Kristine K. Koerner, 71, of Sun Prairie passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Kristine was born the daughter of Wilbert C. and Myrtle M. (Wagner) Koerner on October 9, 1952. Kris graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1970. After a number of years working, Kris went backContinue Reading
Kristine K. Koerner, 71, of Sun Prairie passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison.
Kristine was born the daughter of Wilbert C. and Myrtle M. (Wagner) Koerner on October 9, 1952. Kris graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1970. After a number of years working, Kris went back to college and received a degree from Marian College in Fond du Lac. Kris was adept in many fields, working in patient care of Dodge County, managing rental properties and eventually was employed by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections until her retirement in 2019.
Kris will be deeply missed by her brother Richard W. Koerner of Davenport, IA; her sister Karen A. (Daniel) Smith of Lake Geneva, WI; nephew Alexander (Kami) Smith and their children: Allison and Boden; niece Marie (Jeremy) Hansen and their children: Braden, Cade, and Brynne and nephew Andrew (Noelle) Smith and their children: Daniel and Clara.
Following Myrtle Koerner’s death, her father married Gladys Kooiman joining the Kooiman family to her original family. Both families became very close and considered themselves brothers and sisters. Kris will also be deeply missed by Linda (Dave) Pollesch, Judy (Dave) Van Swol, Mari (Roger) Kuhnie, Emily (Paul) Terpstra, Howard (Sandy) Kooiman, Mert (Laurie) Kooiman, David (Evonne) Kooiman and Jerry (MariBeth) Kooiman. She is further survived by numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by mother, father, step mother Gladys and her brother George.
A memorial gathering for Kris will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. until Noon at Trinity Church United Methodist, 308 Oneida St., Beaver Dam, WI. A Celebration of Life will begin at Noon with Rev. Eric Taylor officiating. A reception with food and fellowship will follow the service in the lower level of the church. Inurnment will take place at Oakwood Cemetery at a later date.
Barb Lauth
left a message on January 13, 2024:
My sympathies to the family. I worked with Kris for a number of years at Department of Corrections. She was always kind, thoughtful and patient, with a good-humored, generous spirit.
Jean Hoffman
left a message on January 13, 2024:
I had the pleasure of supervising Kris at the DOC several years until her retirement. She was such a bright ray of sunshine every morning., always knowing what to do and willing to help others. Kris loved sharing stories about her family and the vacations to visit the ones that lived further away. She also shared pictures as new little ones joined the family. Condolences to her family.
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Barb Lauth
left a message on January 13, 2024:
My sympathies to the family. I worked with Kris for a number of years at Department of Corrections. She was always kind, thoughtful and patient, with a good-humored, generous spirit.
Jean Hoffman
left a message on January 13, 2024:
I had the pleasure of supervising Kris at the DOC several years until her retirement. She was such a bright ray of sunshine every morning., always knowing what to do and willing to help others. Kris loved sharing stories about her family and the vacations to visit the ones that lived further away. She also shared pictures as new little ones joined the family. Condolences to her family.
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