Deceased Information

• DECEASED

  Bernd Kahn

• AGE

  94

• DATE OF DEATH

  Thursday, July 13, 2023 (After Sunset)

• DATE OF FUNERAL

  Friday, July 14, 2023

• TIME OF FUNERAL

  3:30 pm PM

• PLACE OF FUNERAL

  Graveside

• PLACE OF BURIAL

  Arlington Memorial Park, 201 Mount Vernon Hwy, Sandy Springs, GA 30328

• DONATIONS

  • ❖ William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum

    1440 Spring Street Atlanta GA 30309

• OBITUARY

  Bernd Kahn passed away on July 13, 2023.  He was born in Pforzheim, Germany on August 16, 1928, to Alice (Meyer) Kahn and Eric Kahn. They fled to Newark, NJ, in 1938. He married beloved Gail Pressman in Cincinnati, OH, in 1961, and is survived by her, his daughter Jennifer and granddaughters Erica and Brynn Finney, and daughter Elizabeth (Seth) and grandson Jordan Hyman, all of Atlanta.

   

  Bernd graduated from the Newark College of Engineering (BS Ch,E. 1950); Vanderbilt U (MS Physics 1952); and MIT (PhD Chemistry 1960). He was employed by the Oak Ridge Nuclear Laboratory (1951 – 1954) and the US EPA (1970 – 1974) and enrolled in the US Public Health Service (1954 – 1974) from which he retired with rank of Captain. He taught, supervised graduate students, and performed research at the Georgia Institute of Technology (1974 - 2023). He co-published scientific papers and books and participated in professional societies and committees

   

  Bernd enjoyed living in Atlanta for more than half his life; he appreciated life with his family - Gail, his parents, children, and grandchildren; his work and co-workers; reading and listening to classical music; attending The Temple; and visiting nearby mountains and oceans. He spoke of having lived a happy life.  Donations may be made to The Breman Museum (www.thebreman.org).  A graveside service was held, July 14 at Arlington Memorial Park with Rabbi Peter Berg officiating.  Dressler's Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999