Celene Dunker

Celene Esther Dunker, 89 of Ludell, KS passed away peacefully March 20th, 2022 at Wheat Haven Home in McDonald, KS. Her family is forever grateful for the wonderful care and love she received while residing there. Celene was born December 6th, 1932 in Herndon, Kansas to John and Emma (Keplinger) Huss, and raised on the family farm west of Herndon. She graduated from Herndon High School. Celene married the love of her life, Harold Dunker on October 23, 1956. To this union, four children were born, Linda, Robert, Craig and Kerry. Celene was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church of Atwood. As a homemaker, she enjoyed raising and taking care of her family, cooking, baking, gardening and keeping her home and yard in order. Celene always enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, especially playing games of all sorts with her grandchildren (Yahtzee a favorite), and, winning was the name of the game! She was her grand children’s biggest sports fan, attending games or listening on the radio. Celene was always there to lend a hand with family and friends when needed. She will be forever missed by all who knew her loving smile, gentle nature and witty sense of humor.

Celene was preceded in death by her parents, husband Harold; son Craig; brothers Donald (Pauline “Pat”) Huss, John Huss, Larry Huss; sisters and husbands Madonna (Andy) Anderson, Emma Lou (Kenny) Sattler; brother in-law Francis “Tim” Malone; sisters in-law and husbands, Hilda (Ernst) Holste, Clara (Hubert) Hestermann, Viola (Harry) Thowe, Eltora (Erwin) Thiele; brother in-law Arthur Dunker.

She is survived by her children, Linda Lindstrom, Robert (Sylvia) Dunker, Kerry (Annette) Dunker; sister Joann M Malone; brother-in-law Eugene (Barbara) Dunker; grandchildren Breck Vanderhoof, April (Nathan) Orange, Ryan (Rosa) Brown, Ariel (Kody) Stiger, Jordan (April) Dunker, Tiara Dunker, Dakota Dunker, Aubrey (Spencer) Gil, Sidney Hillman; 21 great grandchildren; many other relatives, friends and neighbors.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM Thursday, March 24th at Baalman Mortuary, Atwood, KS. The funeral service will be at 10:30 AM Friday, March 25th, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Atwood, KS. Burial will follow the service at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, north of Ludell, KS. Memorials are suggested to Wheat Haven Home, or Hospice of Northwest Kansas in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701. Online condolences: www.baalmannmortuary.com