Kenneth Stephen Neuhaus, 67, died April 15, 2024 in Dubuque, IA. He was the son of Kenneth A. and Mary Dugan Neuhaus born April 26, 1956 in Dubuque. Service will be held at a later date.

He married Karen Abrahamson in MN  on September 1, 1990 in Wayzata, MN, and they had two sons, Tyler and Tucker.

As a boy, he honed his baseball skills and was a four year varsity baseball player at Dubuque Senior High School. Ken played baseball as a student at University of Wisconsin-Platteville and UW-Eau Claire where he earned his BA  degree after a year abroad at University of Copenhagen. He received his Masters in Higher Education from University of Southern Illinois while working as a Division I  assistant coach for the Saluki and then assistant coach for University of Iowa Hawkeyes.  As Head Coach at Bethel College in St Paul,  Ken transformed  the Division III college into a baseball  powerhouse over 15 years. In 2003, they moved to the Tampa Bay area  where he coached at the new Freedom High School and taught history, then Tampa Bay Tech. It was during this time that Ken became a part-time scout for the Cincinnati Reds. Both sons loved baseball as much as their Dad and were talented and heavily recruited baseball players with Tucker being a first round MLB draft  for the Milwaukee Brewers. Ken retired gracefully m via hung and teaching to Carlsbad, CA where he volunteered as an advocate for the homeless five days a week delivering clothing, food and meeting other needs of the underserved community of San Diego County.

Kenny loved to travel and went on a two year exploration of the US working temporary or seasonal jobs as he experienced the country before beginning college. He coached the 1984 Olympic  Ecuador  Baseball Team. By the end of his life, he had been to all seven continents, finding Antartica the highlight in February 2023.

Ken’s son Tyler, sister-in-law Crystal Henkels Neuhaus, and father, Kenneth A. Neuhaus, predeceased him.

Ken is survived by his son Tucker of Truckee, CA, his mother Mary J. Neuhaus of Dubuque, his sisters Mary Lynn Neuhaus (James Jarrard), Patricia Harrison (Steven Paetz) Catherine (Moe) Dolphin, Paula Neuhaus, his brothers Thomas, Roger(Theresa) and Gregory (Chris Nardone) Neuhaus, several nieces and nephews and the many baseball players he coached over three decades.