"Ben was a sweet friend he will be missed dearly. I loved listening to his stories."
In loving memory of
Benedict "Ben" H. Kahler
December 3, 1933 - July 7, 2016
A funeral Mass for Ben Kahler will be held on Tuesday, July 12th, at 10:30 AM at St. Cecelia Catholic Church, Algona. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at the Church on Tuesday.
Burial will be in St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Bancroft, with military honors conducted by the Bancroft American Legion.
Benedict Herman Kahler was born December 3, 1933, in rural Burt, son of Alva and Dorothy (Schiltz) Kahler. Ben grew up on a farm near Burt attending and graduating from St. John's Catholic High School in Bancroft in 1951. He then attended Iowa Lake Junior College.
Ben served his country in the United States Navy from November, 1955 to April 1957, and again from April, 1962 until April, 1964. In his younger years he farmed and proudly helped build the Stateline Elevator in Algona. Ben then worked for Arts Way Manufacturing for many years.
Ben loved to talk about science and work with computers. He was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, a past member of St. John's Catholic Church in Bancroft and a member of St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Algona. Ben moved from the Burt and Fenton area to Algona in October of 2009.
Ben Kahler died Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Kossuth Regional Health Center at the age of 82.
He is survived by three sisters and four brothers, Vernon Kahler and his wife Carolyn of Urbandale, Gertrude Thomas and her husband Charles of Yankton, SD, Arthur Kahler of Burt, Joseph Kahler and his wife Lenora of Algona, Robert Kahler of Boone, Rose Burmeister and her husband Jerome of Fort Dodge, and Linda Wegner and her husband Merle of Long Prairie, MN; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother in February, 1998; his father in July, 1999; a brother, Elmer Kahler; and two sisters-in-law, Mary Kahler and Judy Kahler.
Tributes
"Sorrow and prayers for the loss of my oldest brother, Ben. He was a gem of a brother and is truly going to be missed. Love and prayers until we meet again. Rose"
"Rest in Peace, dear Uncle Ben~~ we love you!! Dave & Deb Christensen"
"To the Kahler family. I am very proud to have know Ben when growing up in Burt, but it was an honor to have him as one of our Veterans. He was very proud of his country and the title "Veteran." Ben would come into my office in Algona, always with a smile on his face and would say "I would take a cup of coffee if you have some." He was one of the kindest men I have ever known, he always had kind words to say and nothing bad about anyone. Rest in peace my friend and United States Veteran. God Bless each of you, the Lord has received a beautiful angel. "
"To the Kahler family, We are so sorry for your loss of Ben. He always like to talk when we saw him. Prayers are with all of you."
"To the Kahler family: my deepest sympathy to you all on the loss of your brother. I remember him from the times I (and my Vaske sisters) spent at your house on the farm as a young girl. May he rest in peace."
"Rest in peace, dear Uncle Ben. Micky Kahler"