Kenneth L Hudnall

Kenneth Leroy Hudnall, born October 2, 1925 in Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, West Virginia, died at his home of 46 years in Ohio Township, Sewickley, PA on Wednesday May 14, 2014. He was the 2nd oldest son of Preston Nimrod Hudnall and Irene M Cobb, and was preceded in death by 9 brothers and sisters, Imogene Carte, Preston Lionel Hudnall, Arthur Ray Hudnall, Jacqueline Adkins, Betty Ann Wilson, Robert G Hudnall, Paul R Hudnall, Herbert Terry Hudnall and Peggy Jane Hudnall. He joined the Army in 1943 and proudly served in the 13th Air Force in New Guinea and the Philippines in World War II. After the war, he earned his Bachelor’s degree at The Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio, where he met and later married his wife of 62 years, Gladys Leiser Hudnall. He came to Western PA in 1958 with the A&P grocery chain as an office manager for the tri-state area, and later owned several businesses including Ken’s Beer Distributor and Kenmik Construction Co.

An avid outdoorsman, he helped start Little League baseball in Monroeville, was Cubmaster and Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts, was an avid hunter for many years, and was most happy spending time at his farm in Vowinckel PA and was an enthusiastic wood carver and craftsman.

He was a long-time member at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Perrysville, PA.

He is survived by his wife and 6 children, Kenneth Michael and wife June of Boston, Diana Lynn McCloskey and husband Chuck of Chicago, David Nelson and wife Melissa of Coraopolis PA, Susan Eileen of Allison Park, Kathleen Myra White and husband Lloyd of Bellevue, and Walter Preston and wife Yvonne of Sewickley. He was a proud and loving grandfather to 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received Sunday, May 18, from 12 to 4 pm in the H.P. Brandt Funeral Home, Inc, 1032 Perry Highway, Ross Twp. A memorial service will be planned for a later date.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Disabled American Veterans