Kohler, Maria (Lang) 1842-1915

KOHLER, LANG, ZANGGER, BAUGHMAN, TONSFELDT, STANG

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Date: 3/24/2012 at 08:43:30

DEATH IN MANY HOMES. MRS. KOHLER SUCCUMBS TO A LINGERING ILLNESS. WAS PIONEER SETTLER IN IOWA…. Mrs. Marie Lang Kohler

Marie Lang Kohler, of Le Mars, died Sunday morning at seven o’clock, after a long illness, of hardening of the arteries. Marie Lang was born in Berne, Switzerland, Feb. 9th, 1842, and came to America with her parents when twelve years of age. They crossed the Atlantic in a sailing vessel which carried 1100 passengers. On account of encountering calm weather, there being many days when no headway could be made at all, it took them 61 days to make the voyage. They came to Galena, Illinois, by railroad, that being the western terminal of railroad in those days, and from there drove overland to Dubuque, crossed the Mississippi by boat, drove overland and located at Elgin, Fayette county, Iowa. On Sept. 1861, she was united in marriage to Nicholas Kohler. In 1879 she removed with her husband and family to Plymouth county, Iowa, and located on a farm near Remsen, where they resided continuously until six years ago.
They left the farm and spent one year in California, and on their return located at 1305 Washington street, this city.

Her husband preceded her to the eternal home on Jan. 11, 1913. She leaves eight children to mourn her death, three sons and five daughters: Alfred Kohler, of Flandreau, S. Dak.; Mrs. G Zangger and Mrs. C. C. Baughman, of Larchwood, Iowa; Mrs. H. P. Tonsfeldt, Henry and Joseph Kohler, of Remsen, and Mrs. A. J. Stang and Miss Pauline Kohler, of Le Mars. She is also survived by six brothers and one sister: John Lang, of Le Mars; Gottlieb, Fred, Rudolf, Will and Nick Lang, of Remsen, and Mrs. Will Siefke, of Remsen.

Short funeral services will be held at the family residence at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and regular services at the Evangelical church at Remsen at 2 p.m. and interment will be made at the place by the side of her husband.

By her kind, loving disposition she made scores of friends, who assisted her relatives in cheering her declining years. – Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, April 27, 1915, page 1.
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DEATH TOLL FOR WEEK. Two More of County’s Pioneers Gone to Eternal Rest…

Marie Lang Kohler of Le Mars passed away Sunday morning at seven o’clock after a long illness of hardening of the arteries.

Marie Lang was born in Bern, Switzerland, Feb. 9th, 1842 and came to America with her parents when twelve years of age.
They crossed the Atlantic in a sailing vessel with eleven hundred passengers on board, and on account of encountering much rough weather, it took them sixty-one days to make the voyage.

They came to Galena, Ill, by railroad, that being the western terminal for railroads at that time. From there they drove overland to Dubuque, crossed the Mississippi in a boat and drove overland and located at Elgin, Iowa.

On Sept. 18th 1861 she was united in marriage to Nicholas Kohler, and in 1879 she removed with her husband and family to Plymouth ?Co. and located on a farm near Remsen, where they resided continuously until six years ago, when they left the farm and spent one year in California. On their return they located at 1305 Washington St. Le Mars, Ia. Her husband preceeded her to the eternal home Jan. 11th 1913. She left eight children to mourn her death, three sons and five daughters, namely; Alfred Kohler, of Flandreau, S.D.; Mrs. C .C. Baughman and Mrs. G. Zangger of Larchwood; Mrs. H. P. Tonsfeldt, Henry and Joseph Kohler of Remsen. She is also survived by six brothers and one sister, John Lang of Le Mars and Gottlieb, Nick, Rudolph, Will and Fred Lang of Remsen and Mrs. Will Siefke of Remsen.

Short funeral services were held at the family residence at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, and the regular service at the Evangelical church at 2 p.m. at Remsen. Interment was made in the Remsen cemetery.

She was the oldest of a family of eight and leaves one sister and six brothers; the six brothers acted as pall bearers. She leaves twenty-nine grand children and five great grand children.
Rev. Damman conducted the funeral services in German and Rev. Birkner in the English language.

Those from a distance who attended the funeral are Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Miller, of Flandreau, S.D., Mrs. Elizabeth Miller of Flandreau and Mrs. Will Herbst of Larchwood, Mrs. Ton Martin of Sioux City, Mrs. C. A. Hodapp of Merrill, Walter Stang of Sioux City, Esther Zangger of Larchwood, Mr. and Mrs. C C. Baughman and Mr. and Mrs. G. Zangger of Larchwood, Alfread Kohler of Flandreau. – Remsen Bell-Enterprise, April 29, 1915, page 1, column 5