Lawrence "Peanuts" Koenig

Lawrence "Peanuts" Koenig was born October 4, 1906, in Canby, MN, to Frank and Emma Koenig and was raised in that area. The family moved to a farm south of Moorhead, MN, in 1918.
Peanuts was married to Louise Biewer October 10, 1939, in Moorhead. They moved into Moorhead in 1943 and he began working for the Northern Pacific Railway. He retired in 1961 and they continued to make their home in Moorhead. Louise died June 12, 1994, and Peanuts moved to Apple Valley, MN. Peanuts passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 7, 2005, in Ebenezer Ridges Care Center, in Burnsville, MN, at ninety-nine years of age.
Peanuts is survived by two sons, Donald (Diane), Apple Valley, and Gerald, Minneapolis, MN; a daughter, Doris (Larry) Whitcomb, Maplewood, MN; six grandchildren, Melissa (Troy) Mathwig, Minneapolis, Nicholaus (Allison) Koenig, Richfield, MN, Sarah Koenig, Madison, WI, Chantel (Derek) Larson, Maplewood, Shawn Whitcomb, Denver, CO, and Corey (Lily) Whitcomb, Singapore; nine great-grandchildren, Chelsea, Alyssa, Gabriel, Zacharia, Hunter, Jake, Summer, Ellie, and Brendon; sisters, Alvina Boder, Duluth, MN, Margaret (Sonny) Ehlke, Enumclaw, WA, and Marcella Folden, Hawley, MN; brother, Raymond (Nora), Osseo, MN; sister-in-law Cathaleen Koenig, Moorhead; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Peanuts was preceded in death by his parents, Emma and Frank; Louise, his beloved wife of fifty-five years; his brothers, Victor, Paul, and Francis; and his sisters, Tillie, Bernice, Loretta, and Viola.
Visitation for Peanuts will be Sunday, December 11, 2005, from 3 - 6 PM, with a prayer service at 5 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead. His funeral mass will be Monday, December 12, 2005, at 11 AM, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Moorhead. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Moorhead.