Graveside Services for Dean Richard Koehn, 91, of Fairview, will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at the Cedar Cemetery, Fairview, Oklahoma. Reverends Dennis King and Ricky Chance will officiate.  Arrangements by the Fairview Funeral Home Inc.

Richard was born October 1, 1929 in Fairview, Oklahoma to Ameil and Mabel (Nightingale) Koehn and passed away November 5, 2020 at the Fairview Fellowship Home in Fairview, Oklahoma.  He grew up in the Fairview area and attended school to the 8 ^th grade.

In 1951 he was drafted into the United States Army and served during the Korean War as a medic.  On March 26, 1951, just before he went to boot camp, he married the love of his life, Ruby Jane Nightengale, in Enid Oklahoma.  When he returned from the Army in 1953, Richard and Ruby moved to Copeland, Kansas where he was the manager of a gas station called Doc's.  To this blessed union was born two daughters Janice and Kerri and one son Micheal.

In 1962 they moved back to Fairview and shortly after returning, Richard went to work for Walt Bartel and Don Martens at Waldons.  Richard worked in many different positions over the next 41 years until he finally, at the age of 72, retired.  He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.

Richard is survived by his daughter Janice Ferrall and husband Billy, son Micheal Koehn and wife Melinda, and daughter Kerri Jackson and husband Rick, six grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, one brother Victor Koehn and wife Rita,  sisters Emalee Wedal and husband Victor, and Betty Geibracht and husband Bill, and sister-in-law Margaret Koehn.

He was preceded in death by his parent, his wife Ruby and brother Roland Koehn.

Memorials may be made to the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, with Fairview Funeral Home, Inc. acting as custodian.