07/23/2019 - Kittie Rose Kohler

Due to her wishes, there will be no funeral services for Kittie Rose Sykora Kohler. She was cremated.

Kittie was born on July 26, 1942 in Alliance, NE to George and Nell Sykora. She had a younger sister, Bonnie Britton.

Kittie graduated from school in Harrison, NE and went to cosmetology school in Scottsbluff, NE. Shortly after, she married LaVerne Hanley, and they had three children, Penny Albers (Glen), William Hanley, and Trudy Flaherty (Kyle). Together LaVerne and Kittie ran Hillside Service in Harrison until LaVerne passed away from an accident.

Kittie married Bill Kohler in August 1978 and gained a daughter, Shauna Kohler. After running the station for a while and getting the kids all through school, Bill and Kittie moved to Chadron.

Kittie passed away in her home on July 11, 2019. She is survived by husband Bill; children Penny, William, Trudy, and Shauna; two granddaughters, four great-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives.

She was preceded in death by husband LaVerne; her parents; sister Bonnie; two fathers-in-law; a mother-in-law; and one grandson.