- Date Of Birth: June 10, 1928
- Date Of Death: February 15, 2013
- State: Illinois
On Friday, February 15th, Muriel “Mickey” (Sokol) Koenig’s’ heart finally lost its long battle for life, as all of our hearts eventually do. But in her 84 year effort of life, which includes 61 years of marriage, she stood as a symbol of what a person with desire, commitment and love could accomplish.
Born June 10th, 1928 she soon found herself living in Chicago, Illinois. Upon reaching her teen years she attended Schurz High School, where she eventually became head cheerleader for one of the largest high schools in Chicago during World War II.
After graduating, she worked for the state government for a couple of years before meeting Frank Koenig at Byrnes’ Tap on St Patrick’s Day in 1950. On September 29th, 1951 they married.
That union led to five children: Kurt, Mark, Ruth, Brad and Mary; six grandchildren: (Mark) Kara, Kade and Nick, (Ruth) Katie and Clint Vatterodt, and Austin, (Brad) Chase and Trey and four great-grandchildren: (Kara) Logan, Luke and Avery and (Kade) Hudson.
While raising her children Mickey embraced every challenge that came her way. When she moved downstate to Washington, Illinois, the city girl learned how to drive in her 30’s. She took up golf and bowling, becoming good at both. She was a fantastic home cook, an accomplished seamstress and was a natural when it came to interior decoration.
Her compensation was the love and appreciation of her children and Frank. She never lacked for gifts from her husband. They went out when they could, loved to dance and had great parties.
Living in Geneva, Illinois since 1978, she enjoyed the Fox Valley area and the shopping, particularly the Little Traveler, and the Merra-Lee shops.
Her favorite charity was Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly, of Chicago – 355 N Ashland Avenue Chicago, IL 60607-1019.
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