Preceded in death by his parents, William and Alice, wife, June, son, Billy and granddaughter, Kristen.
Survived by children Sara (Susan) and David (Bobbi); grandchildren, Brandon (Kelsey), Kiley (Brandon), Blake, Trinity, and Sophie; great-grandson, Maximus; niece, Linda (John); and nephew, Mark (Cindy).
Bud was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He was raised in South Minneapolis, became the president of his Roosevelt graduating class and starred on the baseball team. He joined the Navy right after High School graduation and became an Ensign serving at the end of WWII. He graduated from the U of MN with a Business Degree and went on to play baseball for a farm team in Glencoe MN, where he met June, whose dad was the team manager. They were married in June of 1950. Later that year, Bud and his dad started the Kuether Distributing Company in Minneapolis, which operated over 50 years. They raised their family in Richfield and later moved to Fridley. At the warehouse, Bud was known as “the Chief” and for the nicknames he gave his cohorts. He loved golf, card games (especially Bridge, Gin Rummy and Cribbage), and working the daily crossword puzzle. When the business closed, he became an employee at Gross Golf course as a “ranger” and loved riding his cart with his walkie-talkie and getting golfers in line. He cheered on his grandkids at their diving, tennis and dance competitions. He was a faithful church member at United Church of Christ in New Brighton.
Special thanks to the staff at Landmark of Fridley. A private family ceremony will be held to honor him.
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