Mitchel M. "Mitch" Kohl

Funeral Services for Mitchel M. ”Mitch”  Kohl, age 61, of Norfolk, will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Madison.  Reverend Donna Goltry will officiate.  Interment will be in Crown Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the church.  We are asking everyone attending the visitation and funeral service to wear a face mask and practice social distancing guidelines.  The funeral service will be recorded and can be viewed on the Home for Funerals website.  Resseguie Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

He passed away Friday, October 30, 2020 at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.

Mitchel Mike was born February 28, 1959 in Madison County, Nebraska to Marlowe “Mike” H. and Mary Janice (Johnson) Kohl.  He lived with his family on the family farm North of Madison until moving to the Enola Lake area.  He graduated from Madison High School in 1977.  After high school, Mitch attended Northeast Community College for Auto Body restoration. 

Over the years, Mitch worked at the Jack & Jill Food Store, M&H Oil Company, the Creston Coop, the and the Humphrey Coop, Cross Dillon and lastly at Great Dane.  He took pride in the oil changes and tire changes and rotations necessary to maintain farm equipment.   

Mitch enjoyed painting cars for other people.  He painted and restored at 1973 Roadrunner for Allen and 1972 Charger for Andrew.  A favorite pastime was collecting toy tractors and model cars.

On August 18, 2001, Mitch married Kathy (Lintner) Freudenburg at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Madison. 

Mitch enjoyed being at Lake Okoboji, Arnold’s Park, car shows, swap meets, or plowing and tilling gardens.  He kept busy running his own lawn service or helping on the family farm driving the grain cart at harvest season.  Mitch loved his time with his family especially his grandchildren on trips to the Henry Doorly Zoo, playing in the pool or just playing in the backyard.

He is survived by his wife, Kathy, step-sons Allen (Beth) Freudenburg and Andrew Freudenburg (girlfriend Kayla Lundry), grandchildren Avery, Jace and Rylee, sisters Mary (Jim) Jetensky and Sheila (Tony) Kampa, and several nieces and nephews.

Mitch was preceded in death by his parents, brother and sister-in-law Steven and Cathy Kohl, father-in-law and mother-in-law Robert and Bernice Lintner, and brothers-in-law Jeff Boe and Mike Avok.

Memorials are requested to the family for future designation.

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