Former Sitkan Lyle M. Kuehn, of Dayton, Tennessee, died October 7 at The Veranda at the Life Care of Rhea County. He was 91.
He was born on July 22, 1934, in Sitka, the son of Frank W. and Olga McNulty Kuehn. He graduated from Sitka High School Class of 1952, and served his country in the U.S. Army.
When he returned to Sitka he was a foreman at the city Public Works Dept. and worked for Alaska Lumber and Pulp Co.
Lyle was a lifetime member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Loyal Order of the Moose, and the Elks Lodge. He was assistant chief of the Sitka Fire Department, head of the Babe Ruth’s Umpire Association, and baseball coach for the Sitka Sportsman's Association Little League baseball team.
In 1991 he moved to Tennessee. He worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar nuclear plant, and participated in the SCAN Program in Rhea County for many years.
Lyle was preceded in death by his beloved wife Lotus June Kuehn, his sisters Donna McKinney, Karen Johnson and Dorothy Kuehn, and his great-grandson, Brandon Lee Godsey.
Survivors include his children Dotsy Woodall of Evensville and Gary (Lynn) Kuehn of Ooltewah, his grandchildren Jamie (Jason) Lynn, Gregory Kuehn, Nicholas (Ashley) Kuehn, Christopher (Katie) Kuehn and Meredith (Logan) Newberry, and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, October 11, in the Spring City Memorial Gardens. There will be no visitation.
Vaughn Funeral Home, Spring City, is in charge of arrangements. Memories and condolences may be sent to his family at www.vaughn-funeral-home.com.
