Koehler, Donald N.

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• Obituary: 3 Dec 1951; Sheboygan Press

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Obituary:
Injuries Prove Fatal To Hilbert Man In Car Crash (Pictures on page 17) Donald Koehler, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Koehler, R. 1, Hilbert, died at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, at 2:40 p. m. Saturday of injuries received in a traffic accident earlier Saturday two miles north of Hilbert. Koehler, driver'of one of the vehicles involved, suffered a skull fracture when his car and a semi-1 trailer truck, driven by Theodore i Granger, Green Bay, collided at the Intersecton of Highway 57 and County Trunk B, Calumet County. Also injured in the crash were David Boeselager, 20, and Donald Hernke, 18, both of Hubert. The accident occurred a few minutes before noon, Saturday. Koehler was born May 4,1932, in the town of Woodvllle and attended parochial school in St. John. He was graduated from Hilbert High School with the class of 1950, and aince graduating had assisted his father on the family farm. An outstanding and ardent athlete, Koehler was active in baseball, basketball and bowling circles. He was a member of the Holy Name Society, the Catholic Knights, and the Catholic Order of Foresters. Survivors include his parents, and two half-sisters: Irmhilda and Mildred Koehler, both at home. Funeral services will be held at 9 a. m. Wednesday at e Techtman-Wletlng Funeral home, Hilbert, and at 9:30 a. m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. St. John. The Rev. Alvin Auer will be celebrant of the requiem high mass and burial will be made in the church cemetery- The body will lie in state at the funeral home from 7 p. m. today, until the hour of services. The Rosary will be prayed at the funeral home at 8 p.m. today and Tuesday.
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