James J. Kuhn

James J. Kuhn, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Barbara Z. Whiteman Covington Kuhn with whom he had shared 13 years of marriage and his first wife the late, Allison E. Dunn Kuhn who passed in 1994.

Born in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Joseph N. and Florentine Marie Kneidler Kuhn. He was retired from the US Airways in Philadelphia, where he had been an Aviation Technician for 30 years. He was a member of the the American Legion #475 of Downingtown and was a parishioner of the St. Malachi Catholic Church in Doe Run.

He enjoyed woodworking and furniture restoration.

He is survived, in addition to his wife, by eight children: Karl Kuhn, husband of Melanie, of Nottingham, Eric Kuhn, husband of Debbie, of Chesapeake, Va., Alan Kuhn, and fiance Ann, of Conestoga, Glen Kuhn, husband of Anne, of Alamogordo, N.M., Jim Kuhn and Mary Baxter of Darlington, Md., Ron Covington, husband of Ginger, of Exton, Diann Barker, wife of Rich, of Kernersville, N.C. and Carol Thiel, wife of Michael, of West Chester; 26 grandchildren; four great grandchildren, siblings, Tom Kuhn of Pittsburgh and Teresa Simonelli of S.C. and his faithful pet dog, Chips. He was predeceased by four siblings.

The Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 3 p.m. from the Bacton Hill Bible Church, 2109 Conestoga Rd., Malvern, Pa. with Rev. Jeffrey Sherwood officiating. Interment will be private. Family and friends are invited to attend the viewing at the Church, which will be held from 2 until 3 PM.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in James memory to the Bacton Hill Bible Church at the above address.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg. Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com