Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Kuhneman, Martin F., CDR, USN April 7, 2023 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Woolfitt http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008401 October 26, 2023, 2:06 pm HD Oliver FH April 2023 NORFOLK – Martin F. Kuhneman, CDR, USN (Ret.), 90, a long-time resident of Virginia Beach and Norfolk, died peacefully on Good Friday, April 7, 2023. Martin was the only child of the late Martin and Alice (Fleming) Kuhneman. He was born in his mother’s native Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada, and grew up in the Englewood section of Southside Chicago. As a child in Chicago, Martin attended parochial school at Our Lady of Solis Catholic Church. His parents strongly valued the gift of education. His mother especially valued an education imparted through the Jesuit tradition, and his parents provided for Martin to attend St. Ignatius High School, from which he graduated in 1949. Following high school, Martin briefly attended the Illinois Institute of Technology and worked for The Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company as an operator at the State Line Control Tower. With the Korean War at its height, in 1952, Martin enlisted in the United States Navy. That same year Martin first came to Norfolk as a Quartermaster on the USS Midway. While on the Midway, Martin was given the opportunity to attend the Naval Academy Preparatory School and subsequently the United States Naval Academy. He was a member of the Fifth Company and graduated as an officer in 1958. Following the Academy, Martin went to flight school in Pensacola and earned his wings as a Naval Aviator. Throughout his career, Martin flew helicopters and was attached primarily to ASW squadrons along the east coast. In addition to those duties, he served as Commanding Officer of Naval Air Facility Midway Island, and held staff positions at the USNA, aboard the USS Nashville, and lastly at SACLANT Fleet, from which he retired in 1984. While stationed at Quonset Point in 1973, Martin met his future wife, Gail (Fisher) Kuhneman, who predeceased him in 2016. Together Martin and Gail built their marriage and home in Virginia Beach and welcomed their son, Father Timothy M. Kuhneman into life. Martin was a devoted and loyal husband and father. Devotion and loyalty were qualities that marked Martin throughout his life and in the relationships and friendships that he kept. Whether it was in the way that he lived his faith, gave of himself to the Church, served his country, or cared for his family, Martin was devoted and loyal. He had the gift of a quick smile and genuine concern for what was right and just. Martin was a gifted artist and storyteller, and he had an eye for detail and a value for the people he encountered. Martin and Gail were long-time members of Ascension Catholic Church in Virginia Beach and participated and volunteered in a variety of capacities. In 2011, they moved to Harbor’s Edge in Norfolk and subsequently joined Sacred Heart Parish. At Harbor’s Edge Martin made many friendships and engaged in opportunities to bring value and beauty into his life and the lives of his fellow residents. Visitation will be held on Wednesday between 5 and 7 pm at H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, 1501 Colonial Ave, Norfolk, with a wake service. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday at 11 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 520 Graydon Ave, Norfolk. Burial Services will be held at St. Mary’s Cemetery on Friday at 11 am. Instead of flowers, please consider St. Ignatius College Prep, 1076 Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60608, or the Sisters of Mercy, 15 Highland View Rd., Cumberland, RI 02864, or your own favorite charity. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/k/kuhneman9520nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb