Frederick “Fred” M. Kuehl

Obituary

Frederick Martin Kuehl was born on February 25, 1932, in Hutchinson, Minnesota. He was the son of Walter and Ella (Bach) Kuehl. Fred was baptized as an infant on March 20, 1932, by Pastor W.G. Voigt and later confirmed in his faith as a youth in 1945, both at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Acoma Township, Minnesota. He went to his first eight grades of school at Immanuel Lutheran School. Fred received his high school education in Hutchinson and was a graduate with the Hutchinson High School class of 1950.

Fred entered active duty in the United States Army on September 19, 1952, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He served his country during the Korean War with Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the Seventh Cavalry Regiment as a Field Wireman. Fred received an Honorable Discharge on August 18, 1954, at Camp Carson, Colorado, and achieved the rank of Corporal.

On November 9, 1955, Fred was married to Joyce Hatten at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson. This marriage was blessed with three children, Janet, Steve, and Karen. They farmed on the family farm in Acoma Township until 1993, when they sold out and moved to Star Lake by Litchfield, Minnesota. Fred and Joyce wintered in Apache Junction, Arizona for the next twenty years. They shared 65 years of marriage.

Fred took up ceramic floor tile installation after helping build a church in Apache Junction. He and Joyce joined the Builders of Christ. They helped build twenty-five churches in thirteen states. Fred also tiled in many homes in west-central Minnesota in the summertime. He retired in 2017. They moved to Hutchinson in 2018.

He enjoyed playing baseball for many years. Fred played on the 1955 Hutchinson Hornets baseball team. His team placed second in the state baseball tournament. Fred also enjoyed bowling, hunting, fishing, watching sports on TV, playing cards, and reading. He served on the Farmers Elevator Board and Hutchinson American Legion Unit 96.

Fred passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson, at the age of 89 years.

Blessed be his memory.

Fred is survived by his:
Wife, Joyce Kuehl of Hutchinson, MN;
Children, Janet Hedy of Willmar, MN,
Steven Kuehl and his significant other, Shari Morehouse, of Hutchinson, MN,
Karen Pachan and her husband, Rick, of Hutchinson, MN;
Grandchildren;
Great-Grandchildren;
Other relatives and friends.

Fred is preceded in death by his Parents, Walter and Ella Kuehl; 1 Brother, other relatives, and friends.