Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dehn, John 1919
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Portland Observer, 25 Dec 1919

John Dehn, of Belding, Dies At Age of 54.

Brother of Matt J. Dehn, of Portland, Passes Into the Great Beyond.

Belding Paper Pays Him Glowing Tribute.

Says He Was Never Known to Refuse Financial Assistance to Those Who Needed It.

Last week’s issue of the Belding Banner-News has the following comment to make 
concerning the death of John Dehn, a brother of Matt J. Dehn, of Portland, and 
a man well known throughout this locality:

“John Dehn, aged 54 years, for the past 30 years a well know resident and 
business man of this city, died Sunday night at eight o’clock at his home on 
South Bridge street, after having suffered from a disease which could not be 
conquered for the past two weeks.  Mr. Dehn was the proprietor of the ‘Smoke 
House,’ at the corner of Main and Pleasant streets, and frequent attacks of 
asthma and other afflictions had at various times kept him confined to his 
home, and when he was missed this time from his place of business it was 
thought that he would soon be around again, but the disease had secured a firm 
grip and on Sunday night at eight o’clock with his passing Belding lost one of 
its best and largest hearted citizens.  None are there who ever needed 
assistance and who could not get it if the matter was put up to kind hearted 
Mr. Dehn.  His funeral was held on this Wednesday morning from St. Joseph’s 
Catholic church, Rev. Fr. John A Klick officiating at a solemn requiem high 
mass, assisted by Rev. Frs. John A Gabriel, of Ionia and Anthony Schneider, of 
Fowler.  Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery.  Mr. Dehn is survived by his 
widow, three sons, Arthur, John and Sylvester Dehn, and a daughter Helena, all 
of this city.  Also by three brothers, Matt J. Dehn, of Portland, and Joseph 
and Frank Dehn, of Lansing.  Mrs. Alfred J. Jonas and Miss Lena Dehn, of this 
city, are also sisters.  The grief stricken family have the sympathy of the 
entire community in this, their hour of heavy sorrow.”


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