Jean L. Kuhn-HatchAKRON – Jean Louise Kuhn-Hatch, age 98, North Manchester, died on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, at 4 a.m. at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, where she had been a resident for nine years.
She was born on Sept. 23, 1923, in Milford. Her parents were Joseph and Jeanette Darkwood Krauter. She attended Sidney High School.
Jean was formerly from Akron, where she and her husband raised four daughters and then resided in Florida from 2002 to 2012.
Some of Jean’s interests were baking, fishing, hunting mushrooms and playing the piano for many, many years. She worked at various places such as Wiles Department Store, Chamberlains and a cook at the Akron School.
Jean was married in North Manchester to Neil Kuhn from 1943 to 1995 when he passed away. She was then married to Don Hatch from 1999 to 2006 when he passed away in Sebring, Fla.
Surviving Jean are four daughters: Pat (spouse Miles) Hoffman, from Silver Lake; Pam (spouse George) Moffit, from Indianapolis; Cathy French, from North Manchester; Nancy (spouse Andy) Shewman, from North Manchester; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren.
Preceding Jean in death are her parents; husband, Neil Kuhn; husband, Don Hatch; son-in-law, (Cathy’s husband) Charles French; grandson, Brent Hoffman; great-grandson, Ryan Henderson; brother, Joseph Krauter.
Visitation will be Wednesday, Dec. 29 at the Earl-Love Funeral Home, 811 E. Rochester St., Akron, from 10 a.m. to noon.
The service will be at noon following the visitation at the funeral home officiated by Pastor David Eaton. Burial will be at the Akron IOOF Cemetery, Akron.
The staff or Earl-Love Funeral Home considers it a privilege and an honor to care for the family and friends of Jean Kuhn-Hatch.
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Contributions may be given in her memory to the Akron United Methodist Church and/or the “Caring Circle” at Peabody Retirement Community. Envelopes will be furnished at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to www.earllovefuneralhome.com.
