Linda M Bunda

Linda M. Bunda, 58, of Rossford, OH, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at home. She was born on February 25, 1951 in Jackson, Michigan to James and Donna (Wilmeng) Mortell. Mrs. Bunda was a 1969 graduate of Lumen Christi High School in Jackson, and a 1973 graduate of St. Mary's College in South Bend, Indiana. She received a Master's in Art History from the University of Michigan in 1975. She married Robert A. Bunda in 1976 and they moved to Toledo in 1979. Upon arriving in Toledo, Mrs. Bunda served as Personnel Services Director at St. Charles Hospital, and in 1981 became Vice-President for Employee Relations at Ohio Citizens Bank and later at National City Bank. After leaving the work force to raise her children, Mrs. Bunda channeled her energies into volunteer work. She was President of the Junior League of Toledo from 1991 to 1992, when the League supported important volunteer initiatives such as the Aurora House. During this time the League brought former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to Toledo for the Toledo After Hours Series. She was an ardent Pro-Life advocate who served on the Board of Directors for the Toledo Foundation for Life for over twenty years. Mrs. Bunda also worked with others within the St. Joseph's Church community in Sylvania to preserve the Lathrop House, an Underground Railroad safe house, from demolition by the Church. Eventually they persuaded preservationists to protect and restore the Lathrop House as an important historical site within the Toledo Area Metroparks. In addition she served as Events Chairman for the Toledo Sesquicentennial Commission, Membership Campaign Chair for the Toledo Museum of Art, and on various community boards, including Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Toledo, Aurora House, La Posada, Lucas County Teen Pregnancy Coalition, Friends of the Lathrop House, Double Arc (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and support) and St. Joseph School. She was also a member of the Toledo Public Schools Reorganization Task Force. Linda is survived by her husband, Robert Bunda, sons Matthew (Marcia) and James, daughter Anne, sisters Elizabeth Dubenetzky and Sheila (Martin) Finan, cousin Christine (Carlos) Plazas and nine nieces and nephews. Mrs. Bunda was preceded in death by her parents and her brother-in-law John Dubenetzky. Visitation will be Thursday, December 10, from 2 until 9 at the Ansberg West Funeral Home, 3000 W. Sylvania Ave., Toledo, Ohio. The Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 11th at Corpus Christi University Parish. Internment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Toledo Foundation for Life and Friends of the Lathrup House, c/o Toledo Metroparks.

Linda M Bunda

February 25, 1951 - December 2, 2009