James F. Koenig

James was born February 17, 1955 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota to John and Leona Seydel Koenig. He grew up and attended school in Audubon, Minnesota, graduating from Audubon High School in 1973. He enlisted in the Armed Forces and was stationed for two years at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Following his military discharge he farmed near Audubon, Minnesota. In 1981, he moved to California where he owned and operated a cab business. In 1992 he moved back to the farm and in 1993 moved to Detroit Lakes, where he was employed at Lakeshirts and this past year was a groundskeeper at the Pine to Palm Golf Course. James married Annette Hayes February 14, 1997 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He was preceded in death by his parents, John & Leona Koenig, and a brother, John. He is survived by his wife, Annette Koenig, Detroit Lakes, MN; one step-daughter, Megan Bernhart, Grants Pass, OR; one brother, Loren Koenig, St. Cloud, MN; four sisters, Carol Koenig, West Virginia, Karen Scott Baxter, Eugene, OR, Lola Koenig, Washington, DC, and Lois Don Hejlik, Thief River Falls, MN.