William H. "Bill" Koenigstein's Obituary
William H. "Bill" Koenigstein, 87 years of Red Bud, IL, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019 at Oak Hill Convalescent Center, Waterloo, IL. He was born July 20, 1932 to William and Amanda (Dannenberg) Koenigstein. He married Lorraine Liefer on July 15, 1962.
Surviving in addition to his wife are his children Kevin (Lillian) Koenigstein of Columbia, Gary (Karen) Koenigstein of Red Bud, Karen (Michael) Montgomery of Rockford, and Sharon Koenigstein of Vicenza, Italy; his grandchildren, James, Loren, and Kaitlyn Koenigstein and Zachary and Hunter Montgomery; his sisters, Jean Bosworth and Faye (Dave) Mehrmann, and his brother, Norman (Rosemary) Koenigstein.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and his sister, Betty Hepp.
William was a lifelong farmer. He served in the Seabee Division of the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in New Athens, IL, and a past congregational president, a member of VFW Post 6632 and a past Commander, a member of Lenzburg Farmers Co-op Board of Directors and a past president. William served on the Monroe County Planning Commission and was a member of the Monroe County Farm Bureau and Lower Kaskaskia Stakeholders, Inc.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 from 4-8 p.m. at Koch-Liefer Funeral Home in Red Bud, IL, and on Thursday, November 14, 2019 an hour before the service at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 10 a.m. at Koch-Liefer Funeral Home in Red Bud, IL, with Reverend Mark Nebel and Vicar Lyle Buettner officiating. Interment will follow in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Red Bud (Prairie) IL.
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions be directed to St. Paul Lutheran Church in New Athens, IL, Trinity Lutheran Church, or Trinity Lutheran School in Red Bud, IL. For more information, please access our website, www.leesmanfuneralhome.com. Arrangements were handled by Koch-Liefer Funeral Home, Red Bud, IL.
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