ANN MINERVA KOEL

March 21, 1929 - December 6, 2020

ANN MINERVA KOEL (Caledonia, MN) The evening of December 6, 2020, Ann Minerva Koel, a fiercely independent woman, passed away peacefully, with her husband holding her hand at Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, Minnesota. Ann was born March 21, 1929, in Caledonia, to Peter and Margaret (Longueville) Koenig. She graduated from Loretto High School in 1947 and she then worked at a local grocery store. On May 15, 1951, she married Roger Koel at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Caledonia. Ann was a life long homemaker and was an active volunteer at St. Mary's School, Caledonia. Later in life she was a cook for senior dining for SEMCAC. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Roger; 2 daughters, Jane (David) Koel-Schein of Onalaska, WI and Joan (Tim) Doering of Anoka, MN; 4 grandchildren, Matthew Koel, Rebekah (Nick) Wolfe, Sam (Stephanie) Doering, and Riley (Kelly) Doering; and 2 great grandsons, Max Doering and Rowan Doering. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Gerald Koenig, a sister, Elaine Fisch, and an infant brother, LeRoy Francis. A Mass of Christian Burial is tentatively planned for May 15, 2021 at 11 am at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Caledonia. Father Matthew Wagner will officiate and interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Caledonia. Memorials are preferred to St. Mary's Church. The service will be livestreamed on McCormick Funeral Home Facebook page and can be seen later on the website, mccormickfuneralhome.net