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John Bunz

94 years old · died December 17, 2013 · Wende Correctional Facility, Erie County, New York

John Bunz was 94 when he died on December 17, 2013, while held at the Wende Correctional Facility in Erie County, New York. He had been a chemist and later a technician for Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. He had spent most of his time at the prison in a medical unit, largely bedridden. State officials said he died of natural causes.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: state jail officials. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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