Joan Averill Kohler, age 95, passed away on July 31, 2026 in Henderson, Nevada.

Joan was born on March 25, 1931 in Portland to parents Harold LeFevre and LaDonna Swank LeFevre.

Joan graduated from Grant High School, Portland in 1949 and later earned both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Science and Education from Southern Oregon University in Ashland.

In 1950 Joan married K Emmrich. They moved to Bend in 1952 where they lived and raised their family. They divorced in 1972.

Joan went to Mexico in 1975 with Wycliffe Bible Translators where she met Ken Kohler of Amarillo, Texas.…