Leroy J. Koehl^{[1, 2]}

1923 - 2011  (88 years)

• Name	Leroy J. Koehl
  Born	2 Oct 1923	Strawn, Livingston, Illinois, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	LeRoy Koehl  [3, 4, 5]
  Name	Leroy Koehl  [6]
  Reference Number	50245
  _AMTID	190111277788:1030:113173531
  Died	2 Dec 2011	Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois, United States   [2]
  	Address: OSF Saint James-John Albrecht W. Medical Center
  Buried	7 Dec 2011	Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States   [2]
  	Address: South Apostolic Christian Cemetery
  Notes	December 5, 2011 Pantagraph Online FORREST - Leroy J. Koehl, 88, Forrest, got his heart’s desire on Dec. 2 , 2011, when the Lord Jesus Christ called him home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Apostolic Christia Church, Forrest, with ministers of the church officiating. Burial wi ll be in the South Apostolic Christian Cemetery, rural Fairbury. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home , Fairbury, and from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at the church. The famil y suggests memorials be given to the Fairview Haven Nursing Home, Fairb ury. Leroy was born Oct. 2, 1923, in Strawn, the son of Andrew and Martha Zi mmerman Koehl. He married Janita E. Bachtold on Feb. 15, 1948, in Fairb ury. She survives in Forrest. Also surviving are his children: Ronald (Carol) Koehl, Nokomis, Fla.; W arren Koehl, Valparaiso, Ind.; Deb (Jeff) Gasser, Sterling, Ohio; Diane ( Max) Miller, Rittman, Ohio; Dawn (Bill) Kerr, Grand Rapids, Mich.; two s isters, Bernice Cox and Velda Huette; and one brother, Maurice (Carol) K oehl, all of Fairbury; 12 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and 19 g eat-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters and is reunited w ith his grandson, Taylor Jeffrey Gasser, who passed away in August 2009 . After marriage, Leroy and Janita lived and farmed near Strawn for 19 ye ars. He also worked at Honegger Co. They later moved to Forrest, where t hey lived out the rest of their life together. Leroy was a longtime mem ber of the Forrest Apostolic Christian Church. Read more: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/leroy-koehl/ article_79a1924e-1ef3-11e1-a409-001871e3ce6c.html#ixzz1figxSIEl
  Person ID	I94267	Megan's Big Tree
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Andrew Koehl,   b. 11 Aug 1888, Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States ,   d. 27 Jun 1969, Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Martha Jane Zimmerman,   d. Aft 27 Jun 1969
  Married	16 Feb 1916	Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Family ID	F20169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janita E. Bachtold
  Children	1. Debra Koehl   2. Ronald Koehl   3. Warren Koehl   4. Diane Koehl   5. Dawn Koehl
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F34656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Oct 1923 - Strawn, Livingston, Illinois, United States Died - Address: OSF Saint James-John Albrecht W. Medical Center - 2 Dec 2011 - Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois, United States Buried - Address: South Apostolic Christian Cemetery - 7 Dec 2011 - Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S797] Find-a-Grave Website . [S1174] Obituary of Leroy Koehl . [S231] Forrest Ministers . [S460] Obituary of Eldora Hoerr . [S456] Obituary of Edith Meiss . [S620] Obituary of Taylor Gasser .