Obit for KOEHN, Norvel Dale (b.1942 d.2004), Murray Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Judy Clarke [sjclarke@rconnect.com] Submitted: June 30 2004 ========================================================================= ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ 1942-NORVEL KOEHN-2004 Norvel Dale Koehn, the son of John and Delores Erickson Koehn, was born May 12, 1942 near Raymond, Minnesota. When he was young the family moved to a farm southwest of Fulda. Norvel attended school in Fulda. He entered the United States Army in 1964. Following his discharge in 1966 he returned to the family farm. Norvel lived with his parents and farmed with his father. Following the death of his father in 1990 Norvel continued farming the family farm. Norvel passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on March 19, 2004 at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 61. He was a member of the Immanuel American Lutheran Church, rural Fulda, and the Dundee VFW. Norvel enjoyed going to auctions, collecting toys, antiques and visiting with his family and many friends. Survivors include his mother, Delores Koehn of Fulda, MN; one sister, Marlys Engelkes and her husband, Andy of Fulda, MN and one brother, Larry Koehn and his wife, Terri of Moville, IA; one uncle, Reiny Koehn of Richville, MN and one aunt, Donnabelle Sandhurst of Sioux Falls, SD; five nieces, four nephews and their spouses and 13 great-nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father, John. Funeral services were held at Immanuel American Lutheran Church, rural Fulda, MN at 10:30 AM on Monday, March 22, 2004 with the Rev. Michael Foster officiating. The organist was Marlene Sievers. The pallbearers were Jeff Koehn, Chris Koehn, Burdell Christians, Norm Rehborg, Norman Danneman and Dwain Koehn. Interment at the Immanuel American Lutheran Cemetery, rural Fulda.