GORDON KUNDE

Obituary of GORDON KUNDE Reverend Gordon W. Kunde, Age 78, of Howey-in-the-hills, FL passed away May 18, 2014 in his home. A man of great Faith, Honor, Dignity and Respect, he was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 6, 1936 to the late Wayne and Eleanor Kunde. Husband of 55 years to Zora Kunde and Father to Jennifer Kunde Yordan, Carrie Kunde Showalter and Grandfather to Michael Yordan and Gabrielle (Gabby) Yordan. Gordon was a graduate of Muskingum College, a Presbyterian school in Southeastern Ohio. He enrolled in Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with the intent to serve as a pastor-missionary engaged in income-generating agricultural development. Gordon served on the staff of a large church in Pittsburgh and to a rural congregation in Western Pennsylvania and finally as the Stated Supply Minister designated by the Central Florida Presbytery in 2007 to serve as Pastor at the Presbyterian Church in Umatilla. Following a term as a missionary in Brazil and studies for a Master of Agriculture in Economics and Production at Penn State University, the reduction in missionary personnel in 1968 by the United Presbyterian Church resulted in pursuing a career in agribusiness and small enterprise development over a 30 year period as part of the U.S. Government foreign aid program. His work involved consulting to foreign business and governments, the management of small and large business analysis and implementation development programs. Gordon and his wife Zora have lived in eight foreign countries and worked in a total of fourteen (Columbia, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Pakistan, Liberia, Mozambique, Egypt, Zambia, Guinea Bissau, St. Lucia, El Salvador, Portugal and Brazil. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Gordon Kunde's name to First Presbyterian Church of Umatilla Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 407 Umatilla, FL 32784. Services Memorial Service is at 11am on May 31, 2014 at The First Presbyterian Church of Umatilla- located at 493 N Kentucky Ave, Umatilla, FL, 32784 (352) 669-2334. There will be a reception following in the church's fellowship hall.

GORDON KUNDE

April 6, 1936 - May 18, 2014