Koehn, Kenneth (1932-1968)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1968 May 2 p. 3

Birth date: 1932

text of obituary:

Minister and Wife, Three-Year-Old Boy Die in Arizona Crash

Word has been received here of a tragic highway accident near Flagstaff, Ariz on Sunday April 21 which claimed the lives of Min. and Mrs. Kenneth Koehn of Livingston, Calif. and three-year-old Randy Siemens, adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Siemens, also of Livingston.

Critically injured in the crash were Mr. and Mrs. Siemens and the four-months-old son of the Koehns.

Min. Koehn, 36, was pastor of the Livingston congregation of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. the group had attended a fellowship supper at the Wide Ruins, Ariz. mission the evening before and were en route to Phoenix where Min. Koehn was to conduct a series of meetings. The accident took place on a freeway near Flagstaff.

Min. and Mrs. Koehn leave six children. Funeral services for both were held April 26 at Livingston and the funeral of the Siemens child was held there Monday, April 29.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1968 May 9 p. 7

text of obituary:

Services for Minister and Wife Largely Attended

Winton, Calif. — An estimated 1,500 to 2,000 people attended the double funeral service April 26 at the Livingston Church of God in Christ, Mennonite for Min. and Mrs. Kenneth Koehn, both 36, who were killed in a highway accident near Flagstaff, Ariz. on April 21.

Min. Koehn, pastor and chairman of the ministerial staff of the Livingston congregation, was well liked and widely known. Relatives and friends from a wide area, including a number of ministers from out of state, came for the services. Six young ministers carried his casket. Min. Daniel J. Koehn of Montezuma, Kan. who has served as a missionary to Nigeria, preached the funeral sermon.

The funeral for three-year-old Randy Siemens, adopted son of Min. and Mrs. Jesse Siemens who died in the same accident, was held at the Livingston Church on April 29.

Min. and Mrs. Koehn leave six children ranging in age from four moths to 15. The infant son was with them on the trip to Arizona and suffered a skull injury, later undergoing surgery in a Phoenix hospital. The family is being cared for by Min. and Mrs. Jesse Koehn, who are brother and sister, respectively, of Min. and Mrs. Kenneth Koehn.

Min. Koehn is survived by his parents, Min. and Mrs. Abe T. Koehn of Winton. His wife's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Dave H. Koehn, also of Winton. Both also leave brothers and sisters.

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Siemens of Livingston, who were passengers in the Koehn auto, were both seriously injured but are reported showing some improvement in an Arizona hospital. Mrs. Siemens suffered a fracture of the leg near the hip and internal injuries, and her husband has a chest injury affecting his heart.

The two couples with two young children were visiting missions and churches in Arizona when the tragic accident befell them. They were traveling on the freeway near Flagstaff when a vehicle occupied by several Indians came down the wrong lane of the four-lane divided highway and crashed into the Koehn car. The Indians reportedly were being pursued by police officers and had entered the highway from a side road by running a "no entry" sign. — Reported by Noah A. Koehn.