Koehn, Susie (1884-1987)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 17 Dec 1987 p. 8

Birth date: 1884

text of obituary:

NEWTON & VICINITY

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● Susie Koehn, 103, of Moundridge, a homemaker and resident of Harvey and McPherson counties since 1893, died Dec. 13 at Moundridge Manor. Funeral services were held Dec. 16 at Gospel Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, Moundridge, with Doyle Johnson and Kenneth Koehn officiating. Burial was in the Lone Tree Church Cemetery, rural Galva. A native of Karlswalde, Russia, she moved to the U.S. in 1893. Survivors include six sons, Martin, Lewis, Chester and Robert, all of Moundridge, Herman of Canton and Leonard of Peabody; four daughters, Selma Koehn, Amanda Koehn and Laura Koehn, all of Moundridge, and Gloria Wiggers of Clarksdale, Miss.; two sisters, Elizabeth Boese of Moundridge and Adina Penner of Halstead; 22 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Her husband, David, preceded her in death in 1974.