Francis A. Koeberlein, 77 of Teutopolis, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 17, 2020 at St. Francis Cemetery in Teutopolis. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham.

Francis was born March 8, 1943 in Effingham, the son of John and Emma (Rieman) Koeberlein. He grew up in St. Elmo and later served 6 years in the Illinois National Guard. He was a carpenter for 40 years and retired from Swingler Construction. Francis was a member of the Effingham D.A.V. Chapter 7 and the Teutopolis American Legion Post #924. He enjoyed the outdoors; hunting, fishing, gardening and especially mushroom hunting.

Francis is survived by his wife, Joyce (Meyer) Koeberlein; son, Francis Koeberlein Jr (wife, LaDonna) of Windsor; daughter, Kelly Topp of St. Charles, Missouri; 3 grandchildren, 6 step-grandchildren and their spouses, 19 step-grandchildren and 25 step-great-grandchildren; brother, Harold (Lucille) Koeberlein of St. Elmo and sister, Mary (Russell) Steffen of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Timothy.