Morgan Koerner Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Major Morgan ?Pete? Koerner 76 years old passed away on October 7, 2009, at Charleston General Hospital. He was born Oct. 20, 1932 in Helvetia, WV. ?Pete? Koerner as most called him was a veteran of the Korean War and dedicated more than 31 years of his life to the West Virginia State Police. Pete Koerner retired from the West Virginia State Police in 1987 as a member of the departments Senior Staff and holding the rank of Major. Pete had lived with his wife of 53 years, Jaunita B. Koerner, in the Buckhannon and Elkins areas of West Virginia for the last 20 years. Pete was an active member of the Christian Fellowship Church of Buckhannon, WV, the Gideons, WV State Police Retired Members Association, a 50 year member of the Minerva Masonic Lodge #13 in Barboursville. In addition, Pete was a former member of the Lions Club and assisted with Meals on Wheels serving the Buckhannon West Virginia area. He was a generous, loving devout Christian and a wonderful husband, father and friend. Pete was preceded in death by his father and mother, Paul and Myrtle Koerner, his sister and brother in-law, Pauline and Bud Hensil and sister in-law Shirley Koerner. Pete Koerner is survived by his wife, Jaunita B. Koerner of Winfield, WV, one daughter and son-in-law; Dorothy and Ralph Larue of Huntington; three sons and daughters-in-law, Timothy and Jackie Koerner of Elmira, NY, Calvin and Toni Koerner of Bonita Springs, Fl, and Paul and Cara Koerner of Winfield, WV. Pete had ten grand children, Maria and Blake Cicenas, Joshua Larue, Rosemary Larue, Amanda Koerner, Alexis Koerner, Lani Koerner, Morgan Koerner, Adam Hanna and Caleb Koerner. In addition, Pete is survived by his brother Elwood Koerner of Helvetia, WV; sisters and brothers-in-law, Teresa and Stan Maienknecht of Sardis, Ohio, Mattie and Ken Ogden of Buckhannon, WV, Chris and Tom Lambert, of Lafayette, La.; sister-in-law, Carolyn Alverez of Pennsylvania and last but not least his buddy and pal Duke. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am Monday October 12, 2009 at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane, WV with Rev. J. Edward McDaniels and Rev. John Koerner officiating. Burial will be in Forestlawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington, WV with military honors conducted by the James E. Marshall Post 187, Winfield. Friends may call from 2-4pm and 6-8 pm Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made to The Gideons International, PO Box 731, St. Albans, WV 25177. Online condolences may also be made to www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com. Pete will be greatly missed by his family and friends, but will be reunited in heaven with those who have accepted Jesus as their Savior and Lord.