Funeral Mass for SGM (Retired) William Edgar Koger will be 12:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Philip Seeton, pastor officiating.

Entombment at a later date will be in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Family and friends are invited to pray the Rosary at 6:00 P.M. Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Jim Coe officiating.

The family will greet friends until 8:00 P.M. following the Rosary on Monday.

SGM (Retired) William Edgar Koger, 87, of Lawton passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016 at the Montevista Rehabilitation & Skilled Care in Lawton.  Bill was born on December 31, 1928 in Muncie, Indiana, the son of Karl Sr. and Georgina Koger.

After completing high school he enlisted in the Army and was sent to the Philippines and Japan in the closing weeks of World War II.  After serving in the Korean and the Vietnam Wars, Bill not only reached the rank of Sergeant Major, but received a commission to the rank of Captain.  Upon his retirement from the United States Army, Bill spent the next 10 years as a civil servant where he was responsible for creating the financial system for the Army that is still in use today.  Bill's military awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Expeditionary Medal, World War II Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Parachute Badge with combat jumps, , and numerous other medals and ribbons for outstanding active duty and civilian service.  Bill was a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus and an active member of Holy Family Catholic Church

Bill is survived by his wife of 20 years, Florence McKenzie Koger of the home; two daughters, Karleen McGill and her husband, Keith McGill of Indianapolis, Indiana; Sandy Humbarger and her husband, Dr. Carl Humbarger of Peru, Indiana; one stepson, Joe McKenzie and his wife, Susan Riley McKenzie of Lawton; one stepdaughter, Marie McKenzie Sokoloff and her husband, Dr. Alan Sokoloff of Baltimore, Maryland; one brother, Don Koger of Muncie, Indiana; ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Karl Koger, Jr.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Holy Family Catholic Church New Building Fund, 1010 N.W. 82nd Street, Lawton, OK  73505.