Violet Louise Koehler

Violet Louise Koehler, 93, left the worries of the world behind on January 27, 2025 to join her husband Robert Koehler, her sons Randall and Robert Jr., daughter-in-law Merle, granddaughters Shelley and Angela, and parents Ralph and Rella Upton in the love of their savior and the afterlife promised in their faith.

Surviving Violet are daughters Geraldine Timmons, Elaine Barbee and Ruth Connor, sons Ronald and Roger Koehler. Also surviving her are brothers Keith (Sonny) Upton, Ralph Upton Jr., sons-in-law Kendall Barbee, Jeff Connor, Cliff Timmons, and daughter-in-law Jeanne Koehler.

A member of the First Baptist Church of St. Peters, Violet was immersed in her faith and in her love for her children and grandchildren Angela and Andrew Timmons, Shelley and Bob Koehler, Wynn and Alex Koehler, Rachel Washington, Quinn and Max Barbee, and Nicole Fletcher, Amy, Jeffrey and Samuel Connor. Together, they blessed Violet with 13 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

Violet was a resident of Breeze Park Lutheran Senior living facility in Weldon Spring at the time of her death and a beloved friend and associate of many in their care.

Violet met her husband Robert while working as a clerk at the trucking terminal. They married in 1952, had their first child in 1953, and raised a family just outside of the St. Louis city limits in Lemay until Robert’s death in 2002, just two days following their golden wedding anniversary.

Violet was born in Southern Illinois and graduated high school in McLeansboro. She attended business college in St. Louis and served as a housekeeper in the Central West End before taking a job as a clerk in the truck transfer terminal where she met Bob. She served in caring positions outside of the home for much of her life, helping seniors at assisted living facilities and later serving educators and their students as a school aide in the elementary school near their home in the Hancock School District. During that time she was an active member of the 1st Baptist Church of Lemay.

After her husband’s death, Violet followed daughters Elaine and Ruth to St. Charles County, where she lived in St. Peters with son Roger. She was a longtime volunteer at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Peters before she transitioned into assisted living at Breeze Park.

Visitation is available for friends and family from 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 4, at the Breeze Park Chapel, 600 Breeze Park Drive, Weldon Spring, MO, with a short service following at 11:30 a.m. Interment is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, where her remains will be reunited with husband Robert in burial.

Those wishing to remember Violet are asked to make a memorial offering to the First Baptist Church of St. Peters Building Fund, 3533 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters, MO 63376. Condolences for the Koehler family may be offered at www.hoffmeistersouthcounty.com