Robert Kuhn,

ROBERT W. KUHN Jr., 57, died at 7:14 a.m. November 25, 2005, at SCCI Hospital, Lima, Ohio. He was born August 22, 1948, in Tiffin, Ohio to Robert W. and Dorothy M. Boes Kuhn Sr., and they both preceded him in death. Mr. Kuhn, like his father, worked at National Machinery Co. in Tiffin as a summer job while attending Bowling Green State University. He received his Bachelor of Science in education and a Master of Science in education from Bowling Green. He taught at Elida High School and Elida Middle School for 35 years. He had taught industrial technology, computers and social studies. He was the 2005 Newspaper in Education Teacher of the Year from The Lima News. He was a member of the Elida Education Association. Mr. Kuhn was a member of the Elida Optimist Club and had served on the board of directors. He was also a member of the Elida Sertoma Club and Lima Elks Lodge 54, where he was active on the scholarship and student of the month committees. He was an active member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, the Lima Sister Cities Association and the Long Lake Scuba Club. Mr. Kuhn was an Eagle Scout. Survivors include a sister, Suzette (Ronald) Wright of Brighton, Michigan, and a nephew, Kyle Wright of North Hollywood, California. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. The Rev. David Ritchie will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Tiffin, at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Friends may call from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Monday and 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home. An Elks Lodge of Sorrow service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, and a wake service will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Elida Educational Fund, Elida Administration Office, 4830 Sunnydale, Elida, OH 45807, or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, OH 44720. Condolences may be expressed at chamberlainhuckeriede.com.