Name of Deceased: Bertha Kuhn
Date of Death: April 29, 2012
Place of Death: Southwind Hospice, Pratt, Kansas
Date of Birth: December 24, 1921 on a farm near Catharine, Kansas
Parents Name: Alois L. & Bertha (Grabbe) Leikam
OBITUARY INFORMATION
She was a 1940 graduate of Girls’ Catholic High School, Hays. She married William “Bill” Kuhn October 6, 1941 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Ellis, Kansas. He died September 20, 1992. A Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1957 coming from Ellis, Kansas, Mrs. Kuhn was a homemaker.
Mrs. Kuhn was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, the Altar Society of which she was past president, a fifty-year member of Daughters of Isabella, election board, and former leader of Camp Fire.
In 1957, the family moved to Great Bend from Ellis, saying the move to Great Bend was the best move they ever made. She loved spending time with her family, and playing bridge, dominoes, pitch and pinochle.
SURVIVORS
Three Sons: Bob Kuhn and his wife Barb of Timber Lake, SD
Jim Kuhn of Great Bend, KS
Tony Kuhn and his wife Pam of Great Bend, KS
Two Daughters: Judith “Judy” Krebaum and her husband Jim of Great Bend, KS
Susan Rouse and her husband Herb of Broken Arrow, OK
Daughter-in-law: Norma Kuhn of Great Bend, KS
Sixteen Grandchildren: Curtis Kuhn of Great Bend, KS; Karen Rugan of Ellinwood, KS; Kathey Mitchell of Great Bend, KS; Keith Kuhn of Great Bend, KS; Brenda Kuhn of Sioux Falls, SD; Rob Kuhn of Timber Lake, SD; Annette Wine of Phoenix, AZ; Dawnell Kuhn of Jacksonville, FL; Kevin Krebaum of Salina, KS; Kyle Krebaum of Great Bend, KS; Amy Crosby of Great Bend, KS; Greg Kuhn of Olathe, KS; Steven Honomichl of Broken Arrow, OK; Adam Honomichl of Tulsa, OK; Christy Rouse of Miami, OK; and Donna Rouse of Owasso, OK
Great-grandchildren: Thirty
She was preceded in death by two sons, William D. “Bill” Kuhn and Infant Joseph Kuhn; one daughter, Infant Mary Kuhn; two brothers, Aloysius W. Leikam and Herman J. Leikam; one grandson, Kent Kuhn; and two great-grandchildren, Kelly Kuhn and Makinna Ann Krebaum.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Altar Society Rosary: 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Vigil Service with Daughters of Isabella Rosary: 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend
Celebrant: Father Reginald A. Urban
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas
Visitation: 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: Makinna Ann Hope Foundation or Southwind Hospice House, in care of Bryant Funeral Home
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