George R. Kuhlmann, age 65 of Grey Eagle, died after a short battle with cancer on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 surrounded by his family, extended family and friends at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minn.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle with Rev. Ronald Dockendorf officiating. Interment was at St.
Bernard’s Cemetery in Ward Springs.
George Kuhlmann was born March 7, 1951, in Melrose, Minn., to Theodore and Antoinette (Terwey) Kuhlmann. George married
Donna Maciej on Sept. 28, 1974, and later divorced. He farmed north of Ward Springs for many years while working at Jennie-O Foods in Melrose for over 25 years where he was a supervisor. He owned New Munich Meats for 12 years before becoming co-owner with Marilyn of Melrose City Meat Market.
George enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping, gardening and had a love for birds and beekeeping. In his younger years he enjoyed playing softball and bowling.
Survivors include his significant other, Marilyn Gaebel of Grey Eagle; children, Jill
(Christopher) Skaja of Rice, Joshua
(Amanda) Kuhlmann of Freeport, and Jordan
(Brittany) Kuhlmann of Sauk Centre; three grandchildren, Amber and Ava Skaja, and Reagan
Kuhlmann; brothers and sisters, Fritz Kuhlmann, Diane (Rich) Koehn, Bill (Carol) Kuhlmann, Garry Kuhlmann, Sharon Kuhlmann, and Frank (Annette) Kuhlmann; and sister-in-law, Lois
Kuhlmann.
George was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore and Antoinette Kuhlmann; and brothers and sisters, Ralph Kuhlmann,
Lorraine Snetsinger, Larry Kuhlmann,
Shirley Deters, Tom Kuhlmann, Ted
Kuhlmann, and Jim Kuhlmann.
Serving as casket bearers were Linus
Ritter, Rodney Deters, Garry Joe Kuhlmann, Jason Gruber, Barry Lankow, and Matt Kuhlmann. Cross bearer was Frank Kuhlmann and scripture bearer was Sheila Gaebel. Gift bearers were Melissa
Luethmers, Michelle Heinen, and Darren Gaebel. Mass servers were Bobby Deters and Jacob Deters. Readers were Chris Skaja and Diane Koehn. Petitions were read by Rose
Deters.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Grey Eagle.