Glen Floyd Koehn

GLEN FLOYD KOEHN Glen Floyd Koehn was born on May 19, 1932 to Abe and Minnie Koehn in McPherson, KS. He peacefully passed away on April 6, 2024 at his home in Versailles, MO, having reached the age of 91 years. Dad grew up in a family of twelve children on a farm near Galva, KS. While he enjoyed his siblings, life wasn't easy growing up during the depression years. This taught him many things that shaped him into the kind, loving husband and father that he was. He was a very caring and patient man who had simple way of seeing a need and just taking care of it. Dad was baptized into the Church of God in Christ Mennonite on April 14, 1946. He was faithful to his vows and often spoke of his love for Christ and the Church. On January 4, 1953, he was married to me, Wanda Koehn at Galva, KS. We shared the joys and sorrows of life for 71 years. Shortly after we were married, we spent two years in Baltimore, MD, serving a term of 1w service at a mental institution. We lived various places thru the years, including Kansas, Ohio, Missouri and Iowa. To our home were born six children. On January 16, 1976, Dad was ordained to the deaconry at Versailles, MO. He faithfully served his calling, finding joy in helping those around him. Many times, he left his own work to go and lend a hand to someone in need. He enjoyed his years of serving on the CSI board. Some of the projects they worked on, included starting the TB clinic program in the Philippines and humanitarian work in Jamaica. He also enjoyed the years when they lived at Bloomfield, IA, helping to build the church building and serving as a deacon. He loved organizing and working with the brethren on building projects, and helped with building other church and school buildings as well. In Oct of 2015, we moved back to Versailles, MO, and Dad enjoyed taking care of his yard and garden. Dad was a very positive person and even as his health was declining, he wanted to keep pressing on. He had a high standard of principal and taught us to accept the work at hand and find enjoyment in doing it. Dad enjoyed good health through the years and had various occupations. Having grown up on a farm, he started out with a dairy. However, after the family was grown, he sold the farm and took up carpentry and cabinet making. He made many friends in the area and enjoyed working with many of the brethren and neighbors in the construction work. Dad was a patient man, who had a simple common-sense approach to life. He taught us to be responsible and to take responsibility for our actions. When we faced a question, he would often tell us to “just think…” Dad was also very interested in our spiritual wellbeing and would often tell us how glad he was that we were Christians and often as we would part, he would leave us the encouragement to ‘be faithful’. He liked to hand out tracts and was an encouragement to those that were seeking salvation. Left with loving memories are his wife, Wanda; his children, Cynthia Becker, Versailles MO, Vernice Koehn, Versailles, MO, Randy and Cheryl Koehn, Hardin, MT, Carolee and Lonnie Penner, De Smet, SD, Kyndra and Mervin Schultz, Versailles, MO, Kandace and Dan Jantz, Goltry, OK. He is survived by two sisters, Alvina Koehn, Moundridge, KS, Elsie and Sanford Unruh, Okalona, MS; two brothers, Leland and Gloria Koehn, and Roy and Julia Koehn, Homeworth, OH; three sisters-in-law, Irene Koehn, Montezuma, KS, Vala Cook, La Porte, TX, Karen and Arley Nightingale, Canton, KS; twenty-two grandchildren and thirty-nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and parents-in-law, three brothers, four sisters, five brothers-in-law, two sisters-in-law, one son-in-law, and one granddaughter. Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at Beulah Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, Versailles, MO. Burial will follow in the Beulah Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Monday at the church. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.

Glen Floyd Koehn

May 19, 1932 - April 6, 2024

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