Koerner, William W. 1864-1926

KOERNER, LONG, TENHOF

Posted By: Linda Mohning (email)
Date: 9/7/2011 at 06:11:58

FORMER RESIDENT HERE. W.W. Koerner Was Well Known to Many in Remsen Vicinity.
Remsen Bell-Enterprise: W.W. Koerner, a brother of Louis Koerner, of Remsen, and a man who lived here for many years in the earlier days, passed away at his home is Lismore, Minn., last Friday evening at 9 o’clock following a brief illness with kidney trouble. He had been ill but a few days and the new so this death was a distinct shock to the relatives here who thought him to be in the best of health. Mr. Koerner was 61 years old. He was born in Cook county, Ill., and came to Remsen in 1889. Shortly after coming here he was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Long, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Long, who still reside here. The couple went to farming south of town, and after five years at this occupation Mr. Koerner went into the saloon business in Remsen. Two years later they moved to Larchwood, later to Sioux Falls, and then to their present home, Lismore, where Mr. Koerner up to the time of his death operated a pool hall and barber shop in company with a son, Fred.
The deceased is survived by his widow, three children, one brother, and one sister. The children are: Burt, of Estherville, Iowa; William of Rock Rapids, and Fred, of Lismore. The brother is Louis Koerner of Remsen, and the sister Miss Minnie Tenhof, of St.James, Minn.
Mr. and Mrs. William Long, John and Will Long, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Koerner and Clarence Kroener motored to Lismore immediately upon receipt of the news of Mr. Koerner’s death. The funeral took place Monday with services in the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Koerner was esteemed by a large circle of friends in and around Remsen, who regret to learn of his early demise. He was prominent in Lismore business circles, and there, too, enjoyed the confidence and esteem of the people with whom he came in daily contact. – Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Tuesday, August 10, 1926, page 4.