Richard Kohn

Richard “Dick” Kohn, age 89, passed away on December 30, 2019. Preceded in death by his parents, George and Olga Kohn; brother, Ervin (Gertrude) Kohn and son, Randall Kohn. He is survived by his wife, Roberta Kohn; daughter, Robyn (Bob) Canvasser, daughter-in-law, Reesa Kohn; grandchildren, Jack and Ben Canvasser and Joshua, Jordyn and Ryan Kohn; brother-in-law, Matthew (Roz Travis) Koch; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. A special thanks to all of Richard’s devoted caregivers especially Sherry Bowman and Willie Ross. Richard was a graduate of The Ohio State University and the OSU Law School. He was a member of Columbus and the Ohio State Bar Associations, past President of the Tau Epsilon Rho Legal Fraternity and a lifetime member of B’nai Brith and Jewish War Veterans. He was a lifetime member and past President of Beth Jacob Congregation, past Vice President of Columbus Torah Academy and served on the boards of Wexner Heritage Village and Jewish Columbus. He was the recipient of the Shofar Award and the Parness Award from Beth Jacob. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Wednesday, January 1 at Epstein Memorial Chapel, 3232 E. Main St. Interment will follow at New Beth Jacob cemetery. Shiva will be observed on Wednesday following interment at Wexner Heritage House until 6pm and Thursday, Sunday and Monday at Creekside at the Village from 3pm - 5:30pm. All minyan services will begin at 4:50pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Beth Jacob Congregation www.bethjacobcolumbus.org or Randy Kohn Youth Sports Fund at the JCC of Greater Columbus. www.columbusjcc.org Online guest book at www.epsteinmemorial.com