Came To Olmsted County In 1882 – Mother of 12 Children, Nine of Whom Live
Mrs. Sophia Koenig, 68, died at 6 o'clock last evening at her home three miles northeast of Oronoco after a week's illness from pneumonia.
Mrs. Koenig was before her marriage Miss Sophia Peders. She was born in Chicago. In 1872 she married and came with her husband to Oronoco township to live on a farm in 1882. Her husband died seven years ago.
She was the mother of 12 children, nine of whom still are living. They are Mrs. Herman Ritter, Mrs. Phillip Kaul, Mrs. Louis Tiedeman, and Mrs. William Lubahn all of Oronoco; Mrs. A. C. Burbank, Fred, and Bert of Rochester, Arthur at home, and Robert of Oronoco.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home and 2 o'clock at the Oronoco German Lutheran church. Burial will be made in the Oronoco cemetery.
Came To Olmsted County In 1882 – Mother of 12 Children, Nine of Whom Live
Mrs. Sophia Koenig, 68, died at 6 o'clock last evening at her home three miles northeast of Oronoco after a week's illness from pneumonia.
Mrs. Koenig was before her marriage Miss Sophia Peders. She was born in Chicago. In 1872 she married and came with her husband to Oronoco township to live on a farm in 1882. Her husband died seven years ago.
She was the mother of 12 children, nine of whom still are living. They are Mrs. Herman Ritter, Mrs. Phillip Kaul, Mrs. Louis Tiedeman, and Mrs. William Lubahn all of Oronoco; Mrs. A. C. Burbank, Fred, and Bert of Rochester, Arthur at home, and Robert of Oronoco.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home and 2 o'clock at the Oronoco German Lutheran church. Burial will be made in the Oronoco cemetery.
Family Members
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Bertha Caroline Koenig Ritter
1873–1927
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Wilhelm Emil "Willie" Koenig
1876–1922
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Frederick Ludwig Koenig
1878–1968
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Caroline Marie "Lena" Koenig Burbank
1880–1963
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Sophia Emilie Koenig Kaul
1882–1964
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Albert Carl Jacob King
1884–1978
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Amelia Caroline Koenig
1886–1887
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Max Herman Koenig
1888–1890
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Robert William Koenig
1890–1963
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Arthur Charles Koenig
1894–1973
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Mathilda Emma Koenig Tiedeman
1895–1988
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Clara Minna Koenig Lubahn
1897–1982
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