Koehn, Eldon Dale (1955-1974)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1974 Aug 15 p. 8

Birth date: 1955

text of obituary:

Newton and Vicinity

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• Eldon Dale Koehn, 19, a native of Chickasha, Okla. and a resident of Halstead the last four years, drowned in the Mississippi River near Lake Providence, La. on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Funeral services were held at the Grace Church of God in Christ, Mennonite on Friday afternoon, Aug. 9, with Min. Kenneth Smith and Min. Paul Becker officiating. He was employed as a press operator at Hesston Corporation. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Koehn of Halstead, seven brothers, Melvin, Moundridge, Truman, Yankton, S. C., Jimmy, Canton, Jerald, Cement, Okla., Delmar, Transylvania, la., Dennis, and Gene, both of the home; one sister, Mrs. Mary Lou Rempel, Grandview, Man.; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Hannah Zeiset of Chickasha, Okla.