(KLZA)--A longtime Falls City businessman and promoter of the community is remembered.
Kenneth Kunce died March 7 at the age of 84.
Kunce and his wife Cecelia bought Shestak Drug in Falls City in 1976 and operated Ken's Pharmacy and added a JC Penney Catalog store and Radio Shack to the pharmacy. He retired, for the first time in1998. In 2004 he started Falls City Pharmacy and retired again in 2008.
As a community leader Kunce led the push to eliminate paid parking downtown; had Falls City declared the “balloon capital of Nebraska,” staging hot air balloon launches and events. He was also instrumental in the promotion of building up Cobblestone Days into a regional event.
Kunce also led the fundraising efforts to build the Falls City Library and Arts Center.
A memorial mass for Ken Kunce will be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday morning, April 27, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Falls City.
Ken Kunce is survived by his wife Cecelia and children Julie Field; Amy Kunce, Mary Kunce and a son Jon.
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