Ronald Bunting

Mr. Ronald “Red” Bunting, 90, left his family with broken hearts and tear-filled eyes on Thursday, September 12, 2024.

We respectfully request that no one arrive at the funeral home prior to the posted visitation times, so as not to intrude on the family’s private time. 

Family and friends are invited to the memorial visitation in the Kowalski Funeral Home, 515 Roselle Street, Linden on Wednesday, September 25th. from 2:00-5:00PM.  On Thursday, September 26th. from 10:15-10:30AM, everyone will gather directly in the Kowalski Funeral Home parking lot to form the traditional procession to Red’s place of rest.  The prayers of committal, followed by the U.S. Army’s honors detail will precede his inurnment in the family niche in St. Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia at 11:00AM.  The cremation in Rosehill Crematory, Linden was private.  In lieu of flowers, donations in Red’s memory may be made to Alzheimer’s New Jersey online at http://www.alznj.org or by mail to Alzheimer’s New Jersey, 425 Eagle Rock Avenue, #203, Roseland, New Jersey 07068.

Red, the son of the late Dorothy Seeger Bunting Keller and the late Frank L. Bunting II, was a lifelong resident since birth of Elizabeth, New Jersey.

He served in the U.S. Army during peacetime and Red was an extremely active member of the Polish American Legion, Post #91 of Elizabeth. 

Red’s long work career spanned forty-seven years at Morey LaRue in Linden, in the maintenance and operations department, before enjoying his hard-earned retirement in 1999.

Red was very much a family-oriented guy.  As his girls grew up, Friday nights were dedicated to playing cards.  Red enjoyed teaching the girls all different games, including gin rummy and poker, where he made sure to stake each of his girls a bit of startup money for their wagers.  Red loved to take trips to Atlantic City where he would constantly play the slots, even on the way to the men’s room – just in case that one machine proved to be a winner.  After his retirement, Red also expanded his travels, visiting places like Hawaii, Alaska and of course, Ireland.  When some of his grandkids moved to Illinois, that only meant that Red would be making many more roads trips to see them.  He loved spending time with his family, especially his grandkids and it was a well know joke in the family that Red had more pictures of himself with his grandkids than with any other family members.  He found a bit of inner peace in being crafty.  Red could take a bunch of pins and beads and turn them into various creations that he often shared with family and friends.  He had a wry sense of humor, and a quick wit and Red was often the life of the party. 

Predeceased by his five brothers, Richard Bunting, Horace Bunting, Earl Bunting, Frank Bunting and George Bunting, Red is survived by his cherished wife of sixty-five years, Mary A. Byrne Bunting; his three daughters, Sandra Colish and her husband, Jeffrey, Tracey Bunting and her partner, Stephen Tyksinski, Jodi Schuttig and her husband Richard; Red’s four grandchildren, Eric Colish, Aedan Dispenza, Kevin Colish and Neve Dispenza; his sister, Bernice O’Brien and Red‘s many neighbors and friends. 

Red was the center of life for his family, and he had an abundance of love for everyone in his circle. Let us join together to offer our prayers and support as his loved ones start to make their way through life, without their beloved Red.  We know that without a doubt, he will be deeply missed, but Red will never be forgotten.

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