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John R. \u201cJack\u201d Kohnke passed away with his family at his side on November 10, 2010, following a brief stay at the Leesburg Memorial Hospital.<\/p>\nJohn R. \u201cJack\u201d Kohnke passed away with his family at his side on November 10, 2010, following a brief stay at the Leesburg Memorial Hospital.<\/p>\n
Formerly of Hornell, N.Y., Jack was born in Pittston, PA, on December 3, 1923, to Robert Russell Kohnke and Mary Catherine King. He was the oldest of three sons.<\/p>\n
Jack graduated from Hornell High School in 1941 and was a member of the Hornell High School Basketball Championship team. He was a long time supporter of the Hornell Alumnae Association. As a youngster, he was active in numerous sports; as a parent, he coached his children in a number of sports over the years.<\/p>\n
He served his country during WW II in the United States Navy in the Pacific theater and returned to Hornell after VJ Day. He married Edna A. Bash on February 15, 1947, and together they built the \u201cAmerican Dream.\u201d<\/p>\n
A \u201cconstruction man\u201d from the beginning, his career took him all over the world.\u00a0 He was lifetime member of Associated General Contractors of America and was president of the New York State Chapter in 1973.\u00a0 Employed by S.J. Groves and Sons, he worked his way from being a surveyor to a Chief Estimator and on to retire as a Division Vice President.\u00a0 He loved his work and the accomplishments that came with it.<\/p>\n
Jack was preceded in death by his wife Edna, his daughter Martha Kendall, and his brother Raymond.<\/p>\n
Jack is survived by his seven living children- Bob, Patricia, John, Mary Ann, Jim, Kris and Karen, his brother Bob of Niagara Falls, a number of grand and great- grand children, and nieces and nephews, too numerous to name. Jack and Edna realized their blessings and were very generous throughout their lives.<\/p>\n
A memorial service took place at Hawthorne, Leesburg, and FL on November 15, 2010.
\nA celebration of Jack and Edna\u2019s lives is scheduled in Hornell this summer around Memorial Day at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church Street, Hornell, NY 14843.\u00a0 Further information as to day & time will be announced as the date approaches.
\nJack\u2019s family requests that donations be sent to the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation,\u00a0 www.komen.org, Attn: Donor Services, PO Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309,\u00a0 in lieu of gifts or flowers.
\nThe family would like to thank the folks from around the world who have sent condolences in our father\u2019s honor. Our mother and father truly loved their life\u2019s journey that brought you all into their lives.\u00a0 To the friends and neighbors from, Hornell, Walton, North Syracuse, Liverpool, Minnetonka, Lilburn and especially Hawthorne in Leesburg, we thank you for your keeping them alive with your friendship, correspondences, stories, jokes, thoughts and prayers.
\nFor family information, Mary Ann (Kohnke) McIntyre can be reached by email, maryanninalaska@hotmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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