Violet Kohl

Violet Kohl passed away on Monday, July 2, at Mission Healthcare in Bellevue at the age of 99.

She was born on Feb. 23, 1913, in Lind to Jacob and Maria Pflugrad. The family lived in Lind until Jacob retired in 1926, when they moved to Walla Walla.

She married Johnnie Harl Kohl on June 21, 1934, in Walla Walla. Their marriage continued for 62 years, until Johnnie’s death on Dec. 21, 1996.

She is survived by three sons, Johnnie (Dee) Kohl of Renton, Wash., Richard Kohl of Bellevue and Gary (Lin) Kohl of Houston, Texas; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Graveside services are to be held at Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Bellevue on August 17.