Laffery and Smith Obituaries
Leslie Marilyn Kunde
Leslie Marilyn Kunde
May 10, 1931 - July 27, 2010
Kenwood, California

Memorial Service: 1:00 P.M. August 03, 2010 at St. Francis Solano Catholic Church
KUNDE, LESLIE MARILYN - Entered into rest peacefully at home in Glen Ellen, CA, surrounded by her loving family, July 27, 2010. Dearly beloved and cherished mother of Jeff R. (Roberta) Kunde and Keith L. (Stacey) Kunde, all of Kenwood, CA and Marcia M. (Jim) Mickelson of Bennett Valley, CA. Adored grandmother of Jared Kunde, Bobby Mickelson, Jenna Kunde, Jamie Mickelson, Jordan Kunde and Kash Kunde. Loving sister of Robert Coley of Colorado. A native of San Francisco, CA, age 79 years. Leslie is preceded in death by her husband of fifty-five years, Arthur W. "Bob" Kunde in 2008. Leslie, along with her late husband, were co-founder's of the Kunde Family Estate Winery and Wildwood Vineyards in Kenwood. Together, they were deeply involved with the Sonoma County Fair as well as proud supporters of many agricultural youth organizations within Sonoma County. Leslie was a member of the Sonoma-Marin Cattlewomen's Association, the American Hereford Association, and resident of our community for the past fifty-eight years. The Kunde Family wishes to express with deepest thanks, appreciation and gratitude for the compassionate care extended to the entire family by Leslie's caregivers, Margery VanDorp and Lois Gardea.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of "Leslie's" Life at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at the Saint Francis Solano Catholic Church (469-3rd Street West, Sonoma, CA, 95476). Private inurnment. As an expression of sympathy, the family prefers memorial contributions in "Leslie's" name be made to the Farm Bureau Foundation of Sonoma County - Scholarship Fund(970 Piner Rd., Santa Rosa, CA, 95403), the 4-H Foundation of Sonoma County (P.O. Box 1283, Rohnert Park, CA, 94927) –or- the Kenwood Firemen's Association (P.O. Box 249, Kenwood, CA, 95452).

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