Koehn, Henry D. (1867-1943)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1943 Mar 17 p. 5

Birth date: 1867 Dec 20

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Local News

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— Friends here have received word of the death of Henry D. Koehn at Meno, Okla., Tuesday morning. He was one of the first settlers in the Meno community, a charter member of the New Hopedale church and for a long time a deacon in the congregation. He is survived by his wife, four sons and one daughter, all married. He was about 75 years old.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1943 Apr 1 p. 3

text of obituary:

HENRY D. KOEHN

Henry D. Koehn, son of David H. and Mary (Unruh) Koehn, was born December 20, 1867, in Russian Poland and departed from this life, Tuesday, March 16, 1943, at 1:25 A. M.

He attained the age of 75 years, 2 months and 26 days. In 1874, at the age of seven, he emigrated with his parents to America, and settled in McPherson county, Kansas.

Here he grew up to manhood, and received his education, and instruction in the Christian faith and was baptized on July 25, 1888, by the elder John Ratzlaff.

In 1893 he made the run in the Cherokee Strip and staked a claim three miles southeast of Meno, Okla. In 1895 he became a member of the New Hopedale Mennonite Church at Meno and was a member of the same at the time of his death.

On April 21, 1895, he was united in holy matrimony with Lena Jantz of Pauls Valley, Ohio. The Lord blessed their union for 48 years. To this union were born four sons and one daughter. Four sisters and one brother have preceded him in death.

He leaves to mourn his departure, his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Willis Rush of Enid, Oklahoma; four sons, Robert of Meno, Oklahoma; Levi of Hollywood, California; Melvin of Meno, Oklahoma; Floyd of Ringwood, Okla., and a nephew reared as a foster son, Wayne Pattison of the home; four grandchildren, two sister; Mrs. Caroline Nightingale of Ringwood, Okla. and Mrs. Elizabeth Koehn of Meno, Oklahoma, and other relatives and many friends.

If we could see beyond today as God can see;
If all the clouds should roll away, the shadows flee;
O'er present griefs we would not fret,
Each sorrow we would soon forget,
For many joys are waiting yet for you and me.
If we could know beyond today as God doth know;
Why our dear ones pass away, and tears must flow;
And why darkness leads to light, why dreary paths will soon grow bright,
Some day life wrongs will be made a right.
Faith tells us so.
If we could see, if we could know, we often say.
But God in love a veil doth throw across our way
We cannot see what lies before,
And so we cling to Him the more,
He leads us till this life is o'er.
Trust and obey.

The funeral of Bro. Koehn was on March 19, at 2 o'clock at the home. Rev. John P. Unruh, who was in charge, spoke on 1 Thess. 4:13-17; 1 Cor. 6, 19, 20. The Men's Quartet sang, "Kneel at the Cross."

At the church the same quartet sang his favorite hymns, "Take Time To Be Holy," "Trust and Obey" and "Have Thine Own Way." Rev. H. U. Schmidt read from I Cor. 15:51-58 and made some comments on the same and led in prayer.

Rev. Albert J. Unruh had for his text John 11:40 and closed with reading a poem, "What God Hath Promised."

God that not promised skies always blue,
Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through.
God that not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
But God hath promised strength for the day
Rest for the laborer, light on the way.
Grace for the trial, help from above,
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.