Marion Elyse Kuhn

    Marion Elyse Kuhn, 86, passed away peacefully at home in Ramona on the morning of Dec 10, 2015.  Daughter of Mr and Mrs W.H. Hoyes of Montreal, Canada,  she was raised in that city, graduated from Westmount High School and was married to Bernard Kuhn in 1950 in a double wedding with Bernard’s brother David who married Elyse’s sister Marilyn.
     After seven years as an Air Force wife in Canada, Elyse emigrated with her young family to the Boston area. Altogether, they moved their household 22 times before settling for the last 36 years in a hilltop house overlooking Ramona town. The Kuhns’ homes included five years on  Kwajalein atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Elyse’s travels gave her much social experience and lasting friends in several cultures. She worked as a medical technician or as saleslady of women’s clothing occasionally, but her crowning achievements were as a loving wife, mother, homemaker, community worker and friend to many. Her personality was unassuming, feminine, warm and open, and she attracted friends and supporters gracefully.
     In Ramona Elyse was noted for 30 years of leadership of the Friends of the Library, and she and her Friends developed much County support and achieved many library upgrades and services which culminated in a fine new Ramona library in 2012. She was named  Ramona Citizen of the Year for 2007 and she received other awards from San Diego County for her voluntary library work.  Elyse’s hobbies included horsemanship, art work and golf, and she was a great reader  She was an active member of the Ramona Pioneer Historical Society, the San Vicente Valley Club and attended  St Mary’s in the Valley Episcopal church.  Elyse loved and supported cats, dogs, horses and birds and all of God’s creatures.
      Elyse became the matriarch of five generations of living people this year. She is survived by her daughters Diane, Nancy and Leslie, seven grandchildren, nine great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Besides husband Bernie and their descendants in western USA, she leaves two sisters and their families in Ontario, Canada and in-laws in both countries.
      A gathering to celebrate Elyse’s life and legacy will be held at 2 P.M. on Jan. 9, 2016 at  St Mary’s  church on San Vicente Road, Ramona, and all are welcome.  Flowers will be provided by the family. If  you would like to make a donation in Elyse’s memory  in lieu of flowers, please send it to Friends of the Ramona Library, P.O Box 843, Ramona, CA 92065.    The family thanks Ardent Hospice for its capable and kindly care of Elyse during her last six months.
        Elyse’s ashes will be interred  in Nuevo Memorial Gardens in Ramona by her family.    

     "To live in hearts and minds of those we leave behind is not to die."

Bonham Bros.& Stewart Mortuary and Cremation Service is assisting the family.

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