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Service:
Graveside services will be held at Bethel Cemetery
Emden, Illinois at 10 a.m. Thursday July 23rd.
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Dr. William (Bill)
R Kohler was born to Roland Lester & Florence M
Thieme Kohler on July 1, 1935 in Peoria and passed
away on July 14, 2026.
He married Susan L
Wagoner on April 9, 1960. They were married 66
years.
William is survived
by his three children Cheryl Frisby of Gilbert
Arizona, Keith Kohler of Morton Illinois and Joe
Kohler of Brimfield Illinois. One sister, Marlene
Reliford preceded him in death.
He has three grandchildren, Katie, Mike and Bill. He
also has five great grandchildren, Kylie, Shelby,
Michael, Dean and Madison.
Bill was a graduate of Longfellow Grade School,
Woodruff High School and Bradley University where he
was a member of Theta Chi fraternity. Bill graduated
in 1958 with a B.S. Degree. He then attended Loyola
University School of Dentistry and was a member of
the Phi Omega Fraternity. He graduated in 1962 with
a D.D.S. Degree.
He came back to Peoria and started his Dental
Practice with Dr. Tony Peters for two years and then
four years on South Adam Street. He then moved to
1916 N. Knoxville and was there for 30 years until
he had sudden cardiac death but a miracle he
survived in 1998. He was the only one of 1500 who
survives this type of heart attack. |
He and his family were
members of Willow Knolls Country Club. He was a
member of Peoria District Dental Society and had a
few office positions: Illinois Dental Association;
American Dental Association. After his heart attack,
he became a Semi-retired Dentist. He worked for 12
different Dentists and filled in for them when they
were on vacation. Bill worked for the Dental Sealant
program in Central Illinois Grade Schools with
hygienists and assistants. All children received a
cleaning, exam, toothbrush and toothpaste. Bill
worked at the BCD (Bleeding and Clotting Disorder
Institutes) with hemophilia and thrombosis patients.
He also worked part time at ICC in the Dental
Hygiene Program.
Bill was a member
of Grace Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to Grace Presbyterian Church
in Peoria, Illinois.
Graveside services will be held at Bethel Cemetery
Emden, Illinois at 10 a.m. Thursday July 23rd.
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