James Gerard “Jim” Unger, 64, of Festus died Sept. 19, 2019, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. Mr. Unger was a retired sales representative for the Frito-Lay Co. in St. Louis and was a member of Our Lady Catholic Church in Festus. Born Nov. 1, 1954, in St. Louis, he was the son of the late Judy (Leonard) and Paul Unger.
He is survived by his wife of 34 years: Deborah (Quiros) Unger; two daughters: Amy (Brad) Counts of Valles Mines and Ashley (fiance Zach Decker) Unger of Crystal City; seven siblings: Dan (Lynette) Unger of Cincinnati, Paul (Maria) Unger of Ballwin, Joan Tognoni of Ballwin, Tom Unger of St. Louis, Janice (Jack) Putney of St. Louis, Karen (Kevin) Murphy of St. Louis and Barbie (Dan) Lorenz of St. Louis; a sister-in-law: Carol (Cris) Meyer of Festus; numerous nieces and nephews; and a grandson on the way: Maclan.
Memorial gathering will be from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at Our Lady Catholic Church, 1550 St. Mary’s Lane, in Festus, followed immediately by a memorial Mass officiated by Father John Schneider. Memorials may be made to the Scleroderma Foundation, National Kidney Foundation or in the form of Masses. Arrangements are under the direction of Vinyard Funeral Home.