Earl E. Kohn was born March 23, 1948, in Elkhorn to Alice Benson Kohn and the late Elmer Kohn and passed away after a struggle with cancer on March 29, 2022.
He attended Delavan-Darien High School. He married his high school sweetheart, Marjorie Schmid Kohn, which has lasted almost 54 years.
He enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving his country at Norton Air Force Base in California. After five years, Earl and his wife ended up in Montana working for several companies in manufacturing, driving semi-trucks, and his own logging operation.
He was well known for being able to back his truck into tight quarters. He felt honored to be a member of the Knights of Columbus for 75 years. One thing people will remember is he could be picked out of a crowd with his captain’s fisherman’s hat.
He will be greatly missed by his wife, Marjorie Schmid Kohn; two sons, Jared Kohn (Christy Kohn), Andrew Kohn (Mindalyn Kohn), daughter, Aaron Cashmore (Alden Cashmore); four grandchildren, Taylor Cashmore, Spencer Kohn, Alexa Kohn, and Cheyenne Allen; his mother, Alice Kohn; a brother, James Kohn; and three sisters, Joanne Stimpfl Carolyn Pflasterer and Arlene Kohn.
Earl has joined in heaven a son, Trevor Kohn and his father, Elmer Kohn.
