Herbert Kohler Jr. Family, Golf, Cause Of Death, Net Worth
Herbert Vollrath Kohler Jr., a well-known American billionaire businessman has died. He was born on February 20, 1939 and died September 3, 2022 at age 83.
Kohler was an American billionaire businessman, a member of the Kohler family of Wisconsin, and the executive chairman of the Kohler Company, a manufacturing company in Kohler, Wisconsin, best known for its plumbing products.
Herbert Kohler Jr. family
Kohler was born February 20, 1939 to Ruth Miriam DeYoung Kohler (1906–1953) and Herbert Vollrath Kohler Sr. (1891–1968), who ran the Kohler Company from 1937 until his death.
Kohler is also related to other former company presidents, including Walter J. Kohler Sr. and Walter J. Kohler Jr.
Kohler married twice.
Firstly, to Kohler married Linda Karger (m.1961) but the couple divorced in the early 1980s. They had three children; K. David Kohler, Laura Elizabeth Kohler and Rachel DeYoung Kohler.
Linda, Kohler’s first wife was born in 1939 and died in 2005, at age 66.
Kohler’s s second wife was Natalie Black, a Stanford University graduate who joined Kohler in 1985 as a lawyer, rising to general counsel and senior vice president of communications.
She is now head of the Kohler Foundation.
Herbert Kohler Jr. cause of death
What was Herbert Kohler Jr.’s cause of death? A cause of death was not stated.
Herbert Kohler Jr. golf
Kohler was an avid golf fan, and his company [Kohler Company] owns and operates four courses designed by Pete Dye.
The first course was constructed at Blackwolf Run, Wisconsin, in 1988.
A second 18-hole course was added to the site in 1990 and it went on to host the 1998 U.S. Women’s Open.
In 1998, Kohler added 36 holes at Whistling Straits, also in Wisconsin, which has hosted the PGA Championship in 2004, 2010 and 2015, the U.S. Senior Open in 2007, and the Ryder Cup in 2021.
Herbert Kohler Jr. net worth
What was Herbert Kohler Jr.’s net worth? At time of death, Kohler Jr. had an estimated net worth of $7.6 billion, according to Forbes.
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