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Sam Koehnk (1978-2007)

KOEHNK, SIMINGTON, LEMMENES, FISHER

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 2/3/2007 at 08:58:56

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Saturday, February 3, 2007.

Sam Koehnk, 28, died Thursday, Feb. 1, at his home in Jewell after a courageous battle with cancer. Memorial services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Jewell.

Samuel Wayne Koehnk was born Aug. 10, 1978, in Ames, to Larry Dean and Kristine Marie (Simington) Koehnk. Sam attended South Hamilton schools in Jewell, where he received many academic and athletic honors in basketball, track and football. He continued his education at Waldorf Junior College in Forest City where he played basketball. Upon graduation at Waldorf, Sam transferred to the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls where he received a bachelor's degree in business. On July 16, 2005, Sam married Anna Donae Lemmenes in Cedar Falls. Sam and Anna moved to Jewell in 2003 where he joined his father and brother at Arko Laboratory Ltd. as a marketing and sales representative. He was a lifelong member of Bethesda Lutheran Church in Jewell where he was baptized and confirmed. Sam enjoyed spending summers at Lake Okoboji with family and friends. Activities he enjoyed were boating, water skiing, snow skiing, playing basketball and golfing. Sam was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan.
Sam is survived by his wife, Anna; parents, Larry and Kris Koehnk; brother, Hans (Darci) Koehnk; and nephew, Tyler, all of Jewell; his sister, Kathryn (Rob) Fisher, of Kansas City; father- and mother-in-law, Jim and Kim Lemmenes, of Roseland, Minn.; and brother-in-law, Andrew (Katy Hill) Lemmenes, of Iowa City.

Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. today at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Jewell.

Memorials may be given to the Holden Cancer Center at the University of Iowa, Bethesda Lutheran Church in Jewell, or a Scholarship Fund at South Hamilton School.

Becker Funeral Home in Jewell is handling the arrangements.

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