Frances Benson & Harry Kahn
on their wedding day, Feb 5, 1948
Frances wore her grandmother's
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FAMILY NEWS - updated June 11, 2009
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6/11/2009
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The memorial service was
beautiful. It was very moving to see all the distant relatives that we
see all too seldom and revisit this side of our family history. I've
been intending to post pictures from the memorial for a year now, but
still haven't done it. However, Brian and Dan posted some wonderful
pics on Photobucket
many moons ago. Just checked - they're still
there! Password frances.
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5/26/2008
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We have finally settled on
a date for a memorial service: July 26. The service will be in the town
of Nehawka, Nebraska at 10am. The service at the Methodist church will
be followed by a brief graveside ceremony at the family plot in the
nearby cemetery. Watch this page for more details.
p.s. if you're wondering why the family plot is in Nehawka, take a look
at the family history (the
sections about Grandpa Rough).
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5/7/2008
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Frances Kahn, our beloved
Oma, passed away today. She was 86 years old. She died peacefully in
her own home, with her sister Beth holding her hand. Beth has written
up an obituary for her, which is
here. I am gathering pictures for a photo collage. You
can
see the ones I have already by following the link further up on this
page. I hope people will send me some more.
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4/4/2008
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It's been a long time
since I have updated this page. As most people likely to be visiting
this page probably know, Oma's cancer returned, 5 years after surgery.
She kept it at bay for another vigorous year through 4 different types
of chemotherapy. But eventually the chemo failed, and she is now in
hospice care at her Sedona home. Her beloved sister Beth is caring for
her as she approaches her final days. She has had many visits from
family in the past year and has enjoyed every one of them, as she has
always enjoyed life. She is growing weaker by the day now, but still
enjoys phone calls from friends and family.
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5/18/2006
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Oma sent her first email
today! She bought a computer while Sharon and Richard were visiting,
and finally got her Internet connection put in today. Her email address
is on the protected page, along with updated family contact info. Click
on the padlock above. If you don't know the password, email me.
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5/6-13/2006
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Sharon and Richard just
back from visiting Oma in Sedona. We hiked around the beautiful red
rock canyons, visited magical vortexes, and swam in the Sedona
Shadows pool just up the hill from her house. We visited Slide Rock
Park, where everybody fell down at least once and Oma went down the
long rock slide! Probably not the best idea in hindsight, but she did
fine and got a round of applause when she splashed into the final pool.
She has a lovely guest room with private bath and lots of space in the
rest of the house for larger groups. Everybody should go visit
her! It's fun!
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4/6/06
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Oma has closed on her new
home in lovely Sedona, Arizona! Getting the elderly packrat
seller moved out proved to be quite a challenge, but as of today,
Oma is installed in the house surrounded by all of her worldly
possessions and quite a lot of the seller's abandoned stuff.
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1/29/06
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Dan and
Christine moved to the Reno area this month where Dan is pursuing an
opportunity with a new micro-brewery!
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Oma is
doing just fine now, cancer still in complete remission after 3+years!
She accompanied Dan and Christine to Nevada, but hasn't decided whether
to stay or not.
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Sharon is still married to Richard (25 years!),
working at QLogic in Minneapolis. She is in recovery from playing City
of Heroes, currently amusing herself by selling Richard's comic
collection online and on
Ebay.
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Amber is in Redwood City, California, managing a tutoring center!
Thorin living at home in Minneapolis, working at Target, working on his
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Sandy is
still teaching art in Phoenix.
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Brian is
still working at Hewlett-Packard in Corvallis.
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Rich and
family are still living in northern Germany.
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