JOHN H. KERNS

JOHN H. KERNS of Oelwein, IA died February 4, 2017 at the age of 75. He worked as a funeral director for the Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion and the Fawcett Funeral Home in Winthrop before joining Brant Funeral Home in Oelwein in 1968. He later purchased the firm along with the Delsing-Wright Funeral Home in Maynard and the Gleim Funeral Home in Arlington and continued to own and operate them until May 1, 1987. John later worked as the public relations and entertainment director for Omaha Wilbert Vault and Wilbert Vault of Waterloo, Fort Dodge, Mason City and West Union; and was part owner of Zenith Casket Co in Des Moines. He graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Mortuary Science in 1965.