Kehren, Donald
Passed: July 09, 2015
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Kehren, Donald
Passed: July 09, 2015
Obituary
Donald William Kehren, 75, passed away on July 9, 2015 with his family by his side. Mr. Kehren was born in Pittsburgh PA to Charles and Edna Rose Kehren, the 2nd of five children. In 1957 Mr. Kehren entered the Air Force and began a life-long commitment to serving his country and fellow man. For 28 years, he was a Senior Master Sergeant in the US Air Force initially serving as an Air Craft Turbo Propeller Mechanic and then Aircraft Maintenance Shift Supervisor. His final years in the Air Force were spent as Hospital Superintendent of Dental Services before retiring from active duty. Afterwards, he continued serving through civil service to run the US Army post office at the military base in Wiesbaden Germany.
After more than 50 years of service in the US and overseas, Mr. Kehren retired to Buckeye Arizona with his loving wife Rotraut Kehren. He continued his volunteer service with the retirees association at the Luke Air Force Base in Goodyear AZ and with the VFW. He was active in his church and devout in his faith. From a young age, he developed a love of cooking, baking and grilling and delighted in providing delicious meals for family and friends. Seeing him standing over his grill or baking his famous pies are memories his family will hold dear. Mr. Kehren’s intense compassion for others extended to animals, having several beloved dogs throughout his adult life and supporting animal welfare organizations and rescue groups. And most of all, he loved getting to know people wherever he went and making them smile with his witty humor, generosity, and unique colorful style.
In addition to his wife Rotraut, Mr. Kehren is survived by his son Don and daughter-in-law Jennifer; his loving brother-in-law and sister-in-law Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Wilpuetz, United States Army, and Elvira Wilpuetz; his nephew Jerry Tarter and family along with Mr. Kehren’s family in Pittsburgh including siblings Charles, Joyce Borneman with spouse Fred, Delores Mazzarini with spouse Frank, and Paul with spouse Elizabeth.
Mr. Kehren is being laid to rest in the National Memorial Cemetery in Cave Creek AZ with full military honors on Friday July 17, 2015.
5 responses to Kehren, Donald
Delores Kehren Mazzarini says:
July 17, 2015
My Brother Don, as the Lord welcomes you home you will be missed by all your loved ones here on earth, I know you have gone to a better place and that gives me peace of mind, you will be remembered by many family and friends all over the country. Don rest in peace and you will never be forgotten, you will always be in our hearts.
Love your sister,
Delores and family
PAUL & ELIZABETH KEHREN says:
July 17, 2015
DON you will be missed by all our family here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Esp. by your youngest brother PAUL you are a hero to me! thank you for your service to our country. I am proud of you. And I am glad that upon your entrance to the Air Force in 1957 someone A CHRISTIAN PERSON TOLD, YOU HOW TO BE SAVED AND KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR PERSONAL SAVIOUR. ALTHOUGH YOU DID NOT KNOW HOW TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION TO OTHERS. YOU SPOKE OF IT TO PASTOR MATHEW AZZOLINA MY PASTOR. FROM ARLINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH. AND NOW YOU ARE SAFLEY IN THE ARMS OF JESUS. PRAISE GOD! ENJOY HEAVEN WITH MOM & DAD,UNCLE AL,KEITH UNCLE GEORGE. I LOVE YOU BROTHER! PAUL A.KEHREN & FAMILY
Joyce Kehren Borneman says:
July 18, 2015
Rest in Peace my brother, we will miss you so much. We were so sad that your two brothers and two sisters were not mentioned in your obituary, so I will mention us now. Your older brother Charles Kehren 76, your youngest brother Paul Kehren 65, your oldest sister Joyce Kehren Borneman 71, and your youngest sister Delores Kehren Mazzarini 70. Also many nieces and nephews who also love you very much.
Love from all your family back in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Joyce Kehren Borneman says:
July 20, 2015
Rest in peace my funny and loving brother. I will miss all our long and sometimes intense conversations we had on the phone.It is still hard for me to know I will never see or hear from you again, but at lease I know you are now with out all the pain you were in and now with God.
All of your family in Pittsburgh will miss you dearly.
Love always from your sister Joyce & brother-law Fred
Ron Perella says:
July 21, 2015
Don, it was great to see you two years ago in Arizona and again last year here in Pittsburgh at our family reunion. Both visits were fun and your humorous joking all the time brought not only laughs but many lasting memories. Your visit to Pittsburgh over twenty years ago, when your sisters and spouses, my family and others that came up to my farm and then we all went to Sharon Pa. for the Octoberfest will be the most remembered. We all ate, drank beer and opened hundreds of peel off lottery tickets that the people who ran the program said we were there all time best customers, they kept giving us free pictures of beer, tee shirts and other give aways that they offered. I could go on and on about stories when we were young at gramma’s in the hollow, as they called it. Don, I’m just one of many cousins, family, friends and the many people that you worked with that will never forget you. Thanks for the memories and may you enjoy all the fruits of heaven. Love you cousin.