Daniel Johann (David) /KOHS KOHLER

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: DC-65226

Notes:

Johann Daniel on his birth certificate.

He was at home in the 1920 census.

In the 1930 census he is probably the David E Kohler, single, 25 years old, born in Minnesota (and both parents also born in Minnesota) who was living in Milwaukee. That David was a laborer in building construction.

He left home and essentially ghosted his family for five years in the early 1930s. “He was never home and he never wrote.” He reappeared in April of 1937, new wife and children in tow, much to the relief of his poor mother.

In the 1940 census, as David Kohler, he and his family and a servant lived at 2972 North Hackett in Milwaukee in a house he owned worth $9000. He was the proprietor of a tavern. He and his wife were high school graduates.

Had a tavern at 732 N Water in Milwaukee in the 1939, 1940, and 1942 city directories. He and his wife Marguerite lived at 2972 N Hackett Avenue.

His SS# was issued in Wisconsin in 1951.

Listed as Dan, of Milwaukee, at the time of his brother Gustaf’s death in 1968. Not listed as a survivor of his brother Albin.

Died as David Kohler.

Died:
as David Kohler

Family/Spouse: Marguerite. Marguerite was born on 19 Sep 1905 in Wisconsin; died on 3 Dec 1973 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Age 5 in the 1940 census (March 18th).

Peter Francis Kohler, M.D., (1935-2005) died September 16, 2005, right after he survived Hurricane Katrina, in his Home in Covington, La. He had retired after having served 20 years as Professor Of Medicine and Herbert Harvey Chair in Clinical Immunology Emeritus from Tulane University in New Orleans, La.

He was born In Milwaukee, WI and attended Milwaukee University School, Princeton University (1957), and Columbia Medical School (1961). He met and married his wife, Christa Eckert Kohler, M.D., in 1962 during his residency at the University of Minnesota. He then served as a Research Fellow at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation In Lajolla, California, before becoming Professor of Medicine and Head Of Clinical Immunology at the University Of Colorado School of Medicine. He was a well-known and much published researcher and speaker and belonged to numerous medical boards and societies.

Dr. Kohler was much loved by his patients, but also a great teacher. He inspired his students and his Family to always value scholarly pursuits. But he also loved life and laughter and was always full of new ideas. He loved to lecture and travel throughout the world; to hike, camp and ski; to play tennis and ride his horses; and, most of all, to do those things with his beloved family and numerous close friends. Peter is survived by his wife, Christa Eckert Kohler, M.D.; son Michael Kohler, Ph.D., J.D. and his wife Lynn Haaland, J.D. and their son, Haakon; son, Nicholas Kohler, Ph.D., his wife Ann Fifield, M.S. and their son, Wiley; son Andre Kohler, M.S.; and sister, Jill Kohler, M.S.

A memorial service will be held at Ss. Peter And Paul Church, 2490 N. Cramer, Milwaukee, Wi 53211, at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 29, 2005.

From the Princeton Alumni Weekly, January 26, 2006, issue:

Peter died Sept. 16, 2005, after a lifelong career in the medical profession and a lifelong battle with diabetes.

At Princeton, he majored in history, joined Tiger Inn, and roomed in his senior year with Frank Jones, John Thomas, and Rick Weiss.

After graduating, Peter spent four years in medical school at Columbia. He then went to the University of Minnesota for an internship and residency in internal medicine. There he met and married Christa Eckert.

The couple moved to La Jolla, Calif., for a research fellowship at the Scripps Clinic. Next, Peter became a full-time faculty member at the University of Colorado Medical School, teaching there for 18 years and heading the division of clinical immunity.

Then he moved to Tulane University, where he became chief of medical service at Charity Hospital and associate director of the general clinical research center. He edited a book on Charity Hospital, the oldest hospital in continuous existence in the U.S.

Peter and Christa lived on a small horse farm across Lake Pontchartrain and kept a condo in the New Orleans French Quarter.

He is survived by Christa, sons Michael '88, Nicholas '89, and Andre; a sister; and two grandsons. The class offers its sincerest condolences to Peter's wife and family.

The Class of 1957

Peter married R.C. ECKERT [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]