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- Cecilia S. Kuhn
Cecilia S. (Modaff) Kuhn, 86, a lifelong resident of Naperville, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002, at St. Patrick's Residence in Naperville. She was born March 28, 1916, in Naperville.
She grew up on the family farm at the southwest corner of Modaff Road and 75th Street. She attended SS Peter and Paul School and Naperville Community High School. She married Jim Kuhn of Naperville on June 24, 1939. Together they farmed on the land that is now Nike Park and later on land now occupied by the Brush Hill and Wil-O-Way developments. She always kept large vegetable and flower gardens. She will be remembered for the bouquets of fresh flowers that always graced her table and the tables of her friends. She enjoyed making gifts of flower arrangements and vegetable baskets.
She is survived by two sons, Mike (wife Rosie) Kuhn of Naperville and Thomas (wife Marianne) Kuhn of Naperville; a daughter, Kay (husband Pat) LaJeunesse of Naperville; six grandchildren, Andy and Christie Kuhn of Naperville, Carolyn and Lauren Kuhn of Naperville, Katie (husband Tim) Mroczak of Lake Villa and Jay LaJeunesse of Naperville; a brother, Nick Modaff of Naperville; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Peter Kuhn; a granddaughter, Donna Kuhn; two brothers, Bernard and Peter Modaff; three sisters, Agnes Theis, Caroline Gaworski and Lillian Landorf; and her parents, Peter and Dora Modaff.
Visitation will take place from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home, 44 S. Mill St., Naperville.
Services will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the funeral home and proceed to a 9:30 a.m. Mass of Christian burial at SS Peter and Paul Church, 36 N. Ellsworth St., Naperville.
Interment will take place at SS Peter and Paul Cemetery in Naperville.
Memorials may be directed to St. Patrick's Residence, 1400 Brookdale Road, Naperville, IL 60563.
- The Naperville Sun (ILLINOIS),
September 15, 2002
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1916 - 2002 (86 years)
