Alexander George Koerner, 63, died at 2:23 a.m., Jan. 24, 2020, at Bluffton Hospital after a long, courageous battle with cancer.  Alex was born Jan. 3, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Carl and Gertrude (Cochren) Koerner.  

Alex was a laborer at SRK (formerly DTR) in Bluffton. Alex was a veteran of the United States Army where he was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division.  

Survivors include two sisters, Connie Koerner of Bluffton, Teresa Scott of Tiffin; a niece, Emily Krabach of Valparaiso, Indiana, and a nephew, Josh Steinmetz of Tiffin.  

A Celebration of Life for Alex will take place at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the family in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.chiles-lamanfh.com.