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Melvin Koehnlein, 87 Greenbush - Melvin Koehnlein, 87, died on Friday, June 27, 2003 at the Roseau Area Hospital in Roseau. Funeral services were held on Monday, June 30 at United Free Lutheran Church in Greenbush with the Rev. Ken Hart officiating. Casketbearers were Gary, Ervin, Jonathan and Nickolas Vacura, Ryan Gonshorowski and Robert Nelson. Interment was in Lorenson Cemetery in rural Strathcona. Melvin F. Koehnlein was born in Greenbush on May 24, 1916, the son of Benhardt and Mabel Ida (Jacobson) Koehnlein. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was educated in the Greenbush area. Melvin was a life-long farmer. He loved the outdoors and he worked as a logger for many years. On October 2, 1982, he married Lillian Vacura in Greenbush. Survivors include his wife, Lillian; three step-sons, Arlen Vacura, Ervin Vacura and Gary (Debby) Vacura, all of Greenbush; one step-daughter, Mavis (Gerald) Gonshorowski of Greenbush; eight step-grandchildren; seven step great-grandchildren; one niece and one nephew. Melvin was preceded in death by his first wife, Pearl; his parents; one sister, Marie Erickson; and one brother, Harry Koehnlein. A00003B2003JL02

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