Person:Earl Kehn (1)

Earl F. Kehn, 82, formerly of Gibsonburg, died early Tuesday morning at Bethesda Care Center.

He was born in Clay Center to Edward and Anna (Lemke) Kehn. Earl was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps. On Dec. 9, 1945, he married Jessie Belle Huff in Gibsonburg and she died July 7, 1993.

Earl was a lead mechanic at Brush Wellman Inc. for 35 years.

He was a lifelong member of Gibsonburg American Legion Post 17, Voiture 1057 of 40-8, a member of Gibsonburg Masonic Lodge 575, VFW Post 2947, Fremont, Lifetime Volunteer Fireman in Gibsonburg, and B.A.R. Brush Retirees Association. He also was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Gibsonburg.

Earl is survived by daughters, Georgia A. (Arlie) Jones, Glendale, Ariz., and Gloria L. Mankin, Gibsonburg; granddaughters, Jennifer and Nicole Jones and Vicki Mankin; great-grandchildren, DeAndre and Alaysia; and sister, Ester Berger, Columbus. He was preceded by his parents, his wife on July 7, 1993, and son, Gene L. Kehn, on Sept. 26, 2002.

Visitation: 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at Herman-Kinn-Veh Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Gibsonburg. Masonic services: 7:30 p.m.

Funeral services: 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Pastor Fritz Merkes and the Rev. Ralph Clink officiating.

Burial: West Union Cemetery with military rites by the American Legion and VFW.

Memorials: Sandco Industries/School of Hope or Hospice of

Added by Jon Jay Shultz, June 8, 2005.

1. ↑ Earl F J Kehn, in United States. National Archives and Records Administration (ARC # 1263923). World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. (2002).

   / www.ancestry.com

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Earl F J Kehn, in Ohio, United States. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2018. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2010).

   Birth Date: 29 Apr 1923 in Ohio
   Death Date: 7 Jun 2005
   Certificate: 000204
   Father's Surname: Kehn
   Mother's Maiden Name: Lemke
   Marital Status: widowed / www.ancestry.com

3. ↑ Earl F Kehn, in Hayes Presidential Center, and various public libraries of Ohio. Ohio Obituary Index [database]. (Fremont, Ohio: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, ca. 1970-).

   Last Name: KEHN
   First Name: EARL
   Middle Name: F
   Spouse Last Name: HUFF
   Spouse First Name: JESSE BELLE
   Age at Time of Death: 82
   City of Death: FREMONT
   State of Death: OH
   Month of Marriage: 12
   Day of Marriage: 9
   Year of Marriage: 1945
   Parent's First Name(s): EDWARD
   Month of Death: 6
   Day of Death: 7
   Year of Death: 2005
   Month of Birth: 4
   Day of Birth: 29
   Year of Birth: 1923
   Source: News-Messenger (Fremont)
   Month: 6
   Day: 7
   Year: 2005
   Page: 2
   Column: 1
   Section: A / [1]

4. ↑ Earl F. J. Kehn / [2], in Find A Grave.