Julia Koerner

July 22, 2018

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Julia A. Koerner, 86, was born on November 20, 1931, in Durant, OK, to William and Julia Knight and passed away on July 22, 2018. Julia graduated from Durant High School and later attended Oklahoma State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in education and history. She later completed a master’s degree as a reading specialist. She began her career as the Presbyterian kindergarten teacher and later began a 25-year career with the Stillwater Public Schools, teaching at the middle school, junior high school, and high school, retiring in 1989. Julia and Max Koerner were married on August 12, 1950. She was an active volunteer in several Stillwater organizations. Max and Julia were the parents of two daughters, Patricia (Doug) Alexander and Karen (Scott) Dean. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Abby (Ray) Thralls, Raygn Alexander, Kira (Aaron) Frisby, and David Dean and his fiancé, Lindsay Coe, as well as by three great-grandchildren and numerous cousins and nephews. Julia was predeceased by her husband, her parents, and her brother Don Knight.