Koss, John 1877-1938
KOSS, GLAWE, HOLLY, GARMS, FREEZE, GLEISNER
Posted By: The Larsons
Date: 11/4/2011 at 03:57:19
Note! The right side of the column was cut off - the transcriber has added the most likely letters in [brackets]
John Koss, 61, Funeral Monday
John Koss, 61, Plasant Ridge far[m] died suddenly Saturday following [a] stroke. Funeral services conducted [by] the Rev. McMichael were held at [his] home Monday afternoon. Burial [was] in the Council Hill cemetery.
John Henry Koss was born in Gi[ard] township on December 16, 1877. [All] his life was lived in or near this [vi]cinity. On March 18, 1902, he mar[ried] Reaka Glawe of Clayton Center.
He is survived by his widow, [two] children, Arnold, who is at home, [and] Mrs. Florence Holly of Monona.
Mr. Koss has one brother, Emil K[oss] of Mason City, and three sisters, M[rs.] William Garm, Mason City; Mrs. Em[ma] Freeze, Des Moines, and Mrs. F[?] Gleisner of Marquette. There are [?] grandchildren: June, John, Betty and Gwenlyn Holly, and Eva Koss.
~scrapbook clipping, hand-dated 1938
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Added by Roger Lembke 8/31/2013:
John Koss, 61, Funeral Monday - John Koss, 61, Pleasant Ridge farmer, died suddenly Saturday following a stroke. Funeral services conducted by the Rev. McMichael were held at the home Monday afternoon. Burial was in the Council Hill cemetery.
John Henry Koss was born in Giard township on December 16, 1877. All his life was lived in or near this vicinity. On March 18, 1902, he married Reaka Glawe of Clayton Center.
He is survived by his widow, and children Arnold, who is at home, and Mrs. Florence Holly of Monona.
Mr. Koss has one brother, Emil Koss, of Mason City, and three sisters, Mrs. William Garms, Mason City, Mrs. Emma Freeze, Des Moines and Mrs. Felix Gleisner of Marquette. There are five grandchildren: June, John, Betty and Gwenlyn Holly and Eva Koss.
Source: North Iowa Times, McGregor, IA, p. 2, 1 Sep 1938 and reprinted in The Monona Leader, Monona, IA on 8 Sep 1938.
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