Daniel Dunker

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Daniel Wayne Dunker, 76, of Perryville died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001, at Perryoaks Manor.

He was born Aug. 11, 1925, in South Dakota, son of Hilary R. and Eunice Mae Biery Dunker. He and Martha Herbert were married Oct. 22, 1945, in Crystal City, Mo.

Dunker retired from P.P.G. Glass Co. in Crystal City. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and an American Legion booster.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mary Solvin of Fairfield Bay, Ark., Diana Haverstick of Perryville, Sharon Dorchimer of Palmerton, Pa.; three sons, David Dunker of Sedgewickville, Mo., Daryl Dunker of Manchester, Tenn., Danny Dunker of Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; three brothers, Lewis Dunker of Sereno, Mo., Delos Dunker of Perryville, Wendell Dunker of Davenport, Iowa; a sister, Donna Dale of Kansas City, Mo.; 13 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at Miller Family Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. today and Thursday from 6:30-10:50 a.m. The parish wake will be at 7 tonight. The parish rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent's Church, with the Rev. Kevin P. Fausz officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery.