Koehler was an experienced outdoorsman and made several trips across Labrador and northern Quebec. He is believed to have died sometime between September and December in 1931 while trying to pass Labrador from Kuujjuaq with fellow New Jerseyman Fred Connell and guide Jimmy Martin from Cartwright. Koehler's and Connell's bodies were found five kilometers apart while Martin's body was never found.[2]
Koehler, third from the right in the second row, with the 1899 North Carolina Tar Heels football team.
He was a prominent end for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the University of North Carolina. He was selected second-team for an all-time Carolina football team in 1934.[3] Dr. Joel Whitaker put him on his all-time team, ranking him the second best end in the history of the school up to that time.[4] He notes that Koehler came to the university with experience, for he played on the Orange Athletic Club with Frank Coyne.
