KOHNKE, Elsa Margarete (Pruter) 1906-2002
KOHNKE, PRUTER
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/5/2009 at 12:02:49
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Elsa Margarete Kohnke, age 95, of Osage, died on Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Osage.
Funeral services were held on Monday, May 6, at the Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Osage. The Reverend Dennis Hanson and Reverend Roy Ott officiated. Interment was in the Osage Cemetery.
She was born on December 6, 1906 in Diekdorf, Germany. She was raised in Heiligenstedten, Germany and was baptized and confirmed at the St. Marien Lutheran Church in Heiligenstedten. Elsa worked in Hamburg, Germany until the age of 23 and came to the United States on January 26, 1929. She was united in marriage to Herman Kohnke, Sr., on October 14, 1933 in Clayton Center, Iowa. They served as maid, butler and chauffeur until 1940 and began farming in 1941. She lived on farms in Postville, Manly and Mona, Iowa until retirement in 1980, when she moved to Osage.
Kohnke was a member of the Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Osage and resided at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center since October of 1999. Up until that time she lived alone at her home in Osage. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting and tatting. Elsa will be sadly missed by her family and friends.
Preceding her in death are her parents; husband, Herman Kohnke, Sr.; son, Herman Kohnke, Jr.; one sister; and one brother.
Survivors include her son, John Kohnke and his wife, Pauline of Glenville, Minnesota; two granddaughters, Monica Wallace and her husband, Shon of Elko, Minnesota and Marnie Thompson and her husband, Scott of Albert Lea, Minnesota; grandson, Jay Kohnke and his wife, Shelly of Austin, Minnesota; and great-grandchildren, Nathan Kohnke, Andrew Thompson, Anna and Nathan Wallace.
The Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
[Mitchell County Press - May 8, 2002]
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#2:ELSA MARGARETE KOHNKE
OSAGE, IOWA - Elsa Margarete Kohnke, 95, of Osage, died Wednesday (May 1, 2002) at Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Osage.
She was born on December 6, 1906, in Diekdorf, Germany. She was raised in Heiligenstedten, Germany. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Marien Lutheran Church in Heiligenstedten. She worked in Hamberg, Germany, until the age of 23.
She came to the United States on Jan. 26, 1929. Elsa was united in marriage to Herman Kohnke Sr. on Oct. 14, 1933, in Clayton Center. They served as maid, butler and chauffeur until 1940. They began farming in 1941. She lived on farms in Postville, Manly and Mona until retirement. She moved to Osage in 1980.
She was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Osage.
She had resided at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center since October 1999; up until that time she lived alone at her home in Osage.
She enjoyed gardening, crocheting and tatting. Elsa will be sadly missed by her family and friends.
Survivors include her son, John Kohnke and his wife, Pauline, of Glenville, Minn.; two granddaughters, Monica Wallace and her husband, Shon, of Elko, Minn., and Marnie Thompson and her husband, Scott, of Albert Lea, Minn.; grandson, Jay Kohnke and his wife, Shelly, of Austin, Minn.; and great-grandchildren, Nathan Kohnke, Andrew Thompson and Anna and Nathan Wallace.
Elsa was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Herman Kohnke Sr.; son, Herman Kohnke Jr.; one sister; and one brother.
Her funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 833 Ash St. in Osage, with the Rev. Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Interment will be in the Osage Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, 702 State St. in Osage and one hour before services at the church.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706
[Globe Gazette, May 3, 2002]
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Elsa's maiden name was Pruter -- Elsa Margaret Pruter.
(Credit: DM Scott, 9/1/2011)
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Photo of Herman and Elsa from MITCHELL COUNTY PICTORIAL ATLAS, 1977.
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