Victoria -- Ralph E. Kuhn, 77, died Aug. 12 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Topeka. He was born Aug. 31, 1923, in Victoria, the son of August and Helen Dreiling Kuhn.
He married Luella F. "Dolly" Wellbrock Sept. 27, 1943, in Victoria. She died Aug. 12, 1999.
A lifelong resident of Victoria, he worked for Esfeldt Oil Field Construction Company, Victoria Lumber Company, Dreiling Oil and Cross Manufacturing, before retiring in 1986. Kuhn was a member of St. Fidelis Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus, both of Victoria.
Survivors include one son, Raymond E. Kuhn of Russell; one daughter, Eileen Schmidt of Topeka; five brothers, Elmer Kuhn and Louis Kuhn, both of Hays, Frank Kuhn of Victoria, James Kuhn of Topeka and Clifford Kuhn of Oklahoma; five sisters, Leona Wellbrock of Victoria, Alice Haselhorst of Denver, Colo., Merline Wellbrock of Great Bend, Ellen Dickerson of Oklahoma and Norma Wellbrock of Hays; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Geraldine Kuhn; one brother, Albert Kuhn; and one sister, Dolorosa Berens.
Vigil service will be at 7 tonight followed by a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 7:30, both at Cline's Mortuary in Victoria. Funeral will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Maris Goetz officiating. Burial will be at St. Fidelis Cemetery in Victoria. Friends may call until 9 tonight and from 8-8:45 a.m. Wednesday, all at the mortuary.
Memorials are suggested to the Cathedral of the Plains Charitable Fund and Masses, in care of the mortuary.
Great Bend Tribune, 8/14/2001
He married Luella F. "Dolly" Wellbrock Sept. 27, 1943, in Victoria. She died Aug. 12, 1999.
A lifelong resident of Victoria, he worked for Esfeldt Oil Field Construction Company, Victoria Lumber Company, Dreiling Oil and Cross Manufacturing, before retiring in 1986. Kuhn was a member of St. Fidelis Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus, both of Victoria.
Survivors include one son, Raymond E. Kuhn of Russell; one daughter, Eileen Schmidt of Topeka; five brothers, Elmer Kuhn and Louis Kuhn, both of Hays, Frank Kuhn of Victoria, James Kuhn of Topeka and Clifford Kuhn of Oklahoma; five sisters, Leona Wellbrock of Victoria, Alice Haselhorst of Denver, Colo., Merline Wellbrock of Great Bend, Ellen Dickerson of Oklahoma and Norma Wellbrock of Hays; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Geraldine Kuhn; one brother, Albert Kuhn; and one sister, Dolorosa Berens.
Vigil service will be at 7 tonight followed by a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 7:30, both at Cline's Mortuary in Victoria. Funeral will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Maris Goetz officiating. Burial will be at St. Fidelis Cemetery in Victoria. Friends may call until 9 tonight and from 8-8:45 a.m. Wednesday, all at the mortuary.
Memorials are suggested to the Cathedral of the Plains Charitable Fund and Masses, in care of the mortuary.
Great Bend Tribune, 8/14/2001
Victoria -- Ralph E. Kuhn, 77, died Aug. 12 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Topeka. He was born Aug. 31, 1923, in Victoria, the son of August and Helen Dreiling Kuhn.
He married Luella F. "Dolly" Wellbrock Sept. 27, 1943, in Victoria. She died Aug. 12, 1999.
A lifelong resident of Victoria, he worked for Esfeldt Oil Field Construction Company, Victoria Lumber Company, Dreiling Oil and Cross Manufacturing, before retiring in 1986. Kuhn was a member of St. Fidelis Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus, both of Victoria.
Survivors include one son, Raymond E. Kuhn of Russell; one daughter, Eileen Schmidt of Topeka; five brothers, Elmer Kuhn and Louis Kuhn, both of Hays, Frank Kuhn of Victoria, James Kuhn of Topeka and Clifford Kuhn of Oklahoma; five sisters, Leona Wellbrock of Victoria, Alice Haselhorst of Denver, Colo., Merline Wellbrock of Great Bend, Ellen Dickerson of Oklahoma and Norma Wellbrock of Hays; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Geraldine Kuhn; one brother, Albert Kuhn; and one sister, Dolorosa Berens.
Vigil service will be at 7 tonight followed by a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 7:30, both at Cline's Mortuary in Victoria. Funeral will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Maris Goetz officiating. Burial will be at St. Fidelis Cemetery in Victoria. Friends may call until 9 tonight and from 8-8:45 a.m. Wednesday, all at the mortuary.
Memorials are suggested to the Cathedral of the Plains Charitable Fund and Masses, in care of the mortuary.
Great Bend Tribune, 8/14/2001
He married Luella F. "Dolly" Wellbrock Sept. 27, 1943, in Victoria. She died Aug. 12, 1999.
A lifelong resident of Victoria, he worked for Esfeldt Oil Field Construction Company, Victoria Lumber Company, Dreiling Oil and Cross Manufacturing, before retiring in 1986. Kuhn was a member of St. Fidelis Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus, both of Victoria.
Survivors include one son, Raymond E. Kuhn of Russell; one daughter, Eileen Schmidt of Topeka; five brothers, Elmer Kuhn and Louis Kuhn, both of Hays, Frank Kuhn of Victoria, James Kuhn of Topeka and Clifford Kuhn of Oklahoma; five sisters, Leona Wellbrock of Victoria, Alice Haselhorst of Denver, Colo., Merline Wellbrock of Great Bend, Ellen Dickerson of Oklahoma and Norma Wellbrock of Hays; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Geraldine Kuhn; one brother, Albert Kuhn; and one sister, Dolorosa Berens.
Vigil service will be at 7 tonight followed by a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 7:30, both at Cline's Mortuary in Victoria. Funeral will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Maris Goetz officiating. Burial will be at St. Fidelis Cemetery in Victoria. Friends may call until 9 tonight and from 8-8:45 a.m. Wednesday, all at the mortuary.
Memorials are suggested to the Cathedral of the Plains Charitable Fund and Masses, in care of the mortuary.
Great Bend Tribune, 8/14/2001
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