Obituary of Susie Kehler

KEHLER, Susana (Susie) – age 87 of the Palliser Care Centre, formerly of the Wymark district, passed away on January 8, 2008. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 12, 2008, at the Zion Mennonite Church with Rev. Ray and Sylvia Friesen officiating. Susie leaves to cherish her memory four daughters and two sons: Mary Lou (Sid) Koethler of Regina, Nancy Baumann Wall of Wymark, Wesley Kehler of Wymark, Edward Kehler of Wymark, Lavonna Joan (Roland) Schafer of Mankota, and Lorraine Kehler of Swift Current; grandchildren: Kimberley Koethler, Curtis (Tiffany) Koethler, Kevin (Janine) Baumann, Craig (Christie) Baumann, Ryan Baumann, Christopher (Melissa Boire) Kehler, Carri Kehler, Ian (Laurel Walker) Schafer, Alexis Schafer, Erica Schafer, Evan (Kristin Karasinski) Schafer, and Kortney Kehler-Shaw; great grandchildren: Evan and Grady Koethler, Kyra and Conall Baumann, and Aidan Kehler; and step grandchildren: Kirk and Lynette Wall (Lucas and Bianca), Kent and Nadine Wall (Chance and Paige), Lance and Cindy Wall (Mikaela and Carter), Laine and Denise Wall, Virginia Cox, Becky Shaw, and Amanda Milligan. Also her in-laws: Agnes Ens, Agnes Krahn, Corney and Anne Tschetter, Helen Kehler, Mary Kehler, and Corney and Mary Ens; and many nieces and nephews. Susie was predeceased by her husband Frank P. Kehler, her parents Abraham and Susana Ens, her parents-in-law Philip and Aganatha Kehler, sisters Margaret Friesen and Agnes Epp, brother Ben Ens, and her sons-in-laws Ted Baumann and Ken Wall. Susie was born at the family farm in Schoenfeld, Saskatchewan, on October 17, 1920, the youngest of four children. On December 1, 1940, she married Frank Kehler and they resided in the Wymark area where they raised six children. Susie enjoyed the outdoors, especially her garden. She loved all sports, particularly baseball and broomball. Susie was well known for her cooking abilities, above all “kielke” which she took great pleasure in teaching to many Grade 9 classes in the Wymark School. In March 1994, Mom suffered a massive stroke which took away her speech and mobility. As an expression of sympathy, those wishing to remember Susie Kehler may do so with a gift to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Diabetes Association. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Parkside Memorial Funeral Home, Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Please visit our website at parksidefuneralhome.com to sign the family book of condolence.