Kohls, Mae Louise (Holm) Age 94, of Bloomington, died peacefully on June 2, 2021, of Alzheimer's. Preceded by beloved husband Allan and son Steven, parents John Arthur and Amanda Holm, and brothers Richard and Paul. Survived by daughter Ann (Jeff Pederson) of Minneapolis; daughter-in-law Carolyn Curti of Minneapolis; grandchildren Owen and Thea Pederson and Ruby Curti; sister Marjorie (Quinton) Peterson of Forest Lake, many nieces and nephews Mae was born on May 24, 1927 in Taylor's Falls, Minnesota, and grew up on a dairy farm in Almelund where Swedish was still spoken at home and in church. Her childhood was filled with adventures with her three older siblings and dozens of cousins and all that defined life on a farm in those days: outdoor plumbing, windmills, wood boxes, wash boilers, summer kitchens filled with empty mason jars, egg crates, potato vacations, hay mows, and going barefoot all summer. Mae graduated from North Branch High School, where she was named "Best Girl," since female valedictorians were not considered in 1945. She had already met Allan Kohls from rival Chisago Lake High School and she married him in 1951. Mae and Al built a house in Bloomington when it was mostly farm fields and embraced post-war suburban life: Mae volunteered at school and church, was a Girl Scout leader, gardened, traveled and camped (enthusiastically at first and gradually less so), and was always reading with a cat on her lap and WCCO broadcasting the Twins game in the background. Mae worked for many years at Richfield Bank and Trust, putting her math skills to good use in the mortgage department. She had a strong life-long faith, was a charter member of Christ the King Lutheran Church, and attended weekly services at Presbyterian Homes of Bloomington, where she spent the last seven years. We are so grateful for the Bridgeway staff and Optage Hospice team, who made her final season a joyful one. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren. While Alzheimer's is a particularly devastating disease, it provided two unexpected gifts: it took away her constant worry about small things, restoring the adventurous spirit of the little girl who once scaled the great heights of the windmill and silo on that farm in Almelund; and she never had to experience the grief of being a widow, since to her Al was always just in the other room. Now they are both in that room together, along with all the loved ones who went before them. A private celebration of life will be held later this summer. Memorials preferred to Christ the King Lutheran Church in Bloomington or the Alzheimer's Foundation.