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Name	Farrer, John Kohler
Genealogy ID	83197
Born	01 JUN 1924
Birthplace	Blossburg, Tioga PA
Deceased	05 DEC 1994
Deceased where	Wellsboro, Tioga PA
Cemetery	Oakwood Cemetery
Education	Mansfield High School 1942
Occupation	Postmaster USPS
Titles & honors	F. & A. M. Friendship Lodge No. 247 Tech/5C in the U.S. Army Corey Creek Golf Club Mansfield Hose Company (charter member)
Military	World War Two
Father	Phillip W. Farrer
Mother	Constance Kohler
Spouse	Marieta L. Goodwin
Children	Linda R. Farrer James Farrer Jerry K. Farrer John P. Farrer
Reference	Obit
Notes	FARRER - John K. Farrer,[SRGP 83197] 69, of Mansfield RR#3 died Sunday, June 5, 1994, at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. Born Dec. 1, 1924, in Blossburg, he was the son of Philip and Constance Kohler Farrer. He was a retired postmaster. He served in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II, and during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of Mansfield; member and past master of Friendship Lodge #247 F&AM; member of the Coudersport Consistory; charter member of the Mansfield Hose Company. He was a trustee and board member of the Wheel Inn and a member and former treasurer of Corey Creek Golf Club. He was an avid fan of Penn State football. Surviving are his wife of 51 years, the former Marieta Goodwin; three sons, Gerald of Mansfield, John of Horseheads, NY, and James of Elmira Heights, NY; one daughter, Linda Doud of Mansfield; one brother, Thomas of Mansfield; one sister, Mary Lou Townsend of Mansfield; one brother-in-law, Chester Goodwin of Tioga; nine grandchildren. Friends may call at the Wilston Funeral Home, 18 N. Main St., Mansfield, on Wednesday, June 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. Friendship Lodge #247 F&AM will conduct services at 8:45 p.m. Services will be held there Thursday, June 9, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Thomas D. Thomas officiating. Burial with military rites will be held at Oakwood Cemetery, Mansfield. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the First United Presbyterian Church of Mansfield, the American Cancer Society or to the charity of one’s choice. - Wellsboro Gazette, June 8, 1994 Dates of Military Service: 5 March 1943 - 5 Jan 1946
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