Donald Henry Koehler, 84, of Sutter, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022,
at Memorial Hospital in Carthage.
Don was born August 20, 1938, in Keokuk, Iowa the son of Truman J. and Edna
(Schmitt) Koehler. He graduated from Warsaw High School in 1956. It was there
he met his future wife, Sue Thompson. They were united in marriage September
18, 1960, at the Bethlehem United Church of Christ near Sutter. Don owned and
operated Koehler Implement, which was started by his father in 1940. He also
farmed and learned about the equipment he sold that way. He enjoyed tractor
pulls and had attended every National Farm Machinery Show tractor pull since it’s
inception in 1969. He loved softball, playing in his younger years and then
attending all his grandchildren’s sporting events, never missing a game. He and
Sue loved country dancing. They were active in Mexico missions’ trips for several
years where they built homes and a church, and he was a life-long member of the
Bethlehem United Church of Christ near Sutter.
Don is survived by his wife, Sue, of Sutter; his son, Tony (Beth) Koehler of
Warsaw; daughter, Tonya (Dennis) Dooley of Sutter; grandchildren, Kerbee (Dan)
Gratz, Kyra Koehler, Collin (fiancé, Casey Smith) Dooley, Lexi (Jamie) Cousins and
Peyton (fiancé, Montanna Andrews) Dooley; one great grandchild, Konner Gratz;
a sister, Marilyn (Jim) Perry of Fort Branch, Indiana; and a brother, Dale (Pat)
Koehler of Manchester, Missouri, as well as many extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at the
Bethlehem United Church of Christ near Sutter. Visitation will be held from 2:00 –
7:00 P.M. Monday evening at Printy Funeral Home in Warsaw with family meeting
friends from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. Memorials may be directed to Bethlehem United
Church of Christ or Western Illinois Threshers. Printy Funeral Home of Warsaw is
in charge of arrangements.