Milton was born March 12, 1947, to Joseph and Lillie (Tisher) Kuna at their home north of Crete on what is now Highway 103.
He attended country school District 18 then transferred to Crete Public School and graduated in May 1966. He started work at Allen Products (ALPO) in May 1966 unloading trucks after school and weekends. He joined the Army in the summer of 1966 and did his basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas, before being sent to Erlangen, Germany, where he served from 1966 to 1969. He returned to ALPO and a job in maintenance from which he retired in June of 2016 with 50 years of employment.
He married Kathryn Freye in June 1971 and their son, James, was born in December, 1978.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Leonard; brother and sister-in-law, Allen and Sharon Schwab; brother-in-law, Art Stueber; and nephew, Michael Graves.
He is survived by his wife, Kathryn; son and wife, James and Katie and grandchildren, Lola, Mila and Bas; sisters and husbands, Aileen (Jack) Graves and Eunice (Bob) Seifert; nieces, Cheryl Graves Turnbull and Julie Seifert Hanna; and nephews, Greg (Nicole) Seifert and Brad Seifert.
A Celebration of Life is planned Wednesday, April 29, at Veterans and Friends, 130 W 13th St. in Crete, from 1:30 – 4 p.m. Memorial contributions are suggested to the family for future designations.
