Koehn, Waldon Gail (1938-1959)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1959 Mar 12 p. 7

Birth date: 1938 Feb 23

text of obituary:

Oklahoma Youth Killed, Two Companions Injured

HIGHWAY CRASH IN NEW MEXICO CLAIMS LIFE OF WALDON KOEHN

Hillsboro, Kansas. — A highway crash near Las Vegas, New Mexico on Feb. 26 resulted in instant death for an Oklahoma youth and serious injuries for his two companions from Hesston and Hillsboro, Kan., all members of the I-W unit at Tucumcari, N. M.

Dead is Waldon Koehn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Koehn of Fairview, Okla. Receiving serious head injuries were Ordo Holdeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Holdeman of Hesston, and Abe Larry Ensz, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Ensz of hillsboro. both were returned to their homes last week and are recovering.

The three young men, members of the Christian Public Service Unit of the Church of God in Christ Mennonite, had helped a Spanish family move their furniture from Tucumcari to Chacon, near Las Vegas. En route back to Tucumcari, their pick-up truck ran into a log truck which had been parked on the highway, reportedly without lights or flares. The top of the pick-up's cab was torn off, and it overturned in a ditch.

Funeral services for Waldon Koehn were held March 2 at the Fairview Mennonite Church, Rev. Dan Smith and Rev. Rueben [sic Reuben] Koehn in charge. Members of the Tucumcari unit attended the services in a body.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1959 Mar 19 p. 8