John Kembel would his German-Russian would trace his roots to Kolb, Russia. Pauline Brungardt Dudek Former Kolb Village Coordinator Bob & Elaine McDowell wrote: > Fort Morgan Times > Fort Morgan, Colorado > 06-05-02 > > John Kembel Jr., 77, dies > > Tuesday, June 04, 2002 - John Kembel Jr., 77, lifelong Fort Morgan resident died Sunday at his home. > > Kembel was born Feb. 18, 1925, in Fort Morgan to John Sr. and Katharina Kembel. > > He married Florence Miller on Feb. 19, 1950, in Fort Morgan. He farmed in the Fort Morgan area and worked at the Livestock Exchange of Colorado for 10 years. He enjoyed working with horses and cattle. > > He was an active member of the Immanuel Evangelical Church in Fort Morgan, serving on the board, singing in the choir and being involved in many of the church functions. He was a member of the Germans from Russia and the local VFW Post No. 2551. > > Kembel is survived by his wife, Florence of Fort Morgan; one son, John of Fort Morgan; three daughters, Linda McMahan and Susan Jess, both of Fort Morgan, and Judy Pabst of Greeley; two brothers, Ben of Arvada and Ruben of Westminster; seven sisters, Rachel Meininger of Brush, Esther Fries, Mariam Hoffman and Ruth Krening, all of Fort Morgan, Lillian Peek of Lafayette, Linda Klien of Englewood and Sally Law of Mesa, Ariz.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. > > He was preceded in death by one brother, Dan, and two sisters, Carol Saunders and Rose Krening, and his parents. > > Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Immanuel Evangelical Church in Fort Morgan. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens. > > Friends who wish may make memorial donations in Kembel's name to the Immanuel Evangelical Church, 318 W. Seventh Ave., Fort Morgan, 80701. > > The Heer & Jolliffe Mortuary in Fort Morgan is in charge of the arrangements. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > © 1999-2002 MediaNews Group, Inc. and Eastern Colorado Publishing Co. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237