Koehn, Jacob C. (1909-2006)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2006 Jun 12 p. 7

Birth date: 1909 Jan 20

text of obituary:

JACOB C. KOEHN

Jacob C. Koehn, 97, of Goessel, Kan., died May 25, 2006, at Bethesda Home. He was born Jan. 20, 1909, to Cornelius C. and Agnes (Goertz) Koehn in Marion County.

He married Irma Voth on Sept. 22, 1934, at Tabor Mennonite Church of rural Goessel.

He was an electrician and farmer. He was a member of Tabor Mennonite Church and had been a member of Goessel Lions Club.

Survivors include his wife, Irma Koehn of Goessel; a son, John Koehn and his wife, Jill, of Dighton; two daughters, Margaret Hiebert and her husband, John, of North Newton, and Linda Buller and her husband, Paul, of Wichita; a son-in-law, Kermit Nikkel of Canton; four brothers, Cornie Koehn of Hesston, Frank Koehn of Newton, John Koehn of Newton and Irwin Koehn of Blaine, Wash.; two sisters, Nellie Esau of Goessel and Martha Penner of Emporia; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn Nikkel; a brother, George Koehn; and a sister, Margaret Revel.

Services were held at Tabor Mennonite Church of rural Goessel. Burial was in Tabor Mennonite Cemetery.