Fern Rehm

Fern Joan Rehm, 85, of Advance passed away Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, at the Aspire nursing facility.

She was born Feb. 10, 1938, to Leo and Pearl Dombach Petzoldt in Oak Ridge. The youngest of three children, Fern was raised in Oak Ridge, where she graduated high school. She worked for the hosiery factory for a number of years after high school.

Fern Petzoldt and Carl Rehm were united in marriage on March 30, 1957, in Hernando, Mississippi. After their wedding, she and her husband moved to Advance, where they began farming.

They worked side by side, row cropping and raising livestock. After their two daughters, Cindy and Sheryl, were born, the family worked on the farm until their daughters were married. Fern and Carl worked together towards their retirement until Carl's passing in 2010.

Fern enjoyed gardening and canning. She was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star. She joined Whitewater Chapter 174 on Sept. 10, 1968. She was a Worthy Matron and a faithful member in her years with the Eastern Star.

Fern is survived by two daughters, Cindy (Tom) Kalinski of Advance and Sheryl Cummings of Bell City; sister, Dorothy (Don) Bailey of Alexander, Arkansas; two grandsons, Garrett Cummings of White Bluff, Tennessee, and Dustin (Brooke) Kalinski of Advance; and one great-grandson, Blake Kalinski.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 53 years, Carl Rehm; and a sister, Verna (Stanley) Jones.

Hutchings-Pendergrass Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill is assisting the family during this time. A private graveside service was held Friday, Dec. 29. Fern was laid to rest next to her husband in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Advance.