Koehn, Abe W. (Mrs.) (1901-1961)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1961 Sep 7 p. 3

Birth date: 1901

text of obituary:

Accidents Near Galva and Hillsboro

TWO-CAR COLLISION NEAR GALVA FATAL TO MRS. ABE W. KOEHN

Galva, Kan. — Funeral services were conducted at the Lone Tree Mennonite Church near here Sept. 2 for Mrs. Abe W. Koehn, 60, who suffered fatal head injuries in a two-car crash Tuesday evening.

Mrs. Koehn was a passenger in a car driven by her husband when it was struck by another motorist. Mr. Koehn had only minor injuries.

Surviving in addition to the husband are six sons and six daughters.

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Hillsboro, Kan. — Four Hillsboro young men were injured, two seriously, when the car in which they were riding struck a tractor on a country road north of U.S. 56.

Most seriously hurt were Willard Dahl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Dahl, who sustained a skull fracture, and Dennis Buschman, son of Rev. and Mrs. Frank Buschman, who had a concussion.

Rolyn Hiebert, son of Rev. and Mrs. Lando Hiebert, and Hannington Pamba, a Tabor College student from Kenya, were also hospitalized.

The youths were returning from work at the new cracking plant north of Strassburg when a tractor driven by Strassburg community farmer made a left turn in front of them.