GEORGENE KOEHLER

Georgene H. Koehler, 89, died June 1, 2008 at Ruthie’s assisted living in Wasilla. Funeral Mass will be at St. Peter’s Church in Washington. Interment will follow at Columbia Valley Memorial Park in Sumas, Wash.

Koehler was born April 26, 1919 in Boise, Idaho. She went to nursing school prior to joining the U.S. Navy as a nurse, and then worked at the Veterans’ Hospital in Boise.

She came to Alaska in May of 1950 from Sumas, Wash., living in Skagway, Haines, Tok, Nome and finally Wasilla where she was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. She volunteered at the schools and museums, and she also loved people and traveling.

Koehler is survived by her son Mike Dennison of Wasilla, daughter Barbara Jenson of Boise, and sister Marge McClellan of Paul, Idaho. She was preceded in death by her husband, John M. Koehler.

Memorial donations may be sent to P.O. Box 879590, Wasilla, Alaska, 99687

Valley Funeral Homes and Crematory is assisting the

family.