Klatt, Caroline (Died 1898)

KLATT

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 1/7/2009 at 19:04:49

LeMars Sentinel
January 20, 1898

POTOSIA: (Special Correspondence)
Diphtheria has broken out again and plunged our neighborhood in sorrow. On
Sunday morning two little children, a girl and a boy of about the same age,
passed on to the great beyond, leaving aching hearts and desolate home.
Caroline Klatt, the 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Klatt, died
Sunday morning. She had been sick for several days, but nothing serious was
thought of it until it was too late to save her. Caroline was the oldest
girl of the family and was a nice, quiet little girl. She leaves a father,
mother and one brother and two sisters to mourn a loving little daughter and
kind sister. The remains were laid to rest on Tuesday morning, as there was
no public funeral. Lewie Klatt, a 13-year-old boy is also very sick. The
sympathy of the community is theirs.