George H. Kern, Marshalltown, Iowa
1949 - 2008
George H. Kern, formerly of Emporia, died Thursday, March 13, 2008, at Marshalltown, Iowa, where he had lived for the past six years. He was 59.
The son of William H. and Dorothy L. Kern, he was born Jan. 11, 1949. He graduated in 1969 from Roosevelt High School in Emporia.
He was a veteran and served in the Naval Reserves.
Mr. Kern is survived by two brothers, Phillip Kern of Fairfield, Iowa, and David Kern of Harrisonville, Mo.; and two sisters, Kay Chapman of Harrisonville, Mo., and Jane Sixbey of Des Moines, Iowa; six nieces; two nephews; two great-nephews; and two great-nieces. His parents died earlier.
A gathering of family and friends will be announced later.