Kroeger, Katharina (Krohn) 1859-1922

KROEGER, KROHN

Posted By: Linda Mohning (email)
Date: 10/6/2011 at 19:44:16

Mrs. Henry Kroeger Had Been Despondent for a Long Time.
Mrs. Henry Kroeger, of Remsen, committed suicide by hanging Saturday morning at her home in Remsen. She had been in a despondent mood for some time and her husband oftentimes feared for her safety. Saturday morning she sent him down town on an errand and on his return he discovered her lifeless body hanging from the banister.
Deceased came to this country from Germany in 1888 and was married the same year to Henry Kroeger soon after. Three children were born to them, two girls and one boy. Both of the girls died in infancy and the son, Otto, is farming near Remsen. She was 63 years old at the time of her death.
Coroner A. B. Barnett was called and after an investigation decided that an inquest was not necessary. – Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, May 26, 1922, page 1.
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MRS. HY. KROEGER DEAD. Despondent Over Health, Kills Self. Was 63 Years Old. Funeral In Remsen Monday.

Remsen people in general were shocked and grieved last Saturday morning when they suddenly learned of the tragic death of Mrs. Henry Kroeger of this city, who ended her life by hanging, while in a fit of despondency over her state of failing health. Mrs. Kroeger’s lifeless body was found by her husband shortly after ten o’clock Saturday morning, at their home. The lady was 63 years of age, and is survived by her husband, one son; one brother and two sisters. The funeral was held Monday.
Mrs. Kroeger’s health began to fail about three months ago, and while at first her condition was alarming, during the past few weeks she showed signs of improvement. She was nearly continually able to be out of the sick room, and with the best care of the part of physicians and her husband, she was apparently regaining her former good health during the last few weeks. Saturday morning she was up as usual and at about ten o’clock she asked her husband to go down town after some groceries. When he returned shortly before eleven o’clock she failed to appear and after a brief search he was horrified to find her lifeless body suspended by means of a thin rope from the staircase in an upper hallway. Life was extinct.
The news of the death of this good woman was received with profound regret among her many friends here, as she was universally loved and had many staunch friends who had tried hard to relieve her sufferings and improve her impaired health. She was a good Christian woman, a staunch member of St. Paul’s Ev Lutheran church, a most loving mother and wife, and a true, kind friend who was always ready to help others in distress. Her untimely death was a severe shock to the bereaved husband and others in the family, and her many friends will miss her in the times to come.
Mrs. Henry Kroeger, nee Katherine Krohn, was born in the village of Uettersen, Holstein, Germany, on April 24, 1859. She lived in her native home with her parents until the year 1888, when in company with Mr. and Mrs. Claus Kroeger, close friends, she came to the United States, settling in Remsen. In the same year she was united in marriage to Henry Kroeger who had been in this vicinity for two years, and immediately the couple settled on a farm eight miles southeast of Remsen where they resided until their retirement in 1915. After farming the place for ten years they purchased the farm, and through hard work and careful attention they finally owned on of the finest farming properties in this section of the state.
In 1904 Mr. and Mrs. Kroeger, accompanied by their son Otto, journeyed to Germany to renew old acquaintances and to visit the old home of the parents, remaining there for a period of three months. In the spring of 1915 they retired, bought a fine home in Remsen, and settled down to enjoy their older days in rest and well earned comfort.
To this union three children were born, two passing away in infancy. Their only remaining child is Otto Kroeger, who together with his wife and one little son, as well as the bereaved husband, mourn the loss of a loving mother. Besides, there is one brother, Jacob Krohn, and two sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, all living in Germany.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with services at the home, conducted by Rev. E. H. Juergens, which were largely attended. The pall bearers were: P. N. Hansen, H. H. Mohning, C. Dose, H. P Schmidt, H….. ing, Carl Dose, H. P. Schmidt, Henry Maass, and Tjebbe Raveling, all old friends of the family. – Remsen Bell-Enterprise, May 25, 1922, page 1, column 3.