Arnold 'Mike' Koehler
[April 30, 2012]
MOUNT PULASKI -- Arnold A. "Mike"
Koehler, 89, of Mount Pulaski, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at
11:20 a.m.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Mt. Pulaski: Arnold A. "Mike" Koehler, 89, of Mt.
Pulaski died at 11:20 A.M. Wednesday April 25, 2012.
Mike was born on November 13, 1922 in Lake Fork, IL,
son of William and Bessie Sherwood Koehler. He
married Berniece A. Torbeck on April 15, 1948 in Mt.
Pulaski, IL. She preceded him in death on February
19, 2008.
Mike is survived by two children: Judith Ann
(Michael) Coleman of Decatur and Michael (Donna)
Koehler of Mt Pulaski, two brothers, Dave (Bunny)
Koehler of Morton, IL and William G. "Pudge" Koehler
of Lincoln, IL, one sister Betty Johnson of Illiopolis, IL, four grandchildren, Joseph (Barbie)
Coleman of Decatur, Jacob Coleman of Decatur, and
Timothy and Sydney Koehler of Mt Pulaski. He was
preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and
four sisters.
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Mike was an army veteran who was a prisoner of war
during WWII, he became a prisoner of war during the
Battle of The Bulge on December 19, 1944 and stayed
one until April 25, 1945; Mike had received the
Victory Ribbon, American Theatre Ribbon, European
African Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon, Three Bronze
Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, and the
Overseas Bar. He was also a member of Mt Pulaski
American Legion Post #447 and Mt Pulaski VFW Post #777. Mike was a bus driver for Mt. Pulaski Township
High School for 26 years where he really enjoyed all
the children he had on his routes and was employed
by the Mt. Pulaski Lumber Yard for 35 years.
Services for Mike will be Monday April 30, 2012 at
11 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Mt Pulaski.
Visitation will be Sunday April 29, 2012 from two
until four at Fricke Calvert Schrader Funeral
Home in Mt Pulaski. Memorials may be made to Mt
Pulaski VFW Post #777, Mt Pulaski American Legion
Post #447, or Zion Lutheran Church in Mt Pulaski.
Burial will be at Mt Pulaski Cemetery where full
military rites will be accorded.
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