Lowell Jahn


Lowell Leon Jahn

Lowell Leon Jahn was born on December 23, 1943, in Carroll, Iowa, to Louie Paul Henry Jahn and Alma Ethel (Wilhelm) Jahn.

Lowell passed away on May 17, 2019, at the age of 75.

He was raised in Manning, Iowa, on the family farm. Lowell graduated from Manning High School in 1961 and then served his country, in the Navy, until 1965.

Lowell enjoyed an interesting life and lived many places including Omaha, Nebraska; Glendale, California; Hayes Center, Nebraska; Imperial, Nebraska; Pinedale, Wyoming; Exeter, California; and Riverton, Wyoming, where he retired in 2010.

Lowell had many different careers including the family farm, hanging billboards, hog farming, worked for Frito Lay, owning restaurants in both Imperial and Hayes Center, cooking at several restaurants and working in the oil fields in Wyoming, and finally owning a firewood business in Riverton.

Lowell enjoyed bowling, cooking, camping, fishing, hunting, woodworking, traveling and had a special passion for riding his Harley Davidson.

He was a proud sponsor of the Eagles Lodge, American Legion, RMEF of WY, and Manning Hausbarn Heritage Park.

Those left to celebrate and remember Lowell are his loving wife Linda Yvonne Jahn; son Rick (Jess) Kusel of Windsor, Colorado; daughter Tina of Lincoln; son Michael of Lincoln; daughter Traci of Hampstead, North Carolina; daughter Kristyn (Clint) of Charlotte, North Carolina; daughter Sunni (Chad) of Wauneta; stepsons Christopher of Pinedale, Wyoming and Cory (Aubrie) of Cheyenne, Wyoming; and sibling Jeanette of Brighton, Colorado.

Lowell has 24.5 grandchildren (one on the way in November) and 17 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Larry and nephew Lendall.