Josephine Grace Ochoa Kuntz was born March 20, 1924 to Henry H. Ochoa and Rose Hackel Ochoa, the second of seven children.  She was baptized and confirmed in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Akron, Colorado.  She has been a member of St. Joseph's all of her life.  She was born in Otis, and lived there most all her life.

She received her education in the Otis Elementary and High School.  She graduated with the class of 1942.  She was employed at the US Post Office in Otis, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, and First National Bank in Denver.

She married Leo (Bud) Kuntz on February 21, 1946.  To this union five children were born: Jerald, Luanne, James, Jack, and Lynette.  She and husband Leo lived at the US Experiment Station for one year and on a farm southwest of Otis for three years.  From there, they moved to Otis where they made their home.

Her hobbies were sewing, reading, and doing ceramics.  She and Leo traveled and spent some time in Arizona in the winter.

She was preceded in death by her husband Leo, her parents, her daughter Lynette Day and son Jack Kuntz, one brother Henry and a sister Elizabeth.

She is survived by her children Jerald (Linda) Kuntz, Luanne Shafer, and James (Betty) Kuntz; sisters Margaret Siel of Wheatland, WY, Marie (Quinn) Matthewson of El Cajon, CA, and Helen (Steve) Shea of Highlands Ranch, CO; 11 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

A Rosary will be held Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the St. Joseph Catholic Church.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, February 26 at 10:00 a.m., also at St. Joseph's.  Interment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.  Her pallbearers are her grandsons, and honorary pallbearers are her granddaughters.  Memorial donations may be made to the Otis Fire Department Santa Fund or to the charity of your choice.