Carl Fredrick Kaun

He was born on October 9, 1946 in Great Falls, Montana to Herbert and Aaltje (DeBruin) Kaun. He grew up on the family farm in the Knees Community. Carl graduated from Brady High School in Brady, Montana in 1964. He was one of only 14 graduates that year. Carl achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He received his B.S. in Mathematics from Montana State University with Honors, then went on to obtain his Masters in Engineering from Stanford University. After college he went to work for the Department of Defense at Ft. Meade, Maryland. While on assignment in Sunnyvale, CA he met his future wife Verna Bradley, and they married one month later. They were residents of Cupertino, CA until their children were out of high school, then moved to the San Diego suburb of Poway, before retiring to Henderson NV, where they have lived for the past 13 years.

Carl enjoyed cooking and competition barbeque, naming his team ‘Holy Smoke’ because he said “good BBQ was close to a religious experience”. He won several trophies for his BBQ, including Grand Champion for his brisket, and was also a judge for the Kansas City Barbeque Society. Additional hobbies included guitar, piano, computers, and woodworking. He was also a member of a Humanist league and a neighborhood poker club.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years Verna, his daughters Carla and Christell, his brother John, nieces LaMae and Dawn and nephew Jonah. Carl was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Kathy .

Following Carl’s wishes, he was cremated but did not want to have a full memorial. Instead, since we still wanted to honor his memory and to offer his friends and family a chance to reflect on his life, please sign the guest book and leave your remembrance or stories you wish to share about him here.