Loretta Rose (Koeller) Hohner, 86, passed away Feb. 9, 2026, in Smithfield, Virginia, where she resided the last few years.
Born on May 12, 1939, to Alvin and Dorothy (Rambo) Koeller in Shawano, where she was raised, she graduated from Shawano High School in 1957. Upon graduation, she moved to Washington, D.C., to work for the Navy Department.
In 1958, she married Clarence Martin Hohner, of Clintonville. They made their home in Falls Church, Virginia, raising their two children, Tim and Kim, while working at Montgomery Ward. Later, they moved to their retirement home, the log cabin, which they lovingly built in West Virginia.
Their marriage lasted 65 years, ending with the passing of her loving and devoted husband in 2023.
Loretta was a longtime member of the Lutheran Church; she will be remembered as a den mother, for square dancing and duck pin bowling. She enjoyed music, reading, gardening, taking care of her dogwood and lilac trees and azalea and rose bushes, sewing, crocheting, embroidering and antique-hunting for Currier and Ives’ dishes. She enjoyed watching “Jeopardy” and old movies with her “Birdie,” the challenge of crossword and jigsaw puzzles, trying new recipes and visiting with family in Wisconsin.
Loretta is survived by her loving daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Mike Kraus, of Las Cruces, New Mexico; grandchildren, Jamie and her husband Mike Oliver, Beckie Hohner, Katie and her husband Riley Cates, and Tim and his wife Haley Kraus; and great-grandchildren Ruby, Wyatt and Waylon Oliver, Ethan and Genevieve (Hohner) Conroy, and Reagan Kraus. She will be missed by many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin and Dorothy Koeller; husband, Clarence Hohner; and son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Cindy Hohner.
She will be missed by all.
Chauncy is once again with his Rose, and Lettie with her Birdie holding hands and sneaking smooches, cheering on the Packers, and playing sheepshead with Tim and Cindy, and all are watching from above.
The family will receive friends Monday, March 2, 2026, from 10-11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Winchester. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. with Pastor Dave Young officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Online condolences may be left at www.jonesfuneralhomes.com.
