May 24, 1920 - Sept. 10, 2007
HANCOCK -- Lillian Mae Koehl of Hancock, 87, died Monday at the Stevens Community Medical Center in Morris.
The service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Apostolic Christian Church in rural Morris. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and for one hour prior to the service Thursday at the church.
She was born May 24, 1920, in Roanoke, Ill. to Ned and Ollie (Fehr) Kempf,. She grew up and received her education at a country school in the Eureka, Ill. area.
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She married Edward Koehl May 24, 1942, in Roanoke, Ill. They moved to the Hancock area, where they farmed until 1945. They moved to Eureka, Ill.; where they owned and operated a farm implement business until 1958. They moved back to Minnesota, where they lived and farmed in the Hancock area. They also owned and operated Koehl Sales and Service Implement business in Morris. In 1973, they sold the implement business, but continued to farm. They moved into Hancock in 1980.
She was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church.
She is survived by one son: Karl (and Marilyn) Koehl of Hancock; three daughters: Norene (and Howie) Pergament of Eugene, Ore., Rita (and Gary) Rose of Glenwood and Doris (and Kenny) Agans of Peoria, Ill.; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one sister: Norene Moser of Morris.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1983, one daughter, Shirley Koehl, one grandson, one sister and one brother.
