Eric Eugene 'Rick' Koehn, 19 Aug 1954 - 06 Oct 2020

KOEHN, HINRICHS, NEWCOMB, BECKER, YORK, RITCHIE

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 10/15/2020 at 12:59:40

Eric Eugene “Rick” Koehn, 66, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital after living courageously with Huntington’s disease. Service: 10 a.m., Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church by Pastor Ted Groth. Burial: 12: 30 p.m. at St. Johns Cemetery, Victor. Friends may visit with the family 4 to 7 p.m., Friday at Teahen Funeral Home and after 9 a.m., Saturday at the church. All in attendance are required to wear a mask and respect social distancing guidelines.

Rick was born August 19, 1954, in Iowa County, the son of Ervin and Elizabeth Hinrichs Koehn. He was a 1972 graduate of HLV Community Schools. Rick served in England with the United States Air Force. On June 11, 1988, he married Patricia “Patsy” Newcomb at the Little Brown Church, Nashua. Rick was employed by Whirlpool in Amana for 39 years.

He is survived by his wife, Patsy; siblings, Daniel (Diana) Koehn, Mary (Todd) Becker, and Ed (Roberta) Koehn all of Cedar Rapids and Betty York of Ladora; sister in law Ty Koehn of Montezuma, many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews; his mother in law, Mary Ritchie of Cedar Rapids; brothers and sisters in law Kathy (Mike), Bill (Cathy), Tom, Janice (Bill), Andrea, Laura (Brian) and Jack (Anita) and his beloved dog, Leila.

He was preceded in death by his parents; infant sister, Susan; brother, Ken; and brothers in law, Ross York and Tim Newcomb and father in law William Newcomb.

Rick was a passionate Democrat and proud union worker. He was a Chicago Cubs, Iowa Hawkeye, and NASCAR fan. He enjoyed spending time with his family, playing baseball, fishing, camping and trapping. He spent many years caring for his dad.

Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences can be left at www.teahenfuneralhome.com.

Published in The Gazette on October 8, 2020.