(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.