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© Enid Morning News Carnegie, Oklahoma September 1944 Eva G. [Harms] Koehn The funeral for Mrs. Eva Koehn, 74, will be on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Darnell Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. B. Rahr and Rev. P. C. Grunau will officiate. The body will be sent to Ft. Cobb for burial. Mrs. Koehn died Friday at her home, 1612 South Third. She leaves two daughters, a son, and other relatives. |
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Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, August 14, 1957 John C. Koehn Koehn Funeral Services Held At Greenfield Funeral services for John C. Koehn, 68-year-old Carnegie farmer who died last Thursday in a Newton, Kansas, hospital were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday from the Greenfield Mennonite church near Fort Cobb, with Rev. Ben Fresien and Rev. J.B. Krause officiating. Koehn entered the Newton hospital on August 2 and underwent major surgery on August 5. His condition grew steadily worse and he died at 11 a.m. last Thursday. Born June 5, 1889, in McPherson, Kansas, he moved with his parents when he was 12 years of age to Goltry, Okla., where on October 13, 1914, he was married to Miss Katie Schmidt. He and his wife made their home in western Kansas for three years, and 11 years at Goltry. Koehn and his wife came to Carnegie in 1928, moving to a farm eight miles south and one mile east. He was making his home there when he became ill and entered the hospital. He was a member of the Greenfield Mennonite church. He is survived by his wife; three sons, Lloyd of Chickasha, Elmer Lee of Enid and Paul of Dallas; four daughters, Mrs. Edna Unruh, Carnegie, Mrs. Loretta Unruh and Mrs., Sophia Nightingale of Fort Cobb, and Mrs. Nora Bell Dalke, Denver; three brothers, seven sisters and 20 grandchildren. One daughter and two grandsons preceded him in death. Burial was at the Greenfield church cemetery, with the Fort Cobb Funeral Home in charge. |
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Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, September 28, 1988 Katie [Schmidt] Koehn Katie, one of thirteen children of Henry and Eva Schmidt, was born August 23, 1893 in Halstead, Kansas. At the age of eleven the family moved to Goltry, Oklahoma making the trip in a covered wagon. There she grew up, attended school and married John Koehn, a farmer. As time went by progress did too; the buggy used to go to church, marketing and visiting gave way to a Model T Ford. In 1928 her husband with the help of neighbors and friends came to a farm eight miles south and two east of Carnegie in the Alden community with two wagons loaded with farm equipment, three teams of horses, and a few head of cattle. After he put in the fall crop he returned for his family of seven, the household goods and a few chickens. Spring was always a busy time with making a large garden, canning and raising chickens. Milking time was a time of family involvement in feeding the cows, the actual milking, separating, and bucket-feeding the calves. Since there was no electricity the milk, cream and butter were cooled in containers in a flow-through water cooler. The windmill pumped the water to flow through the cooler to the stock tank. If the containers weren't well anchored milk and cream also flowed through the cooler. Then the tank would have to be cleaned. All the produce was taken to Carnegie once a week in exchange for items not grown on the farm. Cooking got in full swing at harvest time. Each household cooked meals for a thrasher crew of twenty or more men, mostly made up of friends and neighbors. As the crew moved from farm to farm as the crop was ready, each family figured the number of meals which would be needed. Breakfast was served to those who were too far from home to leave at night. These men who stayed made the strawstack a place to rest. You see the horses needed their rest so weren't used for transportation. In the fall John would take a wagonload of wheat to a mill and return with a supply of flour for baking through the winter months. Butchering time came with colder weather. Families would gather for a day of rendering lard, stuffing sausage, making headcheese, plus a time for visiting also. After her husband's death in 1957 Katie moved to Enid near her son, Elmer, who has a small rent house in his backyard which she could use until a place was found for her to buy. An unsuccessful search ensued until she said, "from now on I am going to let the Lord provide for Me." In less that a week she received her answer -- a house across the alley behind the Grace Mennonite Church, to which she still belongs and near a grocery. There she kept busy making quilts which she has shared with her children and grandchildren. She returned in January `985 to be near her family. Failing health made it necessary for her move to the Carnegie Nursing Home recently. There were three sons and four daughters in the family. All are still well and busy. Lloyd lives in Chickasha, Edna and Lonetta who married Herman and Lavern Unruh are here in Carnegie, Sophia Nightengale is near Alden. Norabell Dalke lives in Denver. Elmer is now in Illinois, and Paul in Morgan City, Louisiana. In addition to her seven children there are twenty-three living grandchildren and thirty-two great grandchildren, many of whom visit her often. She especially enjoys the little ones who come. |
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Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, June 12, 1946 Dena [Buller] Koehn Funeral To Be Held At Greenfield For Mrs. Frank Koehn Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Koehn will be held at 2:30 Friday afternoon at the Greenfield Mennonite church. The pastor, Rev. Rudolph Schmidt will preach the sermon and the Harvey Funeral home will have charge of arrangements. Mrs. Koehn, who has been seriously ill for several months, died Tuesday. She was 45 years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Koehn had lived on their farm a mile east of Alden 20 years, moving there a month after they were married and the place has since been their home. Dena Buller, daughter of Tobias and Susie Buller, was born near Meno Feb. 19, 1901. She was taken into the New Hopedale Mennonite church by Rev. Abrahm Ratzliff when she was 20 years of age. She was married to Frank Koehn of Goltry Feb. 10, 1926, and in March located near Alden. To them five sons were born, Clifford Eugene, Robert Lee, Alfred Fay, Arthur Dale and Larry Dean. Survivors include her husband and sons' also four sisters, two brothers, one half-brother and a host of other relatives and many friends. |
July 2015 Anna Ruth [Baerg] Koehn Anna Ruth would say the most influential person in her life was her Lord Jesus Christ. Her relationship with Him has carried her through difficult times in her life and difficult choices that would ultimately make her the woman she was. At the age of thirteen Anna Ruth accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior. Her love for Christ has been displayed throughout her life. Anna Ruth Baerg Koehn was born to Jacob and Maria Baerg on January 20, 1927 on the family farm north of Butterfield Minnesota. She passed away on July 27, 2015 in OKC, OK at the age of 88. She graduated from high school in Mountain Lake, Minnesota. She attended Grace Bible Institute [now Grace University] in Omaha, Nebraska where she met Clifford Koehn. Prior to their marriage, she received nurses training at the Vocational School of Nursing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Then on June 22, 1950 she married Clifford at her home church at Butterfield, Minnesota. Anna Ruth and Clifford planned to go to the mission field, but because of health issues, their plans changed. Instead they entered the ministry taking their first church near Langdon, North Dakota. Because of their continuing interest in missions, four years later they moved to Seiling, Oklahoma as home missionaries to the Cheyenne Indians. In 1975 they moved to Geary, Oklahoma to pastorthe First Mennonite Church. They remained in that pastorate till the church closed. Along the way, Clifford and Anna Ruth had three children, Virginia, Ronald, and Wanda. They also feel blessed by their four grandchildren, Michael, Steven, Brian, and Renae. Anna Ruth enjoyed quilting, crocheting, reading, making jam and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Maria Baerg, her brother Henry and his wife Martha, brother Jacob, and sister Marie. Her funeral will be held at the Bethel Mennonite Church in Hydro, Oklahoma on Thursday, 2:00PM, July 30, 2015 at Hydro, OK. Officiating: Rev. Bob Sprunger Interment will be in the cemetery by the Greenfield Mennonite Church, Carnegie, Oklahoma. Family Visitation: Geary Turner Funeral Home, 5pm-8pm, 7-29-2015 Services entrusted to Turner Funeral Home, Geary, Oklahoma |
June 2016 Clifford E. Koehn Clifford Koehn was born to Frank and Dena Koehn on April 8, 1927. He was the oldest of his siblings Robert, Alfred, Art, and Larry. He was raised on a farm near Carnegie, OK and graduated from Alden High School. He then went to Grace Bible Institute and received his training for the pastorate. He met Anna Ruth there and they were married June 22, 1950. They entered the ministry in 1955 taking their first church near Langdon, North Dakota. Because of their continuing interest in missions, they moved to Seiling, OK in 1960 as home missionaries to the Cheyenne Indians. In 1975 they were called to Geary, OK to pastor the First Mennonite Church. They remained at that pastorate until the church closed in the mid-nineties. He continued to preach whenever the opportunity came and taught Sunday School. Besides his pastorates, Clifford found time to be a Scout Master in Seiling, had a photography business and a painting business in Seiling and Geary. Clifford and Anna Ruth had 3 children Virginia, Ronald, and Wanda. They also have four grandchildren, Michael, Steven, Brian, and Renae. Clifford enjoyed serving his community and his church and talking with his friends at the ASAP store and the Rusty Bucket. Clifford enjoyed volunteering after retiring. Clifford worked with meat canning for MCC and volunteered at his church. He was a past treasurer for the Senior Center and a NODA representative. He was an active member for the Ministerial Alliance for the city of Geary. He is survived by daughter Virginia Brendemuehl and husband Collin of Westerville, Ohio; son Ronald Koehn and wife Marie of Corn, Oklahoma; and daughter Wanda Koehn of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, four grandchildren, Michael Brendemuehl, Steven Brendemuehl, Brian Koehn and Renae Koehn, two brothers, Alfred Koehn and wife Alice of Muskogee, OK, and Art Koehn and wife Jean of Topeka, KS, as well as many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Dena Koehn, his wife, Anna Ruth Koehn, and 2 brothers, Robert and Larry Koehn. His funeral will be held at the Bethel Mennonite Church in Hydro, Oklahoma on Saturday, 1:00PM, June 4, 2016 at Hydro, OK. Officiating: Rev. Bob Sprunger Interment will be in the cemetery by the Greenfield Mennonite Church, Carnegie, Oklahoma, |
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Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, December 2014 Larry Koehn Larry Koehn, 73, Fort Cobb passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014, at his residence. Larry was born May 11, 1941, to Frank and Dena [Buller] Koehn in Carnegie,Oklahoma. He attended Alden School through the 11th grade and graduated from Carnegie High School in 1959. Larry graduated from Oklahoma State Tech in Okmulgee, where he studied Diesel Mechanics. He later worked in Ponca City repairing farm machinery. Larry worked at the Mennonite Central Committee in Pennsylvania for 2 years and also worked for the Northern Mennonite Dirstict Conference in Viborg, South Dakota. Larry was united in marriage to Norma Jean Krause on November 27, 1964, in Medford, OK and just recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. After returning to the Caddo County area, Larry kept busy as a sustitute rural mail carrier in Fort Cobb, driving the school bus for Broxton Schools, working at the NAPA auto parts store as well as farming south of Carnegie. He was a member of the Greenfield Mennonite Church in Carnegie, OK. He was saved at a young age, and was baptized on December 2, 1956. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Robert Koehn in 2003 and a sister-in-law Lydia Koehn. Survivors include his wife, Jean (Krause) Koehn, Fort Cobb, OK, 2 Daughters: Lucinda Horst and husband Joshua, Tulsa, OK, Laura Strong and Husband Juan, Oklahoma City, OK, 1 Son: Laurence Koehn and wife, Rebecca, Champaine, IL, three grandchildren, Rafael Koehn, Andrea Koehn and Leah Strong, 3 Brothers: Clifford Koehn and wife Anna Ruth, Geary, OK, Alfred Koehn and wife Alice, Muskogee, OK, Arthur Koehn and wife Wanita, Topeka, KS. Funeral Service: 10:00am Wednesday, December 10, 2014, Greenfield Mennonite Church, Carnegie, OK Burial: Greenfield Mennonite Cemetery, Carnegie, OK |
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