Koob, Raymond Joseph 1919-1922

KOOB

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 11/16/2011 at 19:58:02

LeMars Sentinel
January 24, 1922

MALADY BAFFLES PHYSICIANS
Three Year Old Boy Dies After Short Illness

Remsen Bell: The Math Koob family was thrown into sorrow early last Sunday morning by the sudden death of Raymond, the youngest child, which marked the end of a two-day illness. The child was taken ill suddenly last Friday afternoon and passed away at 3 o’clock Sunday morning. The little boy was but three years old and the youngest of four children.

The first indication of the child’s illness came Friday afternoon, when Mrs. Koob noticed a discoloring of the skin below the knees, and in spite of the best medical advice and assistance this condition spread rapidly from hour to hour, finally enveloping the greater portion of the boy’s entire body, the affected portions turning to a deep dark color. Physicians were baffled by the peculiar disease, but know the condition to be the result of leaking blood vessels, the hemorrhage taking place beneath the skin. The cause of the malady seems to remain unknown to the several physicians who were called to the case.

Raymond Joseph Koob was born in Remsen on February 19, 1919, and was therefore nearly three years of age. Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers and one sister: Cyril, 17; Laurenca, 11; and Fidelis, 6 years of age.

The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock, with services in St. Mary’s Catholic church, and burial in St. Mary’s cemetery. The entire community extends deepest sympathy with the bereaved family over their sudden and heart breaking loss.