Death
After a period of illness, Bishop Untener died at the age of 66 of a form of leukemia on March 27, 2004. His death was a shock to many people, as it had only been announced six weeks prior that he suffered from leukemia.
His funeral mass was celebrated in Saginaw and included a homily by Archbishop John R. Quinn of San Francisco, California.
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