Donald Frederick Kehn

1921 - 1987  (65 years)

• Name	Donald Frederick Kehn
  Born	16 Sep 1921	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2 - Royal Canadian Navy for four years, achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer  [1]
  Residence	1987	49 Bluevale St. S., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-192971
  Died	24 Apr 1987	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I192971	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Frederick William Kehn,   b. 11 Nov 1893, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Irma Annie Kropf,   b. 10 Jun 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1919
  Family ID	F44052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Marie Sommers,   b. 16 Jan 1922,   d. 13 Mar 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Children	1. Raymond Kehn,   d. Bef 2011   2. Thomas Kehn   3. Alan Kehn   4. Donna Kehn   5. Joanne Kehn   6. Cheryl Kehn   7. Carolyn Kehn
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F43714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kehn, Donald F. - At St. Mary's Hospital, on Friday, April 24, 1987, after a lengthy illness, Donald Frederick Kehn, of 49 Bluevale St. S., Waterloo, aged 65 years. He was a member of St. Agnes Church, the Holy Name Society of the church, very active in church activities. He had been employed as customer relations manager for Electrohome until his retirement in October of last year. He was employed with Electrohome Limited for 42 years. He was a member of the Quarter Century Club of Electrohome. He was a member of the Waterloo Knights of Colombus. He was a member of the Cursillo Movement for Hamilton Diocese. He had served with the Royal Canadian Navy for four years, achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer, during the Second World War. Husband of the former Ethel Sommers, father of Thomas and his wife Pat, Alan and his wife Maryann and Donna (Mrs. Ron Reist) all of Waterloo, Joanne (Mrs. John Hearth) and Cheryl (Mrs. Jeff Soltysiak), both of Kitchener, Carolyn at home; brother of Richard and James, both of Kitchener and David of Waterloo. Eleven grandchildren also survive. Predeceased by his parents, Frederick Kehn and the former Irma Kropf, one son, Raymond, in infancy. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., after 7 p.m. Saturday, where the parish prayers will be recited on Sunday at 4 p.m. The Knights of Colombus Scripture Service will be held on Sunday evening at 8 p.m. Prayers will be said at the funeral home on Monday at 9: 30, followed by a funeral mass at St. Agnes Church at 10, with Father Theodore Gerharz, SAC, officiating. Internment will be in Parkview cemetery. Donations to St. Mary's Hospital Building Fund or the Canadian Cancer Society may be made as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, April 24, 1987

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Donald F. Kehn - April 24, 1987. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obitaury of Donald Frederick Kehn - 24 Ap 1987 pg B11.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Sep 1921 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1987 - 49 Bluevale St. S., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Apr 1987 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth