When too young to work in the deli, she spent many happy summers with her aunt, uncle and beloved cousin in Ogunquit, Maine. She married Frederick W. Kunz and settled in the Bronx and later Pearl River, NY where they raised 3 children, Frederick Jr., Judy, and Sharon.
After working on the front lines of high-tension power generation for 25 years for the NYC Subway, Fred retired and the family relocated to small town NH and ran the Alton Five and Dime for several years.
Anna enjoyed cooking, knitting, mah-jongg, canasta and entering sweepstakes. She was extremely proud of her 2 large prizes – groceries for a year, and a trip to a Hollywood movie premiere.
Anna was predeceased by her parents, Alice and Joseph, early in her adult life; in 1996 by her husband, Fred; and in 2018 by her daughter Sharon’s husband, Kevin Clark.
She is survived by her son Frederick Kunz Jr. and his wife Elizabeth (Betsy) of Northwood, NH; daughter Judy Kunz Porter and her husband Robert of Nashua, NH; daughter Sharon Kunz of Nottingham, NH; one grandchild, Garrett Kunz of Groton, CT; and many cousins both in Germany and the US.
Her beloved cats, Afton and Wyatt, passed several days before her.
The family would like to thank the dedicated staff of Bridges by Epoch at Nashua as well as the amazing staff from Home Health and Hospice for the loving care given to Anna.
Per her wishes, there will be no public service and her ashes will be scattered at sea off the coast of Ogunquit, Maine.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kevin D. Clark Endowed Fund for Special Needs Animals, Pope Memorial Humane at Cocheco Valley, 221 County Farm Rd, Dover, NH 03820 or online at popememorialcvhs.org.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ZisSweeneyFuneralHome.com.