James Frederick Kern
1927 - 1989 (62 years)
Generation: 1
1. James Frederick Kern was born on 1 Feb 1927 in Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa; died on 24 Apr 1989 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer, truck driver
Notes:
James F. Kern, 62, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Blairstown and Marengo, died Monday in Veterans Administration Medical Center at Muskogee, Okla. after a sudden illness. He was a retired farmer and truck driver.
Survivors include his wife, Norma; a son, James Jr. of Chicago; two daughters, Deborah Berstler of Cedar rapids and Susan Ellenberger of Carson City, Nev.; his mother, Mary Kern Hensleigh of Blairstown; two sisters, Jayne Roth of rural Luzerne and Jo Ann Fiester of Blairstown; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services: 1 p.m. Friday, First Presbyterian Church. Inurnment; Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Russell’s, Blairstown, and from 11 a.m. to services time Friday at the church. A memorial fund has been established.
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Wednesday, 26 April 1989.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31295333/james-frederick-kern
Block 286, 1/2James married Norma Mae Zigler on 9 Jan 1949 in Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa. Norma was born on 2 Jul 1929 in Iowa County, Iowa; died on 16 Jul 2016 in Hiawatha, Linn County, Iowa; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]