(Beaver Dam) The sitting chair of Beaver Dam’s Police and Fire Commission has passed away. Jeff Kohman died on Monday at Meriter Hospital in Madison.
Kohman served as a Beaver Dam alderman beginning in 1993 and was council president from 1997 until June of 2005. The Beaver Dam-native was also a candidate in the most recent election for mayor. He was a 1971 graduate of Horicon High School and was employed as a service manager for the automotive industry for his working career.
Kohman is survived by his wife of 50 years, Jennifer, and his three children. A private memorial service will take place and a public gathering will be held on Thursday, March 31, from 3pm to 5pm at the Koepsell-Murray Funeral Home in Beaver Dam. Memorials can be directed to the Beaver Dam Police Department Charities or the Beaver Dam Fire Department – Fire Prevention Fund. Kohman was 69.
