Alma Kuhnhausen
Alma Jean Kuhnhausen, 65, of Glenwood, died at her home on Jan. 7, 2009.
She was born in Grant, Mich., on May 12, 1943, to Herbert Eugene and Vivian Rose (Baxter) Prosser.
On Nov. 15, 1959, Alma married Harold D. Kuhnhausen in Hemlock. Throughout her life, she worked with her husband, managing the trailer parks that he built and also waitressing, bartending and managing resorts, including Blue Bay Resort in Polson, Mont., for 10 years. She served as the President of the Montana Tavern Association for Lake County.
Alma enjoyed keeping her hands busy with crocheting and quilting, but also liked outdoor activities such as sight-seeing, hunting for gold, fishing and hunting, gardening and mushroom picking. She enjoyed traveling and liked to head south during the winter months. Alma loved to go to rummage sales and collected Depression and Carnival glass.
Alma was preceded in death by her mother Vivian Chase, brother Herbert Chase and daughter Julie Kuhnhausen.
She is survived by her husband, Harold Kuhnhausen; sons Robert, Cris and Shawn Kuhnhausen; brother Kenneth Prosser; sister Betty Trautman; and nine grandchildren, Jerritt, Candi, Amanda, Timothy, Kyle, Hayden, Kelsey, Sarah and Caleb.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Gardner Funeral Home, 1270 N. Main Ave., in White Salmon, followed by a reception. A graveside service will be held later that day at Mt. Adams Cemetery in Glenwood at 2 p.m.
