The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1885-08-06
DIED..

DIED.
At Walpeton, Friday, July slst, 1885, MIS-.
Katie Kotschevar, aged 81 years, Z III ont.,s ard
IS days, of consumption and dropsy
Mrs. Kotschevar had been in poor
health the past two years and about
a year ago was, for some weeks very
i'll, but with good attention i'm
proved, since that time having been
able to be about the house the
greater part of the time till a few
weeks since when she was again
taken down, and although every
thing possible was done for her the
end promised soon and inevitable,
the good lady passing to her rest
Friday morning at eight o'clock,
surrounded by her family, after a
day or two days of intense suffering.
The deceased lady was born at
Chicago, Illinois, December 18th,
1858, and was married to John Kot-
schevar at st. Paul, Minnesota, Oc-
tober 22d, 1874, Mr.. Eotschevar
having that year in August located
at Wahpeton, and Immediately made
the present homestead and business
stand their permanent home, consti-
tuting as it were, Il pioneer family
at wahpeton. The past eleven
years have been such as meet sturdy
pioneers, through which Mrs. X.
gained the permanent esteem and
gelded opinions of all who ever made
her acquaintance. In this connec-
tion no more pleasant recollection
will ever come up i'm Wahpeton So
ciety than the memory of the happy
tin wedding given by Mr.. and Mrs.
ketsehevar the 22d of last October,
the tenth anniversary of their we'd
ding day. In the supper the good
lady had everything fit to deck and
grace a wedding repast-and the
substantials were there in great
abundance. The bride of ten years,
assisted by her happy groom, did
everything to entertain her guests,
and indeed made them happy. Lay
away the tin presents good friends
carried there that evening in glee.
for they are almost sacred now, and
let us hope that in eternity, this
devoted wife and gracious mother is
in brighter and more happy land,
even than this. Three children
were born to Mrs. Kotschevar, one
now dead, leaves Annie, bright lit
tie girl of eight or nine years and
little Joseph, three OF four years Of
age. While all such deaths us this
seem most sad and painful, this is
especially so; it is a hard blow to
to Mr.. Kotschevar and his now two
motherless children. He has the
deep and sincere sympathy of his
hundreds of friends in this commu-
nifty, and at Moorhead, Crow River
and St. Paul, Minnesota.
The funeral occurred from the
residence and the Catholic church,
Monday morning at ten o'clock;
Michael Schmitt, Plus Meyer, Anton
Miksche, Plus Henger, A. Forman-
eek, Sr. and Math Kraker, pail bear
ers, tenderly carried the elegant cof-
fin from the residence to the church,
Immediately followed by Mr.. Kot-
schevar and children, Mrs. C. Harff,
mother Of the deceased, Mrs. G. Um-
land, a sister from Osceola, Wis.,,
each on an arm of Martin Schott of
this city; Mr.. and Mrs. Mehl from
Moorhead, latter being sister, and
Mrs. Catharine Harff; a sister, from
Delano, Minnesota; brothers Joseph
Harff and wife, and George Harff
and wife of this city, all followed by
many sorrowing friends to the
church, where most impressive
funeral service~was had, Father
Hepperle conducting the same,
speaking in the German language.
The funeral cortege on leaving the
church was by far the largest and
most imposing ever seen here. The
relatives from abroad will likely re-
main with the family q few days,
putting everything as near to rights
as possible, and finally comforting
the family in this to them, irrepar-
able loss.