Father Fred Gunti dies in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — Father Frederick Gunti, STD, 69, died Thursday, Jan. 29, at Providence Hospital in Mobile.
Father Gunti was a professor of philosophy and theology at Spring Hill College. He held a bachelor’s of arts from St. John Seminary, and a bachelor, a licentiate and a doctorate in sacred theology.
Father Gunti was ordained to the priesthood in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy on Dec. 16, 1964. He served as assistant pastor at St. Mary Catholic Church, Hot Springs, Ark., and on the faculty of Catholic High School in Little Rock.
He also served on the faculty at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, and in 1975 joined the faculty of the Theology Department of Spring Hill College in Mobile.
He is survived by his sister-in-law, Marie Hurst Gunti; his nieces, great-nephews, and cousins.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Feb. 3 at St. Joseph Chapel in Spring Hill College.
