February
07,
1931
07,
1931
August
20,
2018
20,
2018
Mrs. Janet Jo (Cross) Kuehn, age 87, went to her eternal home on Monday, August 20, 2018, at Lutheran Community Home in Seymour.
Janet was born in 1931 in Jackson County to Hershel Clair and Myrtle (Lucas) Cross. She graduated from Brownstown High School in 1949 and attended Indiana University. In 1951, she married Harold Kuehn and together they had three children, Karen, Jerry, and Kathy. They operated a 500 acre farm in the Honeytown area until their retirement. Janet was baptized in the Brownstown Christian Church and after her marriage she joined St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brownstown.
Before having her children, she worked at Marion Kay Spices in Brownstown, and Timperman's Farm and Equipment in Seymour. During her lifetime, she was a member of Tri Kappa Sorioity, St. Peter's Lutheran Ladies Aid, and Honeytown Extension Homemakers.
Janet is survived by her children, Karen (John) Buchanan, Madison, Indiana; Jerry (Janice) Kuehn, Sarasota, Florida; and Kathy (Dennis) Blandford, Brownstown; grandchildren: Melissa Buchanan (Lance Dickman), New Orleans, Louisiana; Rex (Ashley) Buchanan, Denver, Colorado; Amanda Blandford, Brownstown; Amy Combs, Brownstown; and Devin Kuehn, Orlando, Florida; great-grandchildren: Kristen Combs, and Hunter Combs, Brownstown; and Axel Dickman, New Orleans, Louisiana; sisters-in-law: Lois Boswell, and Larna Smith, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; her parents; her brother and his wife, Robert and Sylvia Cross; brothers-in-law: Lowell Kuehn, and Lester Kuehn; and sisters-in-law: Marion (Kuehn) Eckelman; Helen (Kuehn) Schlehuser; and Vivian (Kuehn) Spurgeon.
Funeral services for Janet Jo (Cross) Kuehn will be conducted at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brownstown, with Pastor Jeremy Yeadon officiating. Friends may call from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 26, 2018, at Spurgeon Funeral Home, Inc., Brownstown.
Interment will be at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Brownstown.
Memorials may be given to St. Peter's Lutheran Ladies Aid or Turning Point for Domestic Violence Services.
Online memorials and condolences may be given at www.spurgeonfh@comcast.net " title="Click to open in a new window or tab" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> www.spurgeonfh@comcast.net
Janet was born in 1931 in Jackson County to Hershel Clair and Myrtle (Lucas) Cross. She graduated from Brownstown High School in 1949 and attended Indiana University. In 1951, she married Harold Kuehn and together they had three children, Karen, Jerry, and Kathy. They operated a 500 acre farm in the Honeytown area until their retirement. Janet was baptized in the Brownstown Christian Church and after her marriage she joined St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brownstown.
Before having her children, she worked at Marion Kay Spices in Brownstown, and Timperman's Farm and Equipment in Seymour. During her lifetime, she was a member of Tri Kappa Sorioity, St. Peter's Lutheran Ladies Aid, and Honeytown Extension Homemakers.
Janet is survived by her children, Karen (John) Buchanan, Madison, Indiana; Jerry (Janice) Kuehn, Sarasota, Florida; and Kathy (Dennis) Blandford, Brownstown; grandchildren: Melissa Buchanan (Lance Dickman), New Orleans, Louisiana; Rex (Ashley) Buchanan, Denver, Colorado; Amanda Blandford, Brownstown; Amy Combs, Brownstown; and Devin Kuehn, Orlando, Florida; great-grandchildren: Kristen Combs, and Hunter Combs, Brownstown; and Axel Dickman, New Orleans, Louisiana; sisters-in-law: Lois Boswell, and Larna Smith, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; her parents; her brother and his wife, Robert and Sylvia Cross; brothers-in-law: Lowell Kuehn, and Lester Kuehn; and sisters-in-law: Marion (Kuehn) Eckelman; Helen (Kuehn) Schlehuser; and Vivian (Kuehn) Spurgeon.
Funeral services for Janet Jo (Cross) Kuehn will be conducted at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brownstown, with Pastor Jeremy Yeadon officiating. Friends may call from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 26, 2018, at Spurgeon Funeral Home, Inc., Brownstown.
Interment will be at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Brownstown.
Memorials may be given to St. Peter's Lutheran Ladies Aid or Turning Point for Domestic Violence Services.
Online memorials and condolences may be given at www.spurgeonfh@comcast.net " title="Click to open in a new window or tab" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> www.spurgeonfh@comcast.net
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