Adelbert Andrew Balunek

OBITUARY

Adelbert Andrew Balunek, Avon Attorney went West on July 29, 2024. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, February 5, 1933 and graduated from St. Margaret School, and East Technical High School, Cleveland. In 1955, he graduated from Miami University and was commissioned in the United States Naval Reserve and served aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown CVA-10.Mr. Balunek was a graduate of Cleveland Marshall Law School of Baldwin Wallace College and practiced law in Avon and Lorain specializing in consumer and “lemon law” He was appointed referee/magistrate in the Domestic Relations Court by Judge Joseph Zieba. He was also part-time instructor of Business Administration and Business Law at Lorain Community College.Before law practice, Mr. Balunek was museum aide at the Smithsonian Institution, U.S. National Museum, Division of Transportation, under the direction of distinguished Curators Howard J. Chappele and John H. White, Jr. He continued his Navy/Naval Reserve activities with Naval Reserve Fleet Division 4-7D (Lorain) and the U.S.S. Hollidaysburg (PCS-1385) and retired Commander, USNR. He was a charter member of the Association of Naval Aviation (#955) and a fifty-year member of the United States Naval Institute. He was also employed in Cleveland by CIT Corporation.Mr. Balunek had a lifelong interest in Hungarian culture and causes, in Lorain and Cleveland, and was a member of St. Emeric Roman Catholic Church (Hungarian) in Cleveland and St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Avon. He was a member of the Lorain County Bar Association, Amvets Post 32, The American Aviation Historical Society, and the Cleveland Free Flight Society. He was an avid reader with interests in history, politics, the struggle for liberty, aviation and transportation. He enjoyed his Model A Ford automobile which he purchased in 1951. He enjoyed airshows and fly-ins, especially the Taylorcraft and J-3F Cub airplanes of his son, Konrad. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity at Miami University.Devoted husband and father, Mr. Balunek is survived by his loving and ever helpful wife of 60 years, Klara Elizabeth Balunek (nee Petervary); son Konrad (Ingrid), Venice, FL; daughter Victoria (Casey), and grandson Tucker, Novato, CA; and his brothers George and Frank, of Avon. He was preceded in death by his parents Andrew and Helen (Iroczki) Balunek and brother Andrew Daniel Balunek, M.D., ophthalmologist. “Vocavitque Deus mihi domum ad caelum.” Inquiries regarding Mr. Balunek’s memorial may be directed to balunek@gmail.com. Busch Funeral Home of Avon was honored to serve the family of Mr. Balunek.