Fern L Krohn
July 25, 1925 - March 20, 2015
Fern L. Krohn age 89
of Hooper
Died Friday March 20, 2015
at the Hooper Care Center
Fern Louise Lang Krohn daughter of Ernest and Emma 'Pawling' Lang was born on a farm in the Hooper area on July 25, 1925. At the age of 1 ½ years the family moved to a farm south of Herman, where she grew up, and graduated from Herman High School in 1943. After graduation she helped her father with farming as her brother was serving during WWII. In November of 1944 Fern went to Kearney with her sister and worked in a variety store until July 1945 when they both cam back to Herman and got jobs in Omaha. She worked for 13 months at Mutual of Omaha. On September 29, 1946 she married Orland Krohn of Herman at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blair. They resided on a farm west of Herman until retiring in 1993 and moving into Hooper.
Fern was a former member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and St. John's Lutheran Church of Hooper. She was involved in the Ladies Aid group at both churches. She moved to Fremont and was a resident of Nye Courte and member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Survivors:
Children Dennis (Bonnie) Krohn of Hooper
Martin (Marylin) Krohn of DeGraff, MN.
Rita (Ted) Windhusen of Hooper
Grandchildren Amy(Chris) Slama, Matt Windhusen, Martin(Melanie) Windhusen, Andrew(Amy) Krohn,
Angie(Matt) Feder, Zac Krohn, Sara(Sean) Maus
Step grandchildren James Case, Annie and Chad Rinas
16 great grandchildren
4 step great grandchildren
Sister Elva Hansen of Blair
Brother Don(Shirley) Lang of Blair
Fern was preceded in death by her husband on March 22, 2009, 2 brothers and 4 sisters.
The memorial service will be 10:30 Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church east of Winslow. Memorials are suggested to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Trinity Lutheran Church or the Hooper Care Center. There will be no viewing, however the family will be present at Ludvigsen's Hooper Funeral Chapel on Monday from 6pm to 8pm to receive friends.
Online guestbook at www.hooper-scribner.com
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