Obituary of Wilbur Kohn

Surviving are his wife of 43 yrs., Jeanne, of Bettendorf; three sons: Richard (Patricia) of Epworth, IA., Patrick (Victoria) of Edgewater, MD and Christopher (Meghan) of Bettendorf, IA; one granddaughter, Abigail; a brother, Bernard Kohn of Cherokee, IA and a sister, Mary Griego of Denver, CO., a brother-in-law, Ron (Karen) Manthey of Davenport and several nieces and nephews. Condolences accepted and information at www.kramerfuneral.com. Wilbur was born February 8, 1940 in Cherokee, Iowa the son of Bernard and Mildred (McCannon) Kohn. He married Jeanne A. Manthey on July 14, 1962, in Dyersville, Iowa. Wilbur served the community in the Postal Service for 27 years, culminating as Postmaster from 1977 - 1992 when he retired. He was involved in Boy Scouting from 1975 - 1984 in various leadership roles and also enjoyed filming many of the football and basketball games for Beckman athletics from 1989 - 1995. He and Jeanne served as a marriage encounter team for 15 years. Wilbur served in both Army and Navy Reserves for a total of 26 years.