Mrs. JOHN (Edith C. Kohrs) SAWVELLE 1900-1985

OLLROTH, KOHRS, SAWVELLE, SEBASTION, LANGE, MILLER

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Date: 3/19/2005 at 17:33:09

Mrs. JOHN (Edith C. Kohrs) SAWVELLE

Funeral services for Edith Sawvelle were held Thursday,December 19,1985 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville. Rev. Julius Peterson officiated. The Schutte Funeral Service of Postville was in charge of the arrangements. Burial was in the Postville Cemetery.

Edith C. Sawvelle,daughter of Carl and Minnie (Ollroth) Kohrs was born April 15,1900 at Postville. She died December 16,1985 at the Good Samaritan Center in West Union.

She was baptized July 20, 1900 by Rev. Bockelmann at St. Paul Lutheran Church and confirmed there Sept. 5,1915 by the Rev. Schmidt. She graduated from Postville High school in 1917.

On April 8,1920 she was married to John ("Jack") Sawvelle at Sioux Falls, SD. They owned and operated the Palm Cafe for over 50 years. She has been a resident of Good Samaritan Center in West Union for the past several years.

She is preceded in death by her husband, who died Aug.12,1959, two brothers, Will and John Kohrs and 3 sisters, Anna (Mrs .George Sebastion), Tillie (Mrs. Ben Lange), and Minnie (Mrs. Henry Miller).

Surviving are nephews and nieces. Edith was a lifetime member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville and lifetime member of the Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 238.

Postville Herald, December 1985 - contributed by Karen Muchow