Marvin L. Koehler
OSMOND — Funeral service for Marvin L. Koehler, 89, Osmond, will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 29, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Osmond. Pastor Scott Kirchoff will be officiating. Interment will be held at the
Interment will be held at the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, rural Osmond.
Casket bearers will be Marvin’s grandsons Justin Lorenz, Matthew Lorenz, Brandon Koehler, Jordan Koehler, Noah Koehler, Preston Koehler, Miguel Gonzales, Nathan Krohn, and Caleb Krohn. Placing of the Pall will be done
Placing of the Pall will be done by Marvin’s granddaughters Amanda Siecke, Shannan Johnson, Alex Gonzales, Angel Gonzales, and Laurel Herrick.
Honorary casket bearer will be Don Streich.
Military rites will be conducted by the American Legion Post #326, Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post #7838, and the Sons Of The American Legion Post #326, Osmond.
Visitation will be 12-4 p.m., Thursday, July 28, also at the Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Marvin died July 23, 2022, at the Osmond General Hospital, Osmond. Stonacek Memorial Chapel, Osmond is in charge of the arrangements.
Stonacek Memorial Chapel, Osmond is in charge of the arrangements.
Marvin Louis “Marv” Koehler was born Nov.25, 1932, to Walter E. and Lena O. (Oltjenbruns) Koehler on a farm four miles south of Osmond. He was baptized Dec. 18, 1932, by Rev. Eric Holstein at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Osmond, and later confirmed April 14, 1946, by Rev. Theo Wieting, also at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Marv attended District 70 rural school for five years before completing grades sixth-eighth at Immanuel Lutheran School. He graduated from Osmond High School in 1950, and stayed on the farm helping his Dad for three years before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps May 13, 1953. He served for the next two years, spending 14 of those months in Japan before being honorably discharged May 14, 1955. Upon his discharge, he returned to the farm and was engaged in farming with his father, Walter, and brothers, Dale and Ronald, until 1957. Marvin was married June 23, 1957, to Janice JoAnn Kumm at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Osmond, by the Rev. Marcus Gerike and Rev. Don Braunersreuther. The couple moved to a farm five miles south of Osmond where they started their own farming and cattle feeding operation. Their marriage was blessed with four children, Tamara, Dean, Donna and Linda.
As a lifetime member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond, he served as President, Vice President, Elder and Trustee on the building committee. He was active in the community serving on several Board of Directors including Big John Mfg., Osmond Coop planning boards, Nebraska Livestock Feeders and the Pierce County Extension Board. Marv was also a 4-H leader and President of the local Thrivent Chapter. After returning home from the Marines, he joined the V.F.W. Post 3828 and the American Legion Post 326 and was a lifetime member serving as Commander, Vice Commander and Adjutant of both organizations.
Marvin and Janice retired from farming in 1998, moving into their new home in Osmond although Marv continued to help his son, Dean, with the planting and harvesting for many years.
An avid sports fan, Marv bowled for various teams and enjoyed attending the many sports activities and events of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In 2012, he was truly honored to have received the OHS Athletic Hall of Fame award at the Alumni Banquet and most recently the Osmond Community Outstanding Farm Family Award.
Marvin was blessed with a loving, caring family and is survived by his daughter, Tamara (Michael) Lorenz, Beemer; son, Dean (Lori) Koehler, Osmond; daughters, Donna (Max) Gonzales, Lincoln; and Linda (Larry) Krohn, Osmond; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, Justin (Jill) Lorenz, Samuel, Molly and Paige, Amanda Siecke and children Aaron Lorenz, Jacie and Tate, Matthew (Carissa) Lorenz, Rylee and Bristol, Shannan (Jed) Johnson, Kailey, Zachary, Beckett and Piper, Brandon (Julianna) Koehler, Jordan (Ashley) Koehler, Brecklyn and Grayson, Noah (Rachael) Koehler, Preston (Samantha) Koehler, Angel, Alex and Miguel Gonzales, Nathan Krohn, Laurel (Josh) Herrick, Caleb Krohn (Andrea Schmit); his sister-in-law, Lois Koehler; brothers and sisters-in-law, Gerald and Hazel Kumm, John and Lois Kumm, Dale and Verona Howard; and step sisters, Gwen Cowell and Mary Ann Miller; and many nieces and nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years Janice; parents, Walter and Lena Koehler; father and mother-in-law, John and Elsie Kumm; brothers, Dale and Ronald; sister-in-law, Fern Koehler; step mother, Meta Pingle Koehler; step brothers; Jack and Richard Pingle; and cousin, Bernita Sorensen, fostered by Walt and Lena, and her husband, Marvin.
