Florence Lillian Koehler
Florence Lillian Koehler, age 79 of Adams, died March 24, 2022, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse.
Funeral services will be Thursday March 31st 2022, at 2 PM at Arkdale Trinity Lutheran Church with visitation at 1PM until time of service. Interment will be at the Mt Repose Cemetery, Friendship Wisconsin at a later date.
Florence was born June 1st, 1942, in Arkdale, the 11th and last child of Hans and Hilda Pedersen. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Arkdale Trinity Lutheran Church. Florence graduated from Adams-Friendship High School in 1960. She worked at the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service office in Adams until her retirement in 1994. She married Edward John Koehler on June 23, 1962, at the Arkdale Trinity Lutheran Church.
Florence, or Floss as she was known to many, enjoyed golfing, gardening (especially winning ribbons at the fair) and travelling to various golf courses throughout the US. She was a member of the Moundview Golf Club, golfing in many tournaments as well as Ladies League. She was also a member of the Moundview Snowmobile Club.
Florence was preceded in death by her parents; husband Edward; brothers Norman Pedersen, Roy Pedersen; Sisters Carolyn Henriksen, Viola York, Virginia Chaffee, Esther Stevens and Verna Williams; Brothers in Law Kenneth Henriksen, Clarence York, Garland Chaffee, Fred Stevens ,Franklin Williams, Clinton McKinley, Helmer Lecy ,Chester York and Robert Waldo; Sisters in Law Eleanor Pedersen, Beryl Pedersen, Judy Pedersen and Betty Waldo
She is survived by:
Sister: Gladys McKinley
Sister: Myrtle Lecy
Brother: Alden Pedersen
Brother- in- Law – Robert (Joyce) Koehler
Sister- in- Law – Mary York (Jim)
Special Friend – Glenn Hansen
Also survived by many, many nieces, nephews, additional relatives and friends who all cared for her very deeply.
My deepest sympathies to Floss’s family! I have been blessed to meet Floss & spend some wonderful time with her !!! Memories I will treasure always !!! I loved listening to her play the organ.
Flo I will definitely miss you prayers to the family Flo was a great person im glad to have worked with her at liberty Village
Flo you are missed. Your kindness to us girls was amazing. It was a pleasure getting to know you and chatting, listening to your life stories, and laughing together. Every time I eat jelly beans I will smile and remember you. To Florence’s family I am deeply sorry for your loss. God dure gained a special lady.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Floss’s family. She will surely be missed.
My deepest sympathy to the family. Florence was a very kindhearted soul. I was blessed to know her and I will never forget her or our chats. I hope her & Ed are together again.
Fly high Florence ❤️
Florence’s Family,
What memories we have of Floss. From school days in Adams-Friendship, class reunions & other gatherings. Her smile, laugh, quick wit, etc. Those memories are happy ones. She will be missed by many especially the A-F Class of 1960. R.I.P our friend. Blessings.
Aunt Florence was a one of kind. If you need to laugh, she was always the one to talk to. I remember when they lived in that little house on Lake Street. With her and uncle Ed you never knew what was coming next. She was always a Pedersen without a doubt.
I will miss her she would always make me laugh she was like a grandma to me I will deeply miss her
Deepest Sympathy to family and friends.
Bill, Bonnie, and Mary Bell send our sympathy. Both Floss and Ed were such good friends to our Mom and Dad, and they shared many good times on the golf course and beyond. I still remember Floss’ laughter!
My condolences to the family.
Flow was a wonderful so fun talk to.
I will miss are talks n your storys
She will be miss by many
Rest in peace
I’m so sorry to hear about flo she was an amazing person and one of the best resident I have had ever takin care of.
So very sorry for the families loss
Aunt Florence, could spark conversations, just with a few chosen phases. I remember, at the Old Mill, with Aunt Florence, Uncle Ed, Aunt Ginny, Kristi, & myself. I was wearing a fake nose ring, Aunt Florence, wanted to wear it, gave it to her..she dips it in her beer & slides it on her nose. Lol, We all laughed so hard. Such a funny, dumb thing. Good memories. RIP Aunt Florence..
Aunt Florence, how beautifully you played the accordian and organ! I always wished I had your talent! The Christmas carols were wonderful and I am glad I saw you playing just a few years ago as it was shared on facebook. Dad and Aunt Gladys and Aunt Myrt will miss you as will so many others! Peace and love be with you always! Julie (Pedersen) Gilman
Our thoughts are with Floss’s family at this sad time. She was a special lady; always enjoyed visiting with her. It was so nice when she would play the organ at Liberty Manor. RIP Floss! You will be missed.
So sorry for your loss..Prayers to the family.
My sympathy to the family. Floss was fun to be around, she will be missed.
Sorry for the loss of Florence. She will be missed. Rubber and Teresa Marti.
So sorry for your families loss……
Floss you will be missed by so many people including the Marti family. We have so many memories that we can share and laugh often. Hugs to the family!
Joan, Ed, Cindy, and Jackie
I will never hear an accordion being played without thinking of you, Aunt Florence. Enjoy the reunion with all the family there with you. We will miss you at these reunions! Lisa Pedersen/Pulte
We will miss you dearly Aunt Florence. 😢. Rest in peace. ❤❤❤
I will miss you Flo we never hit a jackpot here on earth but we sure had fun trying, You will surely in heaven. Remember the people we talked about and the messages to relay whoever got there first, RIP FLO ,,,Prayers for family and friends
We will miss Aunt Florence for her sense of humor and warm smile. She was one of a kind.
My deepest sympathy and prayers to the family. Rest in Peace Floss
Heartbreaking for you all. 🙏 & hugs. Always a very nice, kind lady.
She will be missed by many..my prayers to the family. She was truly one of a kind..and I’m grateful to have known her
So sorry to read about Floss’ passing.
My thoughts and prayers are with the entire family. 🙏
So sorry to hear of our dear Aunt Florence’s passing. She will be missed. ❤️❤️
Sorry to hear about Floss. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
So sorry to read about Floss’s passing. She is happy with Ed now, they were a great couple. I worked with Ed years ago at the Co-op and got to know both of them, God Bless.
My condolences to the family, Flo was a wonderful woman. So happy to have had the chance to get to know her. She will be greatly missed by all of us here at liberty.