Koerting, Mrs. Nic (Catherine) Died 1885

KOERTING, BECKER

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Date: 4/22/2010 at 21:18:27

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
November 20, 1885

DEATH OF MRS. NIC KOERTING.

Mrs. Catherine Koerting died Wednesday night at 1:20 o’clock at her
residence on Sixth street two blocks east of the railroad.

The subject of this notice was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredolin Becker
of Lincoln township; a sister of Fred Becker, county auditor elect, and the
wife of Nic Koerting, who has a cigar store on Sixth street. She was taken
sick a little more than a week ago, her ailment being pronounced malaria
fever, but at no time was her case considered hopeless. Mrs. Fred Becker
and a sister were with her Wednesday night, but as she seemed to be resting
comfortably, Mrs. B. returned to her home at 11 o’clock. In about two hours
word came to her that Mrs. Koerting was dying. Hastening to answer the
summons, the relatives arrived at her bedside only a few moments before she
breathed her last.

Mrs. Koerting was in her 27th year. She was married to Nic Koerting some
five years ago, and the fruits of that union are a boy, four years old, and
a little girl two years of age, who are now without a mother’s tender care.

It has been only about three weeks since the deceased followed her brother,
Jacob Becker, to the grave. The aged mother is now just convalescing, having
been very sick, and this sad news will be a terrible shock to her weakened
nerves, as well as to the aged father who has scarce recovered from his
recent sorrow.

The heart-felt condolence of the community will not be withheld from the
bereaved ones in this trying hour, and especially will the husband and
motherless little children, and aged father and mother whose heads are bowed
down with a double grief, receive the generous and full sympathy of their
many friends in this city and county.

The obsequies will take place to-day afternoon at 3 from the German
Evangelical church. The services will be conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Belzer.