Allen E. Gehm, 72, of Bourbonnais passed away on Wednesday October 19, 2016 at his home. He was born November 5, 1943, the son of Carl and Mary Clawson Gehm in Chicago. He married Joan Henneinke on August 22, 1964 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Kankakee. She survives him in Bourbonnais.
He was a retired refrigeration technician for Exel in Manteno. After retirement he had worked for Hospice of Kankakee Valley and Busse and Rieck. He was a 1962 graduate of St. Anne High School and had attended Kankakee Community College. He enjoyed traveling, rescuing animals, was a paraplane pilot, he had owned and showed classic cars, and always helped anyone in need. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where he had served on the finance committee, was an usher, a member of St. Joseph Ministry, and also a trustee. He was a four and a half year veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Marine Corps League. He was past commander and adjutant of the St. George American Legion Post 1164. Allen was also a past volunteer firefighter and EMT for the Bourbonnais Rural Fire Department.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Leann Gehm and Robert Lopez of Carbondale; and Denise and Duke Edwards of Bourbonnais; two granddaughters, Kennedy and Rylie; and one sister Susan Langdoc of Kankakee. He is preceded in death by his parents and one sister Carol.
Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the Clancy- Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais where a funeral service will be held Monday at 10 a.m. Rev. Karl Koeppen will officiate. Burial will be at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church (www.stpaulslutheran.net), Hospice of Kankakee Valley (www.hkvcares.org), or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (www.lls.org).
He was a retired refrigeration technician for Exel in Manteno. After retirement he had worked for Hospice of Kankakee Valley and Busse and Rieck. He was a 1962 graduate of St. Anne High School and had attended Kankakee Community College. He enjoyed traveling, rescuing animals, was a paraplane pilot, he had owned and showed classic cars, and always helped anyone in need. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where he had served on the finance committee, was an usher, a member of St. Joseph Ministry, and also a trustee. He was a four and a half year veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Marine Corps League. He was past commander and adjutant of the St. George American Legion Post 1164. Allen was also a past volunteer firefighter and EMT for the Bourbonnais Rural Fire Department.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Leann Gehm and Robert Lopez of Carbondale; and Denise and Duke Edwards of Bourbonnais; two granddaughters, Kennedy and Rylie; and one sister Susan Langdoc of Kankakee. He is preceded in death by his parents and one sister Carol.
Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the Clancy- Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais where a funeral service will be held Monday at 10 a.m. Rev. Karl Koeppen will officiate. Burial will be at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church (www.stpaulslutheran.net), Hospice of Kankakee Valley (www.hkvcares.org), or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (www.lls.org).
Allen E. Gehm, 72, of Bourbonnais passed away on Wednesday October 19, 2016 at his home. He was born November 5, 1943, the son of Carl and Mary Clawson Gehm in Chicago. He married Joan Henneinke on August 22, 1964 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Kankakee. She survives him in Bourbonnais.
He was a retired refrigeration technician for Exel in Manteno. After retirement he had worked for Hospice of Kankakee Valley and Busse and Rieck. He was a 1962 graduate of St. Anne High School and had attended Kankakee Community College. He enjoyed traveling, rescuing animals, was a paraplane pilot, he had owned and showed classic cars, and always helped anyone in need. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where he had served on the finance committee, was an usher, a member of St. Joseph Ministry, and also a trustee. He was a four and a half year veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Marine Corps League. He was past commander and adjutant of the St. George American Legion Post 1164. Allen was also a past volunteer firefighter and EMT for the Bourbonnais Rural Fire Department.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Leann Gehm and Robert Lopez of Carbondale; and Denise and Duke Edwards of Bourbonnais; two granddaughters, Kennedy and Rylie; and one sister Susan Langdoc of Kankakee. He is preceded in death by his parents and one sister Carol.
Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the Clancy- Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais where a funeral service will be held Monday at 10 a.m. Rev. Karl Koeppen will officiate. Burial will be at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church (www.stpaulslutheran.net), Hospice of Kankakee Valley (www.hkvcares.org), or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (www.lls.org).
He was a retired refrigeration technician for Exel in Manteno. After retirement he had worked for Hospice of Kankakee Valley and Busse and Rieck. He was a 1962 graduate of St. Anne High School and had attended Kankakee Community College. He enjoyed traveling, rescuing animals, was a paraplane pilot, he had owned and showed classic cars, and always helped anyone in need. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where he had served on the finance committee, was an usher, a member of St. Joseph Ministry, and also a trustee. He was a four and a half year veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Marine Corps League. He was past commander and adjutant of the St. George American Legion Post 1164. Allen was also a past volunteer firefighter and EMT for the Bourbonnais Rural Fire Department.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Leann Gehm and Robert Lopez of Carbondale; and Denise and Duke Edwards of Bourbonnais; two granddaughters, Kennedy and Rylie; and one sister Susan Langdoc of Kankakee. He is preceded in death by his parents and one sister Carol.
Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the Clancy- Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais where a funeral service will be held Monday at 10 a.m. Rev. Karl Koeppen will officiate. Burial will be at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church (www.stpaulslutheran.net), Hospice of Kankakee Valley (www.hkvcares.org), or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (www.lls.org).
