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Earl Richard Kuhn Obituary and Family Listing Published in the Rochester(IN) Sentinel, Tuesday, August 16, 1983 Earl R. KUHN, 69, of 708 E. Rochester St., Akron, died at 2 a.m. today at Fort Wayne Parkview Hospital. He had been ill two years and six months. He was born in Akron Jan. 9, 1914, to Clyde and Elvida BURNS KUHN. He had lived in Akron all his life. On Sept. 19, 1943, he married Thelma ARMSTRONG in LaPorte. She survives. He was a supervisor for Sonoco Products Co., retiring Jan. 1, 1976. He worked in the same plant all his working life, beginning when it was known as the Rittenhouse Co. It later was changed to the CKR Co. Prior to becoming Sonoco, it was known as the Tru-Temper Corp. Mr. Kuhn was a member of the Akron United Methodist Church, Akron Masons and Eastern Star, Akron Lions Club and the Akron Chamber of Commerce. He was a past worthy patron of the Eastern Star, past president of the Lions and past secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Surviving with the wife are two sons, Ronald L. [KUHN], Fort Wayne, and the Rev. Charles ARMSTRONG, New Castle, and five grandchildren. A brother, Harold [KUHN], preceded in death. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Akron United Methodist Church, the Revs. Harold LEININGER and Frank CRAMER officiating. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Deaton Funeral Home, Akron, and the hour prior to services Thursday at the church. Masonic memorial services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Akron United Methodist Church organ fund. SOURCE: Fulton County Indiana Obituaries – 1983 by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40490076/earl-richard-kuhn