Memorial service for Gary O. Kohn will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander, with Pastor Herman Bakker officiating. Burial will be in the Ostrander Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander and will continue for one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.
Gary Kohn, age 71, of LeRoy, died Thursday, November 28, 2019, at St Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born March 16, 1948, in Spring Valley to Weldon and LaDonna (Fronk) Kohn. He attended and graduated from LeRoy-Ostrander High School in 1966 and was united in marriage to Deborah Derry on July 2, 1966, in Ostrander. To this union four children were born: Brent, Brenda, Brad and Brigette. They were later divorced. After their marriage Gary worked for a short time at the Chrysler plant in Rockford, Ill., before returning to the Ostrander area, where he started farming. Gary farmed until 1987. He then started driving truck for Duwaine Hellickson, Ronnie Eastvold and for Featherlite. Recently Gary had been the groundskeeper for Root River Country Club, Cedar River Golf Course, and most recently at Riceville Country Club. Gary enjoyed playing fast pitch softball, golfing, bowling, playing pool, fishing, and attending sporting events.
He is survived by his children Brent (Sarah) Kohn of Spring Valley, Brenda Casey of Cedar, Minn., Brad (Tiffany Asher) Kohn of Spring Valley and Brigette (Dana Riedemann) Meyer; 11 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, a sister, Lydell (Brett) Reinardy of Hampton, Minn.; special friend Debra Hanson of LeRoy, and the mother of his children, Deborah Hofner of Ostrander. He was preceded in death by his parents Weldon and Ladonna, his stepmother Maxine, and one sister, Angie.
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