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Gilbert
Koehler
1919-2012
Gilbert F. Koehler,
92, of Watertown, passed away Tuesday evening, March 20, 2012, at the Watertown
Regional Medical Center.
Gilbert was
born in Watertown on Aug. 4, 1919, son of Arnold and Agnes (Uttech)
Koehler. He was a 1937 graduate of Watertown High School.
On Sept. 22,
1941, he married Mildred Burmaster at St. Mark’s
Lutheran Church in Watertown.
Gilbert
farmed and had been employed at G.B. Lewis in Watertown
for many years until his retirement. He was a member of St. John’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Watertown.
Gilbert “Gib/Papa” is survived by a daughter-in-law, Karen (John)
Harmon of Manchester, Mo.; a granddaughter, Kari (Bradley) Burmaster
of St. Louis, Mo.; a grandson, Jay (Angela) Koehler of Fort Collins, Colo.; a
great-granddaughter, Donavyn Burmaster;
a brother, Alvin (Crystal) Koehler of Fall River; a niece; two nephews; and
other relatives and friends.
He was
preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mildred, on May 12, 2008; and a
son, Donald.
The funeral
service will be held Saturday, at 11 a.m., at the Hafemeister
Funeral Home in Watertown, with the Rev. John Boehringer
of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill
Cemetery in Watertown.
Visitation
will be at the funeral home on Saturday, from 10 a.m. until the time of the
service.
Hafemeister Funeral Home, 611 E. Main St. Watertown