KAHN, Neil William Sr. 1921-2004

KAHN, RIES, WHITE, MOORE, PAUL, BUDWEG, REISNER, HAVENS

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 9/17/2014 at 21:29:21

Funeral services for Neil Kahn Sr. of New Hampton will be held at 10:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, November 24 at the Williamstown United Methodist Church with Pastor Don Barker officiating.

Interment will be in the New Hampton City Cemetery. Pallbearers are: Deterd Korporal, Dave Leichtman, Brian Finnegan, Randy Liddle, Walter Wenthold, Jim Kish, Francis Best, Jack Sabelka, Rob Pennebaker, and Gordon Kammrad. Honorary pallbearers are his nine grandchildren. Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Neil, 82, died Friday, November 19, 2004 of complications of heart disease.

Neil William Kahn Sr. was born November 22, 1921 on a farm south of New Hampton in the Williamstown area, the son of William F. and Frances A. (Ries) Kahn. He graduated from New Hampton High School in 1939. He went to work at John Deere and Rath Packing in Waterloo before he returned to the family farm three fourths mile west of Williamstown.

On March 18, 1945 he married Elva White. To this union six children were born. They later divorced. Neil married Evelyn Moore on September 21, 1974 in McGregor.

Neil farmed and also worked for the SCS office in New Hampton. In 1965, he went to work for the Rockford Brick and Tile Company and then in 1966, began working for Sheffield Brick and Tile, where he was a tile salesman and surveyor. He had the honor of being Salesman of the Year. While working with tile, Neil designed and patented the "Kahn Kombination", a tile outlet gate. In 1987, he and his wife Evelyn formed Kahn Tile Supply at the farm by Williamstown. He continued to sell tile up to the time of his death.

Through the years he also planted an orchard and with the help of a daughter, harvested and sold apples. Neil and his apples were featured on the Paul Harvey radio program.

Neil had served on the New Hampton School Board for several years and was president of the board for a time. He was an active member and served on the board of the Williamstown United Methodist Church. He had served at the church as trustee, treasurer and was the current board chair.

He is survived by his wife Evelyn; six children: Sherryl Paul of Lansing, Neil Jr. of Waterloo, Karen Kahn of Charles City, Evelyn Budweg, Mary Reisner, and Kimberly Havens, all of New Hampton; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one brother: Robert of Kansas City, MO.

Neil was preceded in death by one grandson; and his parents.

[NCIGS Obituary Archive, Cresco Times-Plain Dealer, November 2004]