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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Alyce
4Lorraine Koehler of Peoria, who passed away on April 5, 2016;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, Alyce Koehler was born near Reliance, South Dakota
7to George A. and Noma Wallace Schmitt on April 27, 1926; she
8was raised on a ranch near Pierre, South Dakota and attended
9Pierre High School; she attended Yankton College and married
10the Rev. Rueben P. Koehler in Brush, Colorado on December 22,
111946; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Alyce Koehler supported her husband in his
13ministry with the United Church of Christ; they made their home
14in many places, including Parkston, Beresford, Chamberlain,
15Huron, and Yankton, South Dakota; Phoenix, Arizona;
16Minneapolis, Minnesota; Denver, Colorado; and St. Louis,
17Missouri; in retirement, Sebring, Florida; she always
18considered South Dakota to be home; she moved to Peoria in 2000
19to be near her son, David, and his family; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Alyce Koehler was a member of PEO (Philanthropic
21Educational Organization); she worked for the CROP
22organization in South Dakota and volunteered at a social

 

 

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1service agency, helping the less-fortunate in Missouri; she
2loved to sing, swim, sew, garden, do ceramics, and bake healthy
3cookies; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Alyce Koehler was preceded in death by her
5husband, Rueben, and an infant daughter; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Alyce Koehler is survived by her two sons, David
7and Thom; David's wife, Nora Sullivan, and their children, Kate
8(Jay Pastucha), Maggie (Aimee Pine), and Lilly (Billy Gehring);
9Thom's wife, Becky, and their children, Sara (John
10Buttemiller), Amalia (Adam Flynn), and Christie (Josh
11Aberson); her eight great-grandchildren, Georgia and Amelia
12Pastucha, Natalie and Henry Buttemiller, Liam and Max Flynn,
13and Collin and Kate Aberson; her sister, Mildred Andersen; her
14nephews and niece, Gary, Fred, Steve, Beverly, and their
15families; her sister-in-law, Ruth Mayfield; and her niece,
16Susan; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19mourn the passing of Alyce Lorraine Koehler, and extend our
20sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew
21and loved her; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to the family of Alyce Koehler as an expression of
2our deepest sympathy.