Obituaries
Albany Resident John Paul Koehn, 3rd Generation in Family Firm: 1984-2013
A funeral mass is scheduled Wednesday in Berkeley for John Paul ("JP") Koehn, 29, who died Nov. 21 in an automobile accident linked to high winds. He was the third generation involved in the family's Berkeley manufacturing firm, Edward Koehn Co.
The obituary below was provided to Patch by the family of Albany resident John Paul Koehn, who died in an automobile accident linked to the high winds Thursday night.
Koehn, 29, a 2003 graduate of Albany High School known as JP, helped manage the family manufacturing firm established in Berkeley in 1943, Edward Koehn Co., Inc.
The following obituary from his family includes information about the funeral scheduled for Wednesday:
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John Paul Koehn
Aug. 15, 1984 – Nov. 21, 2013
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Much loved by many, J.P. died in an auto accident in the windstorm of Nov. 21.
JP attended St. Mary’s High and graduated from Albany High in 2003.
After graduation he studied wood working, furniture building and worked in cabinet making for a time.
In 2005 he joined the family manufacturing firm in Berkeley as part of the third generation of Koehns. With his dad’s retirement a few years ago he assumed all sales duties and much of the management of the firm, helping it grow to its present size.
Perhaps the most important events in his life were the birth of his daughter in 2009 and the death of his older brother Michael when JP was 13. Like his folks and siblings, he never really got over Mike’s death.
In addition to his daughter Isabelle Grace JP is survived by his parents, Paul and Beatrice, sister Eileen Propp and her husband Rick and brother Edward and his wife Jenny. JP is also survived by aunts, uncles and cousins way too numerous to mention by name, all of whom loved him and cherished the time they had been able to spend this very special soul.
JP had a wide circle of friends and anyone who knew him counted him as a friend and valued his humor, compassion and genuine caring nature.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Dorothy Day House and / or to Isabelle’s ScholarShare College Savings fund. Please contact mcfoster1962@gmail.com for information.
Funeral mass at St Mary Magdalen Church, Milvia and Berryman Sts., Berkeley, at 2:00 PM Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013.
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