Elmer Leo Hahn, 87 of Solon, died Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Solon United Methodist Church, located at 122 N. West Street, with Reverend Scott Kober presiding. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, at the church. Brosh Chapel in Solon is in charge of arrangements. Elmer was born October 17, 1927 on the family farm between Solon and West Branch, the son of Raymond J. and Alice V. (Dewey) Hahn. He married Dorothy "Jean" Buchmayer on February 13, 1947 at 1st Methodist Church in Iowa City. Elmer was a lifetime farmer and worked at Lakeview Elementary School for over sixteen years as a bus driver and head custodian. Elmer was Past President of Johnson County Sheep and Wool Growers Association and Johnson County Farm Bureau, Solon School Board member, Eagles and REAC, 4-H leader, Newport Township Clerk, Secretary of Tri-Township Fire Department, and Past Chairman of Johnson County Extension Council. He was Master Lamb Producer for the State of Iowa in 1983, and he received the Iowa Football Coaches Distinguished Service Award. He was very proud of being a farmer, and a strong community member by attending and watching football, basketball and wrestling. Elmer is survived by his wife Jean; his children Gary (Kathy) Hahn of Aurora, Colorado and their children Brian (Katie) Hahn, Kelly (Brian) Fletcher and Kevin Hahn, Beckie (Myron) Smalley of Iowa City and their children Kristin (Scott) Mayo, Jenna and Chelsea Smalley, and Julie (Jeff) Kessler of Solon and their children Justin and Jordan Kessler; five great-grandchildren Nile and Kallan Mayo, Dylan Hahn, Boden Fletcher and baby Fletcher expected in February; his brother Clarence (Miriam) Hahn of Castle Rock, Colorado; as well as his nieces and nephews. Elmer was preceded in death by his parents, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Robert and Orianna Haman, and his brother-in-law, Karl Buchmayer. Memorials may be directed to either the Solon Fire Department or the church.