Elaine Joan Kuck, age 90, formerly of Sheboygan, died on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Stair Crest Assisted Living in Muskego, WI. She was born on October 7, 1934, to Rev. Adiel and Hilda Diederichs Kuck in Farmersville, OH.
She attended schools in Louisville, KY, Baltimore, OH, Plymouth, WI and graduated High School in New Knoxville, OH in 1952. She graduated from Mission House College (now Lakeland University) in 1956.
Elaine was Director of Christian Education at St John’s UCC in Indianapolis for two years. She returned to Wisconsin and attended Sheboygan County Teacher’s College. She then received a BS from UW-Oshkosh and a MA from UW-Milwaukee. She taught at Washington School in Sheboygan for 31 years, retiring in 1990.
She loved to travel by car and visited every state except Alaska & Hawaii. Her favorite vacation spots were to the Smoky Mountain area of Tennessee and Ohio Amish country.
She enjoyed watching sports on TV, especially the Green Bay Packers and Wisconsin Badgers. She was a member of Salem UCC in Plymouth from 1950 until the time of her death. She served on several committees, organized the church library & sang in the choir.
Elaine is survived by nieces & nephews and their children: Kris (Steve) Bastien, Kim (Hope) Kuck, Karen (Dave) Dobias, Cindy (Rick) Powell, Jim (Jenny) Fitzgerald, Diane (Randy) Jamerson, Colleen (Steve) Trudell, Julie (Russ) Gey, and many grandnieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, aunts, uncles & cousins.
In accordance with Elaine’s wishes, a private service will be held at Salem UCC in Plymouth. A burial will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery in Plymouth.
The Reinbold-Novak Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed at www.reinboldfh.com
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