Edwin A. Kann, 77, of 920-D Menno Village and formerly of 1138 Oaklawn Drive, Culpeper, Va., died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1993, in the Chambersburg Hospital.
Born April 18, 1915, in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Clayton A. and Mary G. Fogelsanger Kann.
A member of Central Presbyterian Church, where he served on the board of elders, he also was a member of Good Samaritan Lodge 336 F & AM, Gettysburg. He served on the board of directors of Culpeper Memorial Hospital and was past president of Culpeper Rotary Club and Culpeper Chamber of Commerce.
In 1939, Mr. Kann organized the rural areas of Franklin and Cumberland counties of Pennsylvania into a rural electric cooperative district, predecessor of the Adams Electric Cooperative.
From 1940 to 1942, he served as coordinator and district manager of Adams Electric Cooperative, and from 1942 to 1960 was a member and secretary of its board of directors in Gettysburg.
During this period, he completed all of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association director institutes and earned his certificate. He also completed the NRECA management institutes and special workshops for certification.
In 1960, he became member and manager of the public services for Adams Electric Cooperative. In August 1967 he became general manager of Northern Piedmont Electric Cooperative, Culpeper. He served as general manager until January 1980 with the merger of Northern Piedmont and Virginia Electric Cooperatives, which became Rappahannock Electric Cooperative.
After his retirement he formed his own management consulting business, doing work for NRECA and REA until January 1983, when he assumed responsibilities of executive director of Culpeper Chamber of Commerce.
From 1942 to 1960, Mr. Kann was involved in dairy farming in Franklin County.
Surviving are his wife, E. Marie Riggs Kann, whom he married Oct. 13. 1936, in Shippensburg; two daughters, Marjorie M. (Mrs. Donald H.) Fogelsanger of Chambersburg and Barbara L. (Mrs. Lawrence M.) Beard of Leesburg, Va.; two sons, Carroll E. of Avon, Conn., and Dale E. of Carmel, Ind.; eight grandchildren; three great- grandchildren; and a sister, Mildred (Mrs. John) Immel of Carlisle.
Born April 18, 1915, in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Clayton A. and Mary G. Fogelsanger Kann.
A member of Central Presbyterian Church, where he served on the board of elders, he also was a member of Good Samaritan Lodge 336 F & AM, Gettysburg. He served on the board of directors of Culpeper Memorial Hospital and was past president of Culpeper Rotary Club and Culpeper Chamber of Commerce.
In 1939, Mr. Kann organized the rural areas of Franklin and Cumberland counties of Pennsylvania into a rural electric cooperative district, predecessor of the Adams Electric Cooperative.
From 1940 to 1942, he served as coordinator and district manager of Adams Electric Cooperative, and from 1942 to 1960 was a member and secretary of its board of directors in Gettysburg.
During this period, he completed all of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association director institutes and earned his certificate. He also completed the NRECA management institutes and special workshops for certification.
In 1960, he became member and manager of the public services for Adams Electric Cooperative. In August 1967 he became general manager of Northern Piedmont Electric Cooperative, Culpeper. He served as general manager until January 1980 with the merger of Northern Piedmont and Virginia Electric Cooperatives, which became Rappahannock Electric Cooperative.
After his retirement he formed his own management consulting business, doing work for NRECA and REA until January 1983, when he assumed responsibilities of executive director of Culpeper Chamber of Commerce.
From 1942 to 1960, Mr. Kann was involved in dairy farming in Franklin County.
Surviving are his wife, E. Marie Riggs Kann, whom he married Oct. 13. 1936, in Shippensburg; two daughters, Marjorie M. (Mrs. Donald H.) Fogelsanger of Chambersburg and Barbara L. (Mrs. Lawrence M.) Beard of Leesburg, Va.; two sons, Carroll E. of Avon, Conn., and Dale E. of Carmel, Ind.; eight grandchildren; three great- grandchildren; and a sister, Mildred (Mrs. John) Immel of Carlisle.
Edwin A. Kann, 77, of 920-D Menno Village and formerly of 1138 Oaklawn Drive, Culpeper, Va., died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1993, in the Chambersburg Hospital.
Born April 18, 1915, in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Clayton A. and Mary G. Fogelsanger Kann.
A member of Central Presbyterian Church, where he served on the board of elders, he also was a member of Good Samaritan Lodge 336 F & AM, Gettysburg. He served on the board of directors of Culpeper Memorial Hospital and was past president of Culpeper Rotary Club and Culpeper Chamber of Commerce.
In 1939, Mr. Kann organized the rural areas of Franklin and Cumberland counties of Pennsylvania into a rural electric cooperative district, predecessor of the Adams Electric Cooperative.
From 1940 to 1942, he served as coordinator and district manager of Adams Electric Cooperative, and from 1942 to 1960 was a member and secretary of its board of directors in Gettysburg.
During this period, he completed all of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association director institutes and earned his certificate. He also completed the NRECA management institutes and special workshops for certification.
In 1960, he became member and manager of the public services for Adams Electric Cooperative. In August 1967 he became general manager of Northern Piedmont Electric Cooperative, Culpeper. He served as general manager until January 1980 with the merger of Northern Piedmont and Virginia Electric Cooperatives, which became Rappahannock Electric Cooperative.
After his retirement he formed his own management consulting business, doing work for NRECA and REA until January 1983, when he assumed responsibilities of executive director of Culpeper Chamber of Commerce.
From 1942 to 1960, Mr. Kann was involved in dairy farming in Franklin County.
Surviving are his wife, E. Marie Riggs Kann, whom he married Oct. 13. 1936, in Shippensburg; two daughters, Marjorie M. (Mrs. Donald H.) Fogelsanger of Chambersburg and Barbara L. (Mrs. Lawrence M.) Beard of Leesburg, Va.; two sons, Carroll E. of Avon, Conn., and Dale E. of Carmel, Ind.; eight grandchildren; three great- grandchildren; and a sister, Mildred (Mrs. John) Immel of Carlisle.
Born April 18, 1915, in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Clayton A. and Mary G. Fogelsanger Kann.
A member of Central Presbyterian Church, where he served on the board of elders, he also was a member of Good Samaritan Lodge 336 F & AM, Gettysburg. He served on the board of directors of Culpeper Memorial Hospital and was past president of Culpeper Rotary Club and Culpeper Chamber of Commerce.
In 1939, Mr. Kann organized the rural areas of Franklin and Cumberland counties of Pennsylvania into a rural electric cooperative district, predecessor of the Adams Electric Cooperative.
From 1940 to 1942, he served as coordinator and district manager of Adams Electric Cooperative, and from 1942 to 1960 was a member and secretary of its board of directors in Gettysburg.
During this period, he completed all of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association director institutes and earned his certificate. He also completed the NRECA management institutes and special workshops for certification.
In 1960, he became member and manager of the public services for Adams Electric Cooperative. In August 1967 he became general manager of Northern Piedmont Electric Cooperative, Culpeper. He served as general manager until January 1980 with the merger of Northern Piedmont and Virginia Electric Cooperatives, which became Rappahannock Electric Cooperative.
After his retirement he formed his own management consulting business, doing work for NRECA and REA until January 1983, when he assumed responsibilities of executive director of Culpeper Chamber of Commerce.
From 1942 to 1960, Mr. Kann was involved in dairy farming in Franklin County.
Surviving are his wife, E. Marie Riggs Kann, whom he married Oct. 13. 1936, in Shippensburg; two daughters, Marjorie M. (Mrs. Donald H.) Fogelsanger of Chambersburg and Barbara L. (Mrs. Lawrence M.) Beard of Leesburg, Va.; two sons, Carroll E. of Avon, Conn., and Dale E. of Carmel, Ind.; eight grandchildren; three great- grandchildren; and a sister, Mildred (Mrs. John) Immel of Carlisle.
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