Richard D. (Dick) Kuhne was called to Heaven on April 12, 2014, in Tallahassee, Fl.
He was born in Bach, Michigan, on March 17, 1935 to Mary (Lapak) and Hank Kuhne. He graduated from Sebewaing High School in 1953 and enlisted in the United States Marine Corp that same year and served from 1953 to 1956. He is a Korean War Veteran. He married Ollie Halley of Petoskey, in Bach, Michigan in 1956. He worked for At&T and GE in Michigan and moved to Florida in 1964 where he worked for Sprint/Centel until his retirement in 1993.
Dick is survived by his wife Ollie and two sons, Richards D. Kuhne II and his wife Brenda and daughter Breanna of Cairo, Ga. And daughter Rachel Kuhne of Tallahassee and Jeffrey Jon Kuhne and son Jonathon of Panama City, Fl. He is also survived by one sister Rhonda King and husband Earl of Reese, MI. one brother Hank Kuhne of Quanicassee, MI. and brother-in-law Renn Haley and wife Nancy and sister-in-law, Vivian of Petoskey, MI., and many nieces and nephews in Michigan. Dick also served as President of The Independent Pioneer Telephone Association and the Centel Management Club and served on the Properties Committee of Epiphany Lutheran Church. Dick was also a life member of The Veterans of Foreign Wars, member of the 1st Marine Division Association and other organizations.
A Gathering of Friends will be held at MeadowWood Memorial Park, 700 Timberlane Rd. Tallahassee, Fl. Saturday, from 1-3pm. No flowers please, and any memorials can be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.