Obituaries

Margaret Kahn

Kahn, Margaret (Peggy) Kennedy

Margaret Kennedy Kahn, known as Peggy, was born in Flushing, New York in 1921 to John Patrick Kennedy and Katherine Page Kennedy. She graduated from Flushing High School in 1938. During WWII, Peggy was the first female ticket agent in American Airlines history, working at La Guardia Field.

Peggy married Major Felix L. Kahn of the Estate Stove Company Kahns of Hamilton, Ohio in 1944 and moved to Cincinnati in 1945. They settled in Wyoming, Ohio where Peggy has lived ever since. Peggy and Felix were married for 40 years; Felix Kahn passed away in 1984.

She was a talented Musical Theatre performer and parody writer and was featured as the leading lady in the Fine Arts Kickoff shows of the 1950s and 60s among other local musical productions as well as the May Festival Chorus.

Peggy was well known for her Arts advocacy and involvement. She was a Founder and former Chairman of the Board of the Cincinnati Ballet where she subsequently served on the Advisory Board as an Emeritus member. She was closely associated with the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, also in an advisory capacity.

Peggy was a former President of the Cincinnati Summer Opera Guild.

In  1972 she was named Chairman of the Women’s Committee overseeing the move of the Opera from the Zoo to Music Hall.

Peggy passed away at nearly 93 years of age, March 26th at Evergreen Retirement Community in Hartwell.

She is survived by her five children Michael (and wife Susan Diehl Kahn) of Atlanta; Kate of Los Angeles; Stephen of Los Angeles; Ellen of Sarasota and David (and wife Amy Bullock Kahn) of Madeira.

She also leaves 5 grandchildren—Michael (and wife Beth Warner Kahn) of Atlanta; Aaron (and wife Alison Wates Kahn) of Oxford, UK; Sarah and fiancé Robert Brown of Singapore, Preston and Henry Kahn of Madeira and great-grandchildren Helena, Felix, Warner, Seth and Lukas.

The family requests donations to The Cincinnati Ballet in lieu of flowers.

A memorial service is pending,