HOWLAND — Kenneth D. “Ken” Kahler, 86, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2026. He was born on Aug. 30, 1939, a balmy, hot summer day. He was the fourth generation to be brought into the world on the West Street family homestead in Hartford. He was a 1957 graduate of Cortland School, where he loved playing his tenor sax in the dance band with his brother, Jerry, on the alto sax. Ken started his college education at OSU, completing his Bachelor of Sc…