Obituaries from the Bowdle (SD) Pioneer

THE BOWDLE PIONEER NOV. 2, 1995
REVEREND LEO J. KUHN

Father Leo J. Kuhn, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Carrington, ND, died Oct. 19, 1995 at a Bismarck medical center. He had served the Carrington area since being appointed pastor in 1984.

Leo Kuhn was born in Napoleon, ND, on July 20, 1931, the last child of John G. and Caroline Kuhn, homesteaders who farmed for many years northwest of Napoleon. He attended rural schools, starting in the Kroeber School District and later moving into high school at Napoleon.

Upon graduation from Napoleon High School in 1949 he decided to attend Crosier Seminary in Onamia, MN. He later transferred to the St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, MN, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree. He then went on to complete his Master of Arts in Religious Education at Loyola University in Chicago. IL. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest by Bishop Leo F. Dworschak at St. Phillip Neri Church in Napoleon June 5, 1958.

Not copied were all the positions he held. Read the obituary for complete information.

He was preceded in death by three brothers: Pete, John and Tom Kuhn, and one sister: Mrs. Julia Bitz, all of Napoleon.

Survivors included three sisters: Mrs. Rose Bitz of Bismarck, ND; sister Ramona Kuhn of Bethany Convent in St. Paul, MN; and Mrs. Margaret Carlson of Bowdle; and several nieces and nephews.

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