Todd Stephen Funke

November 29, 1964 - February 25, 2017

TODD STEPHEN FUNKE Todd Stephen Funke, 52, of Camdenton, Missouri, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 in Phelps County Regional Medical Center, Rolla, Missouri. He was born November 29, 1964 in Omaha, Nebraska, a son of Robert Francis, Jr. and Elizabeth (Sund) Funke. On August 22, 1992 in Osage Beach, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Lucinda Kay Christiansen and to this union one son was born. Together they shared twenty-four years of happy marriage. He was preceded in death by his father, Bob Funke. Survivors include his wife, Cindy Funke; his son, Kyle Funke; his mother, Elizabeth Funke all of Camdenton, Missouri; his siblings, Kristina Trester and husband Gary of San Diego, California and Jason Funke and wife Lyndsay of Camdenton, Missouri; his best friend whom he considered a brother, Steve Hynek and wife Brenda of Kansas City, Missouri; his nieces and nephews, Stephanie Siers and husband Doug and Michelle Trester all of San Diego, California, Rayne Christiansen of Osage Beach, Missouri and Zoe Funke of Camdenton, Missouri; great niece and nephew, Scarlett and Maddox; his parents-in-law, Larry and Rosalie Christiansen and brother-in-law, Miles Christiansen all of Osage Beach, Missouri and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. Todd was raised in Kansas City. The family moved to Camdenton when he was a sophomore in high school. He graduated from Camdenton High School in the class of 1983. He attended University of Missouri Rolla and later finished his degree at Columbia College. He worked in radio broadcasting from 1984 into the 1990’s at several local radio stations. He worked for Central Bank Lake of the Ozarks in the computer technology area. He has worked for Lake Regional Hospital as a database analyst for the past sixteen years. Todd was a member of Camdenton United Methodist Church. He has been a coach and mentor for the Robotics Teams at Camdenton Schools since its inception. He enjoyed doing leather work, barbecuing and traveling. Most of all, Todd was a family man who loved spending time with his family. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Friday, March 3, 2017 in Camdenton United Methodist Church with Reverend Marc Magana officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Thursday in the church. Memorial donations may be made to a college fund for Kyle. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.