Melody A. (Elmore) Koehler , 59, of Moline, Ill., passed away Friday December 10, 2021 at Arbor Court, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.

A live-streamed memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 12, 2022 at The Salvation Army Heritage Temple, 2200 5th Ave., Moline, IL., with memorial visitation from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. prior to services. The live-streamed memorial service may be viewed at https://vimeo.com/677789287 or at the link at the bottom of this page. Private Inurnment will be at Moline Memorial Park. Arrangements are entrusted to Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to Huntington's Disease Society of America or The Moline Salvation Army.

Melody was born June 11, 1962 in Iowa City, Iowa, a daughter of Floyd D. and Pauline Bryan Elmore. She graduated from Rock Island High School, Class of 1980, and later received her Associate's Degree from Olivet Nazarene University. She married Steven P. Koehler on June 4, 1983 in Peoria, Ill.

Melody was an officer with The Salvation Army for 28 years. In earlier years, she worked at Miller's Florist, Moline, Ill.

She was a member of the Salvation Army Training College, Lion's Club and Kiwanis Club. She enjoyed playing the guitar, singing, and scrapbooking.

Surviving are her husband, Steve, of Moline; sons, Steven P. Koehler II, Bloomington, Ind. and Andrew Koehler, Moline; brother and sister-in-law, Gary and Barb Elmore, Oklahoma; sister-in-law, Donna Phelps, Moline; and many nieces, nephews, and other family.

Melody was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Terry Elmore; and sister, Shirley Ealy.