Ivan Lee Kuntz, 50 of Martelle died Sunday, April 27 in his home from a sudden illness.  Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon, with burial following in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, and for an hour prior to services Wednesday at the church.  Brosh Chapel in Solon is in charge of arrangements.

Ivan was born October 3, 1957 in Cedar Rapids, the son of Dean and Marie (Zinkula) Kuntz.  He married Joy Koehn on June 21, 1980 in the Mt. Vernon Methodist Church.  Ivan farmed his entire life in the Martelle Community and he served the Clarence Co-Op from 1990 until 1996.  He enjoyed skiing, the outdoors, Survivor night, rodeo roundup, and games of any kind.  Over the years Ivan loved watching his kids participate in all school activities.  He was an avid Mustang fan.  Ivan was a member of the all-conference chain gang.  Family, friends, and farming were his passions.

Ivan is survived by his wife Joy; his children: Kacey (friend Andy), Kyle (Fiance Taryn), and Kaiden; his mother Marie Kuntz; sisters Jean (Bob) Bowman, and Irene (John) Cherveny; brothers Glen (Jennifer) Kuntz, and Roy (Barb) Kuntz; father and mother-in-law Dick and Ruth Koehn; brothers-in-law Jay (Theresa) Koehn, James Koehn, and Joby (Shawn) Koehn; sisters-in-law Jeri Koehn, and Janee (Jamie) Brendes; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father Dean Kuntz.

A memorial fund has been established in his name at 3778 230 ^th Avenue, Martelle, IA 52305.