Karl E. "Gene" Kohler

KOHLER KARL EUGENE KOHLER "Gene" (77) Of Lottsburg, VA passed away on Friday, March 26, 2010 surrounded by his family. Mr. Kohler had spent the last 14 years at the home he loved on the banks of the Coan River. Mr. Kohler, an architect/builder founded and operated Karl E. Kohler Associates Architects in Vienna, Virginia for 34 years. He purchased and operated Windmill Point Marine Resort in Lancaster County, VA for 11 years during the 1980''s and was also the owner and developer of the Coves at Wilton Creek in Middlesex County, VA. Mr. Kohler, who graduated from Virginia Tech in 1954, was an avid Hokie fan and a former member of the Corps of Cadets Pershing Rifle Team, now known as the Gregory Guard. He served in the U. S. Army as a First Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers in the mid 1950''s. His son, John Kohler; parents, Leslie and Nora Kohler of Washington, D.C., and his brother, Robert "Bob" Kohler, of Hagerstown, MD, preceded Mr. Kohler in death. Mr. Kohler is survived by his loving wife Betty of 55 years; children, Mark Kohler of Springfield, VA; Eric Kohler of Huntsville, AL; Jan Davis of Herndon, VA; and Jim Kohler of Steamboat Springs, CO; and granddaughter, Monica Kohler of Springfield, VA. The family will receive friends at Jones-Ash Funeral Home in Rainswood, VA on Monday, March 29, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Coan Baptist Church, Heathsville, VA on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Coan Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Coan Baptist Church Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 156, Heathsville, VA 22473. Online remembrances may be made at www.jonesashfuneralhome.com