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Obituary: Jan B. “JB” Zehr, 67, Croghan
Published: September 18, 2024
By: Provided by Scanlon Funeral Home
Jan B. “JB” Zehr
 CROGHAN, NY- Jan B. “JB”
Zehr, 67, a lifelong resident of Croghan, passed peacefully in the loving
presence of his family at his 9872 NYS Rt. 812, Croghan, residence on
Monday, September 16, 2024, where he had been under the devoted care of his
family and Lewis County Hospice.
Born October 3, 1956 in Lowville, NY, a son of Mark J. and Beatrice Bast
Zehr, he was a 1975 graduate of Beaver River Central School. In 1977, he was graduated from Jefferson Community College with
an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice.
Jan’s law
enforcement career began in 1976 when he became one of the youngest Chiefs of
Police in the state, working for his home town
village of Croghan. In 1978, he left the Croghan Police and became a Deputy
Sheriff with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department where he remained for
the next 28 years. From 2006 until 2007, he worked part time for the Lewis
Co. Court House in Lowville, after which, he became a full-time court
officer for the NYS Unified Court System continuing to work out of the
Court house until his retirement in 2019 due to illness.
He was a proud
member of the Lowville Lodge 134 Free and Accepted Masons, the 32nd
Scottish Rite Masons in Syracuse, and an honored member of the Media
Shriners in Watertown. He was also an active member of the Blue Rock
Hunting Club that he greatly enjoyed.
A man of many
interests, he especially enjoyed hunting, bowling, golfing and travelling
out west to Las Vegas and to stay with his brother, Mark.
Surviving are
three brothers, Benjamin (Patricia) Zehr, of Indianapolis, IN, Mark (Deb)
Zehr, of Greeley, CO, and Vaughn Zehr, of Croghan; his sister, Mary (Andy)
Grau, of Castorland; nine nieces and nephews, many cousins, and his revered
friend, Travis Grunert, of Castorland.
In addition to
his parents, he was predeceased by his sister Nancy Ann Zehr, a twin of his
brother, Mark, who died at birth, and a nephew, Zachary Zehr.
Relatives and
friends are invited to Jan’s calling hours at Scanlon Funeral Home in
Croghan on Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 12 Noon until 2:00 p.m., at
which time there will be a family prayer service, followed by his private
interment in the First Mennonite Church Cemetery in New Bremen. A brief
Masonic prayer rite will be held at the funeral home at the very beginning
of the 12 Noon calling hours.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Friends of Lewis Co. Hospice, PO Box 266,
Lowville, NY 13367, or to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 Rocky Point
Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.
Messages of
sympathy/condolences at www.scanlonfuneral.com
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