Freddie Kunau Obituary

Freddie Ray
Kunau
June 19, 1946
January 18, 2025

Freddie, age 78, passed away on January 18, 2025. He was a resident of Colorado Springs, CO, for 60 years and was formerly a resident of Rush, CO. He was a Texaco retailer for 20 years.
Freddie was born on June 19, 1946, to Raymond Kunau and Olive (Mosher) Kunau in Colorado Springs, CO. On February 3, 1968, he married Linda Messler in Colorado Springs, CO, at the First United Methodist Church.
Freddie was fond of traveling to national parks, Hawaii and Mexico. He tried scuba diving in Mexico and enjoyed collecting many of his favorite things on vacations.
He also enjoyed travelling in his motor home to take his daughters skiing and to swim in Glenwood Springs, CO, with his family. He had an appreciation for landscaping and caring for his homes. He enjoyed the paintings of Thomas Kinkaid and Maija. He was a member of Kendrick Bible Church, Rush, CO, and attended Edison School in Rush, CO, and Southern Colorado State College in Pueblo, CO, graduating in 1966. He served in the United States Marine Corps for 2 years and was an aircraft mechanic working on F4's at El Toro near Irvine, CA. He was also stationed in Millington, TN. He and his wife lived in Santa Ana, CA, and had their first daughter Donna.
Freddie was a hard worker and grew up helping his father and mother on a farm/ranch in Rush, CO. He enjoyed his career as a Texaco retailer for 20 years and received awards for high volume gas sales. He loved to laugh and joke with people and they always enjoyed Fred in return.
He is survived by his loving wife, Linda; his daughter, Donna Lynn; his siblings, Kathryn Jones and Diana Baker; and his granddaughter, Brooke. He was preceded in death by his parents; his younger daughter, Julie Ann; and his sister, Pauline Beckett.
A visitation will be held at 1:00pm on Thursday, January 30, at the Shrine of Remembrance, 1730 E. Fountain Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO. A funeral service will follow at 2:00pm. The entombment is in the Gate of Heaven mausoleum. A reception will be held following the funeral at the Golden Corral Buffet and Grill, 1970 Waynoka Rd., Colorado Springs, CO.
Freddie was a caring and loving person and a hard worker for many years.
Donations may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at St. Jude.org.