Gary Otto Kohn

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Memorial Service for Gary O. Kohn will be held 11:00 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 and to this union 4 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, IL 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 Feather Lite. Most recently Gary has been the grounds keeper 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, MN, Brad (Tiffany Asher) Kohn of Spring Valley and Brigette (Dana Riedemann) Meyer; 11 grandchildren;4 great-grandchildren; a sister, Lydell (Brett) Reinardy of Hampton, MN, 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 step-mother Maxine, and 1 sister Angie.

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