Patrick F. Koenen

Pat Koenen, age 56, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Tuesday morning, August 15, 2017, in Appleton. Pat was born in Milwaukee on March 20, 1961, the son of the late Frank Koenen and Margaret (Baurys) Koenen who resides in Sturgeon Bay. Pat received his undergraduate degree from Marquette University in 1983 and his JD degree from Marquette University Law School in 1986. It was at Marquette that he met his future wife, Kelly Whitford. The couple married on August 16, 1986 in Montana, and were blessed with three children. From 1988 to 1996, Pat practiced law with Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP in Milwaukee, and in 1996 relocated to their Appleton office. Pat loved being outdoors, running, golfing, hiking, and boating; he especially enjoyed Door County and Glacier National Park in Montana. He was an ardent supporter of the Appleton YMCA, was a third-generation Green Bay Packer season ticket holder, and volunteered at the Fox Valley Warming Shelter. He and Kelly were longtime and faithful members of St. Joseph Catholic Church where Pat served on the parish council. He was also a member and past president of the St. Elizabeth Hospital Foundation Board of Directors. He and Kelly loved the mountains of Montana, and always shared the dream of retiring there someday.

His sudden passing leaves behind his loving wife of thirty-two years: Kelly Koenen of Appleton; three children: Brian Koenen of New York, Bradley Koenen of Appleton, Lauren Koenen of Appleton; and his faithful dog Scout; his mother: Margaret Koenen of Sturgeon Bay; a brother: Bill (Laura) Koenen of DeForest; three sisters: Laura (Mike) Korst of Naperville, Illinois; Suzie (David) Silvis of Oak Park, Illinois; and Jenny (Andy) Rash of Milwaukee; a brother-in-law: Tom (Sonja) Whitford of Anchorage, Alaska; his mother-in-law: Patricia Whitford of Cut Bank, Montana; as well as many nieces, nephews, other relatives, associates, and friends. Pat was preceded in death by his father, Frank Koenen, his father-in-law, Tom Whitford, Sr., and a sister-in-law Debbie Whitford.

The funeral liturgy for Pat will be held at 4:00 PM on Friday, August 25, 2017 at ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 410 W. Lawrence Street in Appleton, with Fr. Jim Leary, OFM Cap. officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather at the Wichmann Funeral Home, 537 N. Superior Street on Thursday from 4:00 PM until the time of a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Visiting hours will resume at the church on Friday from 2:00 PM until the hour of the service. Memorials may be directed to St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Pat will be remembered as a gentle, hard-working man who treasured his family above all things.