Koehn, Lena Becker (1882-1951)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1951 Mar 15 p. 6

Birth date: 1882 Feb 5

text of obituary:

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— A fatal auto accident two miles east of Yoder, Kans. Sunday evening claimed two lives and injured six other persons. Mrs. Lena Koehn, 69, of Halstead was killed instantly, and Steven Bruce Unruh, four weeks old, died several hours later in Grace hospital, Hutchinson. Injured were the infant’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Unruh of Halstead, their two children, Allen 6, and Karen, 9, and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Jantz of Sedgwick. All eight persons were riding in the Jantz car en route to Pretty Prairie to attend the evangelistic services at the First Mennonite church when their car collided with a water truck at an intersection. Most seriously injured were Mrs. Jantz and Karen Unruh both of whom were still unconscious Monday afternoon at Grace hospital. Funeral services for the Unruh infant were to be held Wednesday forenoon at the Halstead Mennonite church, while the body of Mrs. Koehn is to be sent to Oklahoma for final services and burial. Mrs. Koehn was an aunt of Mrs. Jantz, and both were related to Mrs. Lena Becker and Mrs. Lorene Koehn of Halstead, who were killed in an auto accident on Jan. 1, 1950.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1951 Apr 5 p. 8