Obit: Kile, David Allen Jr. (1949 - 2013)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Kile, Bergant, Hunziker, Sundermeyer, Harris, Husby

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co, WI) 7/31/2013

Kile, David Allen Jr. (26 October 1949 - 25 July 2013) With Flag

David A. Kile, Jr., age 63, of Thorp, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Memorial Health Center in Medford. A celebration of life will be held on Monday, August 5, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at Thorp Funeral Home, in Thorp. Inurnment will follow in the Town of Butler Cemetery, rural Thorp. Graveside military services will be conducted by the Thorp American Legion Post #118.

David Allen Kile, Jr. was born on October 26, 1949, in Willard, WI to David j. and Julia (Bergant) Kile, Sr. he received his education at area schools and graduated from Thorp High School in 1969. David enlisted in the United States Navy and served during the Vietnam era from 1969 until his honorable discharge in 1973. Upon his discharge, he attended UW-Stout. He married Sandra Hunziker in 1971 in Norfolk, VA. They later divorced. He then married Brenda Sundermeyer in Worland, WY in 1981 and they later divorced. David returned to Wisconsin and served in the Army National Guard from 1982 to 1993. Afterward, he worked at Courtesy Auto & Truck and Thorp Auto Parts until his retirement. In his spare time, David loved to take walks and enjoy all that the out-of-doors had to offer.

He is survived by his three children: Gretchen (Hurbie) Harris of Waukesha, WI, Harly Kile of Colorado Springs, Co, and Mitze (J. M. Husby) Kile of Moundsview, MN; three grandchildren, with one on the way; his mother, Julia Kile of Greenwood, WI; one brother, Wallace Kile of Thermopolis, WY; other relatives and many friends.

David was preceded in death by his father, David J. Kile, Sr.

Online condolences may be directed to: www.cuddiefh.com.  Thorp Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.