Vernon Robert Kahle

Vernon Robert Kahle was born Dec. 28, 1924, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died Dec. 1, 2019, at Silvergate Retirement Residence in Fallbrook, California.

Vernon was an Ensign in the Navy and attended Harvard University for two years as part of his Navy training.

He married Addie Ring in 1948 as a civilian and entered Pepperdine University in 1951. He graduated in 1952 and taught elementary school for several years before attending California State University, Los Angeles where he received his master's degree in 1959.

He majored in elementary education with minors in math and science. He retired from the Montebello Unified School District in 1985.

Vernon was an avid traveler and loved camping, fishing, lapidary, square dancing, gardening and bowling.

He is survived by his three children, Bob (Valerie), Linda (David) and Tom (Allison); 10 grandchildren and spouses, and 13 great-grandchildren.

Services will be Friday, Dec. 20, at Riverside National Cemetery at 11 a.m.