Obituaries

Sharon A. Koehler

Sharon A. Koehler of New Suffolk died Aug. 30 at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore. She was 69. 

She was born Sept. 14, 1944, in Rockville Centre to Frederick and Agnes Wilmott and married Frederick “Bud” Koehler in 1986 in Farmingdale.

Family members said Ms. Koehler was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with family, scuba diving, books, playing cards and traveling to Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos. She was president of Marian Council Columbiettes in Cutchogue.

In addition to her husband, Ms. Koehler is survived by 12 children; 31 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and her sisters, Claudia Jacobson and Kathleen Smith.

The family will receive visitors Tuesday, Sept. 2, from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. A funeral service will take place Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Ostrabrama Church in Cutchogue. Cremation was private.