Tim and Debbie Koehler are the 2013 Gemuetlichkeit Days King and Queen!
Tim is the 14th (and youngest) child of Carl (deceased) and Lucille (Wedl) Koehler. Tim’s German heritage dates back to 1846, when his paternal great-grandfather, Valentine Koehler, arrived in the United States. His great-great grandparents, Quirin Hessel and Margaret Bischel came from Germany. Tim’s maternal great-great grandparents, Adam Wedl, Sr. and Anna Woehl, emigrated from Eschenbach, Bavaria in 1846.
Tim attended St. John the Baptist Catholic grade school and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1986. Tim has worked as a Production Technician at Ball Corporation (formerly Metal Container) in Fort Atkinson for the past 24 years.
Tim and Debbie also own and operate Koehler’s Riverview Farm in Jefferson, where Tim and all of his siblings were born and raised.
Debbie is the third of 4 children of Loni (deceased) and Hildegard Carl. Debbie’s parents arrived in Canada in 1958 and came to the United States in 1963. All of Debbie’s grandparents and great-grandparents remained in Germany. She has aunts, uncles, cousins and many other relatives still residing in Germany. Debbie has visited Germany two times. She is also very fluent in the German language.
Debbie attended Fort Atkinson public schools, graduating from Fort Atkinson High School in 1986. She attended MATC for one year and has held various jobs over the years. Currently, she enjoys being a “domestic engineer”.
The Koehler’s are members of St. John the Baptist Church in Jefferson, where they were married in 1993. Tim and Debbie have been blessed with four wonderful children. Mariah is currently a Senior at Jefferson High School and will be attending UW-Oshkosh in the fall of 2013; Ryan is a Freshman at Jefferson High School; Natalie is a 5th-grade student at St. John the Baptist Catholic School; and Anna is in 3rd grade at St. John the Baptist.
Tim and Debbie enjoy spending time with their family and friends. They also enjoy attending their children’s many “activities”. The Koehler’s also enjoy taking annual family vacations.
The Koehlers thank Charlie and Deb Wedl (’10), Al and Margaret Vogel (’11), and Steve and Bonnie Pauli (’12) for their unwavering support and guidance. These three couples have been truly amazing in making sure the Koehler’s reign will be fun and exciting. The Koehlers said they couldn’t be doing this without them!
They said they are truly honored and blessed to have been chosen to reign as the 2013 King and Queen, and look forward to an exciting and fun-filled year representing the great City of Jefferson!
Gemuetlichkeit Days History of Kings and Queens:
1971 Elroy & Catherine Schmidt
1972 Bob & Betty Ziegler
1973 Ray & Christine Sindermann
1974 Jim & Kate Endl
1975 Ray & Yvonne Krause
1976 Andy & Elsie Zingen
1977 George & Sugar Kemmeter
1978 Francis & Marion Schakelmann
1979 Karl & Rita Doeberlein
1980 Tom & Betty Adams
1981 Bill & Barb Hesse
1982 Wayne & Joyce Schneider
1983 Bob & Dawn Kober
1984 Jerry & Mick Schuld
1985 Dieter & Phyllis Hagen
1986 Elmer & Judy Waldmann
1987 Ed & Jean Schroedl
1988 Wayne & Jean Hartwig
1989 Don & Marge Jaeger
1990 Albert & Ardes Klug
1991 Ken & Jeanette Brumm
1992 George & Kathleen Groskopf
1993 Dick & Joyce Fischer
1994 Bob & Sally Zentz
1995 Dan & Wendy Rueth
1996 Roger & Ann Weilbacher
1997 Dan & Bunny Haas
1998 Bill & Debbie Meinel
1999 Roger & Pat Heideman
2000 Dave & Lianne Haffelder
2001 Andy & Marcia Bare
2002 Dennis & Chris Bieck
2003 Bill & Kelly Becker
2004 Steve & Barb Kulow
2005 Brad & JoAnn Meinel
2006 Troy & Penny Ashburn
2007 Gary and Mary Haag
2008 Gregg and Sara Heideman
2009-Tim and Sara Babcock
2010-Charlie and Deb Wedl
2011-Al and Margaret Vogel
2012-Steve and Bonnie Pauli
2013-Tim and Debbie Koehler