LORENE KOEHN
1926 - 2018
Obituary
Lorene M. Koehn, 92, died on Thursday
(March 1, 2018) at the Newton Medical Center.
Lorene was born on Jan. 16, 1926, in
Chickasaw, Oklahoma, to Henry and Mary (Koehn) Sebrant.
As a young person, she worked as a
waitress and later as a factory worker for Hehr Manufacturing of
Newton.
She married Irvin Koehn on July 26,
1946, in Chickasaw, Oklahoma. They were married for 66 years until
his passing in 2012.
Lorene was a homemaker. She loved her
pet dogs Sammy and Cricket, doing puzzles, rooting for the Atlanta
Braves and bird watching in her yard. She especially loved and
enjoyed her time with her grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Maxine
Hamm (Clinton) and Lacy Koehn (Anita) of Newton; sister, Ima Jean
Hall of Washington; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Irvin Koehn; parents, Henry and Mary Sebrant; five sisters;
two brothers; and one daughter, Marjorie Hamm.
A funeral service is scheduled for 10
a.m. Wednesday (March 7, 2018) at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday (March 6, 2018) at
Petersen Funeral Home, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial
will be at Durham Park Cemetery, in rural Durham.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been
established to Caring Hands Humane Society, 1400 SE Third St.,
Newton, KS 67114.
Petersenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
