Myra L. Kuhn

Myra Louise Reichard Kuhn 78, of Indianapolis, IN, died Thursday, November 8, 2007. She was born on December 14, 1928, in Greenville, PA, the daughter of LeVan E. and Florence E. (Rickert) Reichard. Myra was completely dedicated to her family and always put the needs of others before her own. She loved children, especially babies, and they always responded well to her care. She loved to travel and was the "official historian" for her extended family. Myra had tracked down some of her ancestors to the villages they emigrated from in Germany and Switzerland. She was a member of the Indiana German Heritage Society and Palatines to America. A graduate of Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA in 1950, she was an elementary school teacher in Ohio, California, New York and Vermont for several years. A member of Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, Myra treasured her Bible Study classmates and her friends in the Sunday morning "Brunch Group". While living in Midland, MI, she was a member of the Grace A. Dow Memorial Presbyterian Church where she was ordained as a Deacon. She also was active in the management of the Midland Hospital Guild Gift Shop and in many activities of the Midland Music Society, especially the Box Office. Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Robert Andrew Kuhn: a daughter, Karen Joy; and a son, Andy (wife, Mary Anne); a sister, Shirley M. Long; and three grandchildren, Andrew Swindell, Maggie and Jonathan Kuhn. She was preceded in death by a brother, Lee O. Reichard and her parents. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, November 12, 2007, at Leppert Mortuary, Nora Chapel, 740 East 86th Street, Indianapolis. A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 Meridian Street, Indianapolis. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at The Rickert Family Cemetery, Transfer, PA. Donations in memory of Myra may be made to the American Cancer Society-Specify Lung Cancer, St. Vincent Hospice or Second Presbyterian Church.