Obituary

Service: Saturday, September 21, 2013 - 3 p.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel

Calling: Saturday, September 21, 2013 - Noon to 3 p.m. in the funeral home ********************************************************************************** Edward Louis Kern, 78, of Kendallville died Thursday, September 19, 2013, at 3:50 a.m. in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.

He was a lifetime area resident, and a 1953 graduate of Kendallville High School. He was a member of the Lutheran Church.

Mr. Kern retired from Food Marketing in Fort Wayne where he was a forklift operator. After retirement he worked as a groundskeeper for Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville.

Ed was an avid birdwatcher and enjoyed feeding the birds. He was a great cook. He will be greatly missed by his family, but will remain in their hearts forever.

He was born June 18, 1935, in DeKalb County to Henry Louis and Edith Esther (Blech) Kern.

On December 23, 1965, at Zion Lutheran Church, West Fairfield, Corunna, he married Patricia Lee "Pat" Stechcon.

Surviving are his wife of 48 years, Pat Kern of Kendallville; a daughter, Cindy (David) Axler of Pine Island, Florida; three sons, Dennis (Carolyn) Kern of Goshen, Terry Young of Kendallville, and Brad (Angie) Kern of Corunna; four grandchildren, Jason Kern, Joel Kern, Teesha Kern, and Phoenix Biscuso; and two great-grandchildren, Cameron Kern and Addyson Kern.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Anna Wehr and Margaret Kern; a granddaughter, Jennifer Jo Kern; and a grandson, Lukis Szander Kern.

Funeral services will be Saturday, September 21, 2013, at 3 p.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel, 222 South State Street, Kendallville, with the Rev. Carolyn Jo Kern officiating. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, West Fairfield, Corunna.

Calling is Saturday, September 21, 2013, from noon to 3 p.m. in the funeral home.

Casketbearers will be Cindy Axler, Dennis Kern, Brad Kern, Angie Kern, Jason Kern, Joel Kern, Phoenix Biscuso, and A. J. Fraley.

Preferred memorials are to Riley Children's Hospital in memory of his grandchildren, Jennifer Jo and Lukis Szander.

View a video tribute after Saturday at www.youngfamilyfuneralhome.com