76, of Phoenix passed away on November 22, 2016. Gunther was a chef at St Joseph Hospital for 44 years. His passion was raising and racing pigeons and he was an avid member of the Arizona Pigeon Club. Gunther is survived by his loving wife Virginia; daughter Kelly Snow; sons Bart Landinger and Jon Landinger; step-children, Patricia Esquivel, Veronica Ferraro and Regina Bonner; 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. A Visitation will be held from 2-4 P.M., with a Vigil Service at 4 P.M., Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, 4800 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. A Funeral Mass will be Celebrated at 10 A.M., Monday, November 28, 2016 at St. Gregory Catholic Church, 3424 N. 18th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. Arrangements entrusted to Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home
Kristie Sharp
Sending hugs to everyone !
Roni Ferraro
Gunther was the kindest sweetest person ever. He was very simple and didn’t expect much. He was a great husband to my mother Virginia and I know she enjoyed her 23 years she spent with him. He will be sorely missed at every family event. Good bye love you Gunther
Gwen Potthoff
Virginia and family, I felt so sad when I heard of the passing of Gunther and I am so very, very sorry. He was such a good friend and neighbor. As you celebrate his life I pray for God’s blessing and ask that He strengthen you with his love, and ask for peace to fill your hearts.
Dorothy, Chris& Letitia LeDonne
My prayers are with you and your family.
Richard M Reyes
Very saddened to hear of Gunther’s passing. Sincere condolences from our family.
Jenny Gutierrez
We are very saddened to hear of your recent, our prayer are with you and your family.
Love
Cousin Jenny & family
Joyce brown
Virginia, I have such good memories of all of us working at St Joseph’s Hospital together . We had some fun times. Gunther was a good man.. My thought and prayers are with you and your family.
Love, Joyce Krell Brown
Carrie Wiedmaier
I had the honor of working with Gunther for over 15 years at St. Joseph’s Hospital. To say this man was unique would be an understatement. Whatever Gunther thought of you and his views on issues were always laid right out on the table. Gunther was up-front and honest whether it was politically correct or not and I loved that about him. Some of the most fun and adventurous days were spent sitting on the loading dock with this guy, harassing one another, talking about absolutely nothing, and from time to time, when we didn’t have anything to say, we’d just sit out there singing “Uptown Girl” — for some reason, Gunther liked that song and actually knew one or two sentences correctly. I had lost contact with Gunther for more than 25 years, but I thought of him often and would smile. Recently, I felt the need to reconnect, so I ran down the street where he used to live and started knocking on doors. Thankfully, we just reconnected and I am ever thankful for this, because Gunther was one of those “unforgettable friends”, someone you go back and search for.
Thank you Gunther for your unique mannerisms, your friendship meant the world to me and I am ever grateful.
Carrie
Jodie Ferraro
So sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Lisa O'Toole
Condolences to Virginia and all of Gunther’s family and friends. I worked with Gunther at St. Joseph’s – he was a gem….one of my favorite people to work with! He will surely be missed…sending prayers for peace and healing.
Sr. Margaret McBride
To Virginia and the family members of Gunther,
How very sorry we are to hear about Gunther’s death over the Thanksgiving holiday. We were sorry to hear of his death and remember him so fondly for his years of service at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Please know of our thoughts and prayers during this time of loss.
Sabine Landinger
Hello,
sorry for my englisch but I’m coming from Germany. Gunther was my unkle, now is my father, my unkle and here mother about us.
I wish the family all the best.
Sabine Landinger from Germany