Obit: Kodl, Fern M. (1923 – 2017)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Kodl, Vang, Ring, Peterson, Haskett, Johnson

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 26 Apr 2017

Kodl, Fern M. (17 APR 1923 – 20 APR 2017)

Fern M. Kodl, age 94, of Thorp (Clark Co., Wis.), passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at our Lady of Victory Hospital in Stanley. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Thorp. Rev. Daniel Vang officiated, and burial followed at Riverside Cemetery in Withee. Pallbearers were Curt Kodl, Jeremy Kodl, Jeanne Ring, Jason Kodl, Matt Kodl, and Tim Kodl. Honorary pallbearers were Preston Kodl and Douglas Kodl. Visitation was held on Monday, April 24, 2017, from 5 – 8 p.m. at the Thorp Fuenral Home, and again on Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the church.

Fern Marcella Peterson was born on April 17, 1923, in Osage, IA, to Hans and Pearl (Haskett) Peterson. She was raised and educated in the Osage area. After completing her education, she met her future husband, Joseph Kodl, and they were married on September 15, 1939, in Mason City, IA. They later moved to Thorp and purchased a dairy farm in the Town of Withee. They farmed until retirement, whe they moved to a home on the north side of Thorp. After Joseph's death in 1998, Fern moved to a smaller home on Prospect Street in Thorp, where she resided until entering Oakbrook Heath & Rehab in January 2017.

Fern had many interests, but especially enjoyed sewing, embroidering, and volunteering at the Thorp American Legion and St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

She was a member of the Thorp American Legion Auxiliary and St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

Fern is survived by her five children: Roger (Faye) Kodl of Granton; James Kodl of Waukesha; John Kodl of Minneapolis, MN; William (Crystal) Kodl of Wicomico, VA, and Jody Kodl of Minneapolis, MN; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren, and one sister, Helen Johnson of Northfield, MN. She is further survived by many nieces and nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Fern was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Joseph Kodl, on January 27, 1998, her son, Milton J. Kodl, on January 22, 2009, and one brother, Raymond Peterson.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.cuddiefh.com.  Thorp Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
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