Fr. James Gerald Kuhn died on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the age of 79, at Oakwood Village Hospice in Madison.
He was born on June 3, 1945, in Janesville, and was Baptized at Nativity of Mary Parish Church in Janesville on June 17, 1945.
Father Kuhn was predeceased by his parents, Gerald and Margaret (McCabe) Kuhn.
After attending Nativity of Mary Parish Grade School in Janesville, Father Kuhn completed his high school studies at Queen of Apostles Seminary, Madison, and his general collegiate studies at St. Pius X Seminary, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.
He also completed his philosophical and theological studies at Theological College at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
Father Kuhn was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Cletus F. O’Donnell of Madison, on May 15, 1971, at Nativity of Mary Church, Janesville.
Father Kuhn began ministering in the Diocese of Madison as a parochial vicar at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Beloit; Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish, Sun Prairie; Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Madison; and St. Patrick Parish, Madison.
He also served as an instructor at Beloit Catholic High School.
Father Kuhn ministered as pastor at St. Francis Xavier Parish, Lake Mills, with mission to St. Mary Magdalene Parish, Johnson Creek; St. Luke Parish, Plain, with mission to St. Patrick Parish, Loreto; St. Lawrence Parish, Jefferson, with chaplaincy to St. Coletta School, Jefferson; St. Thomas Parish, Montfort, with mission to St. John Nepomucene Parish, Castle Rock; St. Norbert Parish, Roxbury; St. Joseph Parish, Fort Atkinson; St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Beloit; and St. Patrick Parish, Janesville, from which he retired as Pastor Emeritus.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 602 Everglade Dr., Madison, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, at 11 a.m.
Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison will celebrate the Holy Mass, with Fr. Bart Timmerman, parochial administrator of the parishes of Queen of Martyrs Pastorate, Beloit, as homilist. Visitation at St. Thomas Aquinas Church will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. until shortly before the time of the Funeral Mass.
Mausoleum interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Janesville, will take place the following day, Wednesday, Oct. 9.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made either to the Diocese of Madison specifically for the support of retired priests, or to the Cathedral of St. Bernard of Clairvaux for the renovation of the cathedral.
Online condolences may be left at Schneider Funeral Home, Janesville: schneiderfuneraldirectors.com/obituaries/obituary-listings