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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Irene June Kuk
Irene June
Kuk
Nov 24, 1930 — Nov 19, 2016
Irene June Kuk's Obituary
Irene "June" Kuk, age 85 of Manistee, Michigan died peacefully at the Brook Assisted Living Facility in Big Rapids, Michigan surrounded by her family.
She was born November 24, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan daughter of the late John and Anna (Terpak) Gumieny. She was a graduate of Chadsey High School in Detroit with the class of 1948. She married Eugene J. Kuk on June 10, 1950 at St. Leo's Church in Detroit. They lived in Dearborn until 1969 when they moved to Eastlake. She was employed at the J.C. Hudson Store and as a bank bookkeeper in Detroit before her marriage to Eugene, after her marriage her life was centered around, her family and being a homemaker.
She was a member of the Divine Mercy Parish (St. Joseph Catholic Church) of Manistee. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and in her spare time she enjoyed collecting decorative tins, reading, sewing, gardening, crossword and jig saw puzzles and also an "occasional trip" to the casino.
June is survived by 2 sons and daughters-in-law: Donald & Yvonne Kuk of Manistee, MI and Kenneth & Linda Kuk of Big Rapids, MI, her grandson Andrew (Anna) Kuk of Sturgis, MI, granddaughters; Kristen Kuk of Indianapolis, IN and Megan Kuk of Kalamazoo, MI. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive her.
She was preceded in death by her husband of over 56 years of marriage, Eugene J. Kuk on February 7, 2007, her infant grandchild, her infant brother Raymond Gumieny and two sisters & brothers-in-law; Evelyn & Ed Veine and Anna Mae & Raymond Thomas.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday November 26, 2016 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manistee with Reverend Richard Schaeffer celebrant. Burial will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery also in Manistee.
The family will receive friends at the church on Saturday morning one hour prior to the funeral Mass.
Those wishing to remember June may do so by donating to Spectrum Health Hospice, 100 Michigan Street N.E. 1 MC004, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 or a memorial of your choice. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and also at the church on Saturday.
The Herbert Funeral Home of Manistee is in charge of funeral arrangements.
She was born November 24, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan daughter of the late John and Anna (Terpak) Gumieny. She was a graduate of Chadsey High School in Detroit with the class of 1948. She married Eugene J. Kuk on June 10, 1950 at St. Leo's Church in Detroit. They lived in Dearborn until 1969 when they moved to Eastlake. She was employed at the J.C. Hudson Store and as a bank bookkeeper in Detroit before her marriage to Eugene, after her marriage her life was centered around, her family and being a homemaker.
She was a member of the Divine Mercy Parish (St. Joseph Catholic Church) of Manistee. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and in her spare time she enjoyed collecting decorative tins, reading, sewing, gardening, crossword and jig saw puzzles and also an "occasional trip" to the casino.
June is survived by 2 sons and daughters-in-law: Donald & Yvonne Kuk of Manistee, MI and Kenneth & Linda Kuk of Big Rapids, MI, her grandson Andrew (Anna) Kuk of Sturgis, MI, granddaughters; Kristen Kuk of Indianapolis, IN and Megan Kuk of Kalamazoo, MI. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive her.
She was preceded in death by her husband of over 56 years of marriage, Eugene J. Kuk on February 7, 2007, her infant grandchild, her infant brother Raymond Gumieny and two sisters & brothers-in-law; Evelyn & Ed Veine and Anna Mae & Raymond Thomas.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday November 26, 2016 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manistee with Reverend Richard Schaeffer celebrant. Burial will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery also in Manistee.
The family will receive friends at the church on Saturday morning one hour prior to the funeral Mass.
Those wishing to remember June may do so by donating to Spectrum Health Hospice, 100 Michigan Street N.E. 1 MC004, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 or a memorial of your choice. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and also at the church on Saturday.
The Herbert Funeral Home of Manistee is in charge of funeral arrangements.
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