Dr. Charles Henry Kernan, 81, longtime superintendent of the former Jr. Order Orphan Home in Tiffin, and "Dad" to the more than 3,000 alumni of that institution, died at 11:10 a.m., Saturday, June 28, 1947, in Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Kernan suffered a serious heart attack May 10, 1947. He suffered another heart attack on June 20, 1947, and had been in the hospital since that time.
Following his retirement from the Jr. Home, Dr. and Mrs. Kernan had made their home in Towson, MD, suburb of Baltimore, since November 1944.
Dr. Kernan came to Tiffin on September 1, 1901, from Orient, Long Island, NY, to be superintendent of the Jr. O.U.A.M. Orphanage in Tiffin, then a tiny institution of five small buildings. He was state vice councilor of the Jr. O.U.A.M. Chapter of New York and superintendent of the school at Orient, Island, before coming to Tiffin.
Mr. Kernan was born February 4, 1866, at Shodack Landing, NY, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kernan. Both his parents were killed in a railway accident when he was four years of age, and his own childhood as an orphan made him forever sympathetic towards the thousands of boys and girls who later called him "Dad" at the Jr. Home.
He worked at various jobs as soon as he was old enough, and a friendly factory boss encouraged him to get an education. He got a job as a janitor and slept in a school building to help himself through Amsterdam Academy in New York. Similarly, he worked his way through Postdam Normal School, after which he was employed as teacher and principal of the Orient, Long Island, school. He also served as village fire chief.
Dr. Kernan was married three times, first to Elizabeth Baum, who became the mother of his four children. She died in 1906, and he was married later to Louise Bowland, who died in 1918.
Some time after the death of his second wife, he was married again to Eleanor Gorsuch, who survived, as did his son, Mayor Allan B. Kernan, and one daughter, Esther, wife of F. E. Hale, Jr., of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and two grandchildren. Two daughters, Ruth, wife of Henry Kerschner, Jr., and Miss Dorothy Kernan, preceded him in death. Three brothers and two sisters were also deceased.
Mr. Kernan was a member of all the local Masonic bodies, chapter council, and commandery. He was a past master of Tiffin Masonic Lodge, past commander of DeMolay Commandery, past patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Scottish Rite. He was a member of Young American Council, Jr. O.U.A.M., and a past state councilor of the Junior Order. He was also a member of the Daughters of America, and of Old Trinity Episcopal Church. The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on him in 1934 in recognition of his attainments and service.
Dr. Kernan's body arrived in Tiffin on Monday, June 30, 1947, and was taken to the Turner Funeral Home, where visitation was held until noon, Tuesday, July 1, 1947. The body was then taken to the Ohio Memorial Chapel, then the chapel of the Tiffin State Hospital, and rested in state there until 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 1, 1947, when funeral services were held with the Rev. C. D. Hering, rector of Old Trinity Church, officiating. Interment was in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Dr. Kernan suffered a serious heart attack May 10, 1947. He suffered another heart attack on June 20, 1947, and had been in the hospital since that time.
Following his retirement from the Jr. Home, Dr. and Mrs. Kernan had made their home in Towson, MD, suburb of Baltimore, since November 1944.
Dr. Kernan came to Tiffin on September 1, 1901, from Orient, Long Island, NY, to be superintendent of the Jr. O.U.A.M. Orphanage in Tiffin, then a tiny institution of five small buildings. He was state vice councilor of the Jr. O.U.A.M. Chapter of New York and superintendent of the school at Orient, Island, before coming to Tiffin.
Mr. Kernan was born February 4, 1866, at Shodack Landing, NY, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kernan. Both his parents were killed in a railway accident when he was four years of age, and his own childhood as an orphan made him forever sympathetic towards the thousands of boys and girls who later called him "Dad" at the Jr. Home.
He worked at various jobs as soon as he was old enough, and a friendly factory boss encouraged him to get an education. He got a job as a janitor and slept in a school building to help himself through Amsterdam Academy in New York. Similarly, he worked his way through Postdam Normal School, after which he was employed as teacher and principal of the Orient, Long Island, school. He also served as village fire chief.
Dr. Kernan was married three times, first to Elizabeth Baum, who became the mother of his four children. She died in 1906, and he was married later to Louise Bowland, who died in 1918.
Some time after the death of his second wife, he was married again to Eleanor Gorsuch, who survived, as did his son, Mayor Allan B. Kernan, and one daughter, Esther, wife of F. E. Hale, Jr., of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and two grandchildren. Two daughters, Ruth, wife of Henry Kerschner, Jr., and Miss Dorothy Kernan, preceded him in death. Three brothers and two sisters were also deceased.
Mr. Kernan was a member of all the local Masonic bodies, chapter council, and commandery. He was a past master of Tiffin Masonic Lodge, past commander of DeMolay Commandery, past patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Scottish Rite. He was a member of Young American Council, Jr. O.U.A.M., and a past state councilor of the Junior Order. He was also a member of the Daughters of America, and of Old Trinity Episcopal Church. The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on him in 1934 in recognition of his attainments and service.
Dr. Kernan's body arrived in Tiffin on Monday, June 30, 1947, and was taken to the Turner Funeral Home, where visitation was held until noon, Tuesday, July 1, 1947. The body was then taken to the Ohio Memorial Chapel, then the chapel of the Tiffin State Hospital, and rested in state there until 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 1, 1947, when funeral services were held with the Rev. C. D. Hering, rector of Old Trinity Church, officiating. Interment was in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Dr. Charles Henry Kernan, 81, longtime superintendent of the former Jr. Order Orphan Home in Tiffin, and "Dad" to the more than 3,000 alumni of that institution, died at 11:10 a.m., Saturday, June 28, 1947, in Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Kernan suffered a serious heart attack May 10, 1947. He suffered another heart attack on June 20, 1947, and had been in the hospital since that time.
Following his retirement from the Jr. Home, Dr. and Mrs. Kernan had made their home in Towson, MD, suburb of Baltimore, since November 1944.
Dr. Kernan came to Tiffin on September 1, 1901, from Orient, Long Island, NY, to be superintendent of the Jr. O.U.A.M. Orphanage in Tiffin, then a tiny institution of five small buildings. He was state vice councilor of the Jr. O.U.A.M. Chapter of New York and superintendent of the school at Orient, Island, before coming to Tiffin.
Mr. Kernan was born February 4, 1866, at Shodack Landing, NY, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kernan. Both his parents were killed in a railway accident when he was four years of age, and his own childhood as an orphan made him forever sympathetic towards the thousands of boys and girls who later called him "Dad" at the Jr. Home.
He worked at various jobs as soon as he was old enough, and a friendly factory boss encouraged him to get an education. He got a job as a janitor and slept in a school building to help himself through Amsterdam Academy in New York. Similarly, he worked his way through Postdam Normal School, after which he was employed as teacher and principal of the Orient, Long Island, school. He also served as village fire chief.
Dr. Kernan was married three times, first to Elizabeth Baum, who became the mother of his four children. She died in 1906, and he was married later to Louise Bowland, who died in 1918.
Some time after the death of his second wife, he was married again to Eleanor Gorsuch, who survived, as did his son, Mayor Allan B. Kernan, and one daughter, Esther, wife of F. E. Hale, Jr., of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and two grandchildren. Two daughters, Ruth, wife of Henry Kerschner, Jr., and Miss Dorothy Kernan, preceded him in death. Three brothers and two sisters were also deceased.
Mr. Kernan was a member of all the local Masonic bodies, chapter council, and commandery. He was a past master of Tiffin Masonic Lodge, past commander of DeMolay Commandery, past patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Scottish Rite. He was a member of Young American Council, Jr. O.U.A.M., and a past state councilor of the Junior Order. He was also a member of the Daughters of America, and of Old Trinity Episcopal Church. The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on him in 1934 in recognition of his attainments and service.
Dr. Kernan's body arrived in Tiffin on Monday, June 30, 1947, and was taken to the Turner Funeral Home, where visitation was held until noon, Tuesday, July 1, 1947. The body was then taken to the Ohio Memorial Chapel, then the chapel of the Tiffin State Hospital, and rested in state there until 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 1, 1947, when funeral services were held with the Rev. C. D. Hering, rector of Old Trinity Church, officiating. Interment was in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Dr. Kernan suffered a serious heart attack May 10, 1947. He suffered another heart attack on June 20, 1947, and had been in the hospital since that time.
Following his retirement from the Jr. Home, Dr. and Mrs. Kernan had made their home in Towson, MD, suburb of Baltimore, since November 1944.
Dr. Kernan came to Tiffin on September 1, 1901, from Orient, Long Island, NY, to be superintendent of the Jr. O.U.A.M. Orphanage in Tiffin, then a tiny institution of five small buildings. He was state vice councilor of the Jr. O.U.A.M. Chapter of New York and superintendent of the school at Orient, Island, before coming to Tiffin.
Mr. Kernan was born February 4, 1866, at Shodack Landing, NY, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kernan. Both his parents were killed in a railway accident when he was four years of age, and his own childhood as an orphan made him forever sympathetic towards the thousands of boys and girls who later called him "Dad" at the Jr. Home.
He worked at various jobs as soon as he was old enough, and a friendly factory boss encouraged him to get an education. He got a job as a janitor and slept in a school building to help himself through Amsterdam Academy in New York. Similarly, he worked his way through Postdam Normal School, after which he was employed as teacher and principal of the Orient, Long Island, school. He also served as village fire chief.
Dr. Kernan was married three times, first to Elizabeth Baum, who became the mother of his four children. She died in 1906, and he was married later to Louise Bowland, who died in 1918.
Some time after the death of his second wife, he was married again to Eleanor Gorsuch, who survived, as did his son, Mayor Allan B. Kernan, and one daughter, Esther, wife of F. E. Hale, Jr., of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and two grandchildren. Two daughters, Ruth, wife of Henry Kerschner, Jr., and Miss Dorothy Kernan, preceded him in death. Three brothers and two sisters were also deceased.
Mr. Kernan was a member of all the local Masonic bodies, chapter council, and commandery. He was a past master of Tiffin Masonic Lodge, past commander of DeMolay Commandery, past patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Scottish Rite. He was a member of Young American Council, Jr. O.U.A.M., and a past state councilor of the Junior Order. He was also a member of the Daughters of America, and of Old Trinity Episcopal Church. The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on him in 1934 in recognition of his attainments and service.
Dr. Kernan's body arrived in Tiffin on Monday, June 30, 1947, and was taken to the Turner Funeral Home, where visitation was held until noon, Tuesday, July 1, 1947. The body was then taken to the Ohio Memorial Chapel, then the chapel of the Tiffin State Hospital, and rested in state there until 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 1, 1947, when funeral services were held with the Rev. C. D. Hering, rector of Old Trinity Church, officiating. Interment was in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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