Herman 'Red' Kuhl
April 25, 1952 ~ November 13, 2025
Born in:
Breese, IL
Resided in:
Donnellson, IL
Herman ‘Red’ Kuhl, 73, of Donnellson, Illinois, passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital, in Springfield, Illinois.
Red was born, in Breese, Illinois, on April 25, 1952, the son of Leo and Henrietta Mary (Hermling) Kuhl. He married the love of his life, Linda Dixon, on February 18, 1972. They shared 38 years of marriage, until her death on November 16, 2009. On November 11, 2011, he married Renee Ketchem Hadden, who survives.
He attended the Sorento elementary school and the Bond County Community Unit #2 High School. He was a roof bolter, coal miner at the Coffeen and Rend Lake mines. Later, he became a union laborer with Hillsboro Local #1084 and retired in 2011.
Red was quite the prankster and could always make you laugh. He was a member of the catholic faith and enjoyed helping anyone who needed a helping hand. He was an avid NASCAR fan, loved his Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears, along with old cars, demolition derbies, coon hunting, and was a great mushroom hunter. Spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great grandson, was his greatest joy in life.
Survivors include his wife, Renee; his children, Nikki (Chris) Blackburn, Todd (Rachael) Kuhl, Michael Ketchem, Heather (Dusty) Crites; grandchildren, Paxton (Trent Shideler) Kuhl, Payton Blackburn, Vidalia Kuhl, Mercedes (Dillon Civitate) Kuhl, Kyla Kuhl, Treyton Kuhl, Briar Kuhl, Remington Crites; great grandson, Montgomery Bilyeu, with two more great grandchildren on the way; siblings, Ruthann (Charlie) Daiber, Mary Mullen, Edward (Betty) Kuhl, David (Bev) Kuhl, Mike Kuhl, and Aggie (Gary) Huston.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, George ‘Bud,’ Leroy, and Urban Kuhl; sisters, Bernetta Spaeth, Alice Campbell, and Annetta Kuhl; sisters-in-law, Pat, Paula, and Kathy Kuhl; brothers-in-law, Charles Spaeth and Les Mullen.
A celebration of life, hosted by the family, will be held at the Panama VFW, on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at 5:00 pm.
Memorials may be mailed to: Union Cemetery, c/o PO Box 760, Panama, IL 62077.
The family has entrusted Assalley Funeral Home in Greenville with the arrangements.
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Red and Renee is are neighbors. Red was always kind and good hearted. Would help a neighbor in need of help if he could. He will be missed in the neighborhood by many.
Red and I were classmates at Sorento Grade School. We were on the “first string” basketball team in 7th and 8th grades. He was one of the toughest guys I ever met. He was also one of the nicest guys I ever knew.
Red’s family has my deepest sympathy for their loss…
Mary Green