Foppe-Schemmer, Catherine "Kate" (Mrs. Henry) 1855-1921

FOPPE, SCHEMMER, SANDSCHULTE

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke--Volunteer
Date: 12/2/2016 at 11:15:41

Source: Rock Valley Bee (11-4-1921)

Born: June 23, 1855
Died: October 24, 1921

CATHERINE FOPPE-SCHEMMER

Funeral services of Mrs. Catherine Foppe-Schemmer, an account of whose death was given in last weeks Bee, was held at St. Mary’s Church in Rock Valley Saturday forenoon. The services were largely attended by sympathizing friends of the deceased, many coming from a distance to pay their last respects to the departed.

The Catherine Sandschulte was born at Nayrsville, Kentucky, June 23, 1855 and departed this life at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Los Angeles, California, October 24, 1921, aged sixty-six years, ten months and one day. She had been afflicted with a cancer for some time and had suffered much from the dread disease, and had submitted to operations on different occasions, which afforded her only a temporary relief. She visited here last summer and seemed quite well. She left for her home in California about four weeks before her death, soon after arriving there she submitted to another operation, but in spite of all medical skill could do, she continued to fail until the final summons came and she passed peacefully away to her reward.

She was married to J.B. Foppe at Loretto, Tennessee in 1872. In 1881 they came to Rock Valley where spent the balance of her life with the exception of four years that she lived in California.

Mr. Foppe died in 1911, and she was married again on April 25, 1916 to Henry Schemmer who still survives her. She also leaves to mourn her loss as mother, three daughters: Mrs. J.V. Hogan, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, Mrs. J.H. Kearns of Rock Valley, Iowa, and Mrs. Josephine Kemper of Los Angeles, California and three brothers: B. Sandschulte of Rock Valley, Iowa, Jus Sandschulte, Bancroft, Iowa and William Sandschulte, Loretto, Tennessee and two sisters: Mrs. S. Dischler of Rock Valley, and Mrs. Anna Sullentrop of St. Louis, Missouri.

Mrs. Foppe-Schemmer was of a kind and loving disposition. Her life was one of usefulness and sacrifice and her many friends in Rock Valley and vicinity where she spent so many years of her life will long remember her kind words and acts toward them.