Regina D. Kunkel

Passed away at George Washington University Hospital on July 18, 2021. Born in 1936 to Bessie Thelma Sheffield and William Raymond Ogle in Goshen, Indiana. Graduated from Goshen High School in 1954. Married Larry Duane Kunkel of Angola, Indiana in 1957. She is survived by her three sons (Jeffrey (Barbara), Stephen (Diana), and Thomas (Vivian)), ten grandchildren (Kristen, William, Lauren, Michelle, Edward, Rachael, Brandon, Logan, Greer, and Cosper), and seven great-grandchildren (Ryan, Natalie, Amelia, Jaxson, Tyler, Henry, and Emberlynn). Jeanie met Larry while they both were attending Purdue University. After they married and Larry was commissioned as a US Navy officer, they lived an exciting life and traveled the world together, residing in Pensacola, Florida; Lexington Park, Maryland; Brunswick, Maine; Marina, California; Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico; Ottawa, Canada; Pleasant Hill, California; Naha, Okinawa, Japan; and finally, Fairfax, Virginia. She devoted a career of service at the Fairfax County Human Rights Commission and volunteered thousands of hours at the Inova Fairfax Hospital Thrift Shop. Jeanie retired from Fairfax County, but continued in public service as a volunteer with the Fairfax County Office of Elections for many years until Larry passed away in 2015. She lived a full, active, and happy life at her last residence at the Knollwood Military Retirement Community in Washington, DC. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and loved ones. Jeanie’s cremated remains will be inurned with Larry’s at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date during a private ceremony. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Army Distaff Foundation, 6200 Oregon Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20015.