John Kessler

John Kessler

John Kessler Obituary

Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch on Jan. 6, 2010.
KESSLER, John A., 72, of Kilmarnock, Va., passed away on Monday, January 4, 2010. He retired from sales and marketing from 3M Company after 33 years. He was preceded in death by his son, Rodney Downing Kessler. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Catherine Stoneham Kessler; sons, Michael John Kessler, Stephan Kessler and wife, Brigitte, James Todd Kessler and wife, Susan, and Kenneth Allan Kessler and wife, Carol; sisters, Nicole May, Trina Donley and Carolyn Loughridge; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Friday, January 8, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Faulkner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 14476 Northumberland Hwy., Burgess, Va. 22432. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 2 p.m. Interment will follow at Bethel United Methodist Church in Lively, Va. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Kilmarnock Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 333, Kilmarnock, Va. 22482, Family Maternity Center of the Northern Neck, P.O. Box 1866, Kilmarnock, Va. 22482, or the Alzheimer's Association at Alz.org. Online remembrances may be made at faulknerfamilyfuneralhome.com.


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Lara Bohlool Taylor

January 8, 2010

We were so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you at this time of sorrow.

Ted & Doreen Colangelo

January 6, 2010

Dear Kitty:
Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers at this sorrowful time.
My fondest remembrance of John is how he always had a means of bringing a smile to so many faces. Truly a gift – with which he was so generous.
It was my privilege to know and work with such a talented, principled and good-hearted individual, and his passing will, no doubt, leave a void in many lives.
Best personal regards,
Ted & Doreen Colangelo

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