Koehn, Helen Unruh (1895-1972)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1972 Jun 15 p. 8

Birth date: 1895

text of obituary:

Newton and Vicinity

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● Funeral services for Mrs. Simon D. Koehn, 77, a resident of the Halstead community most of her life, were held Saturday forenoon at the Grace Mennonite Church with Rev. Kenneth Smith and Rev. Carl Dirks in charge. Mrs. Koehn died June 7 at the home in Halstead. The former Helen Unruh, she was born in Polish Russia and came to this country at an early age. She married Simon D. Koehn at Newton in 1912. He survives with six children, 18 great-grandchildren, five brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Amelia Nightengale of newton is one of the surviving sisters.