New Holstein, November 9, 1897
A large group participated this past Sunday in putting a man to his last rest in the cemetery of this place. It is worth mentioning in hindsight about the life of Johann Oelerich Kröhnke, who was born on September 2, 1810 in Marne, Duchy of Holstein, and who immigrated along with a number of Europeans to America and found his way in the wilderness to this region and became one of the founders of the Town of New Holstein. Five years later he journeyed to Sheboygan where he lived with his family until 1872. Then he returned here, where he then spent the remainder of his life surrounded by a circle of friends and family, and here he died on the 4th of the month in the house of one of his sons, of frailty of old age. He was twice married, the first time to Margarethe Roegener and the second time to Margarethe Schlichting, the latter of whom died a little less than two years before he did. He had 15 children who called him Father --- 7 died in their youth, while 2 died shortly after their births. He left behind 6 children, 16 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. About two years ago he was one of the celebrants at the wedding of a great grandchild and had a great-great-grandchild these past six months. Just before the time of his death 5 generations of his family were alive and all in good health. He enjoyed the best of health and was rarely ill and lived, for the last 25 years, from his business and financial interests. For a number of years he was a reporter for the Demokrat, much of what he reported being of great interest to the readers, as with the results of his meteorological observations, which he did with great care and punctuality report on. The foundation of his character was the strength of his oftentimes scrupulous rectitude. This brought about the attention paid by the many people who followed his corpse to the cemetery.
A large group participated this past Sunday in putting a man to his last rest in the cemetery of this place. It is worth mentioning in hindsight about the life of Johann Oelerich Kröhnke, who was born on September 2, 1810 in Marne, Duchy of Holstein, and who immigrated along with a number of Europeans to America and found his way in the wilderness to this region and became one of the founders of the Town of New Holstein. Five years later he journeyed to Sheboygan where he lived with his family until 1872. Then he returned here, where he then spent the remainder of his life surrounded by a circle of friends and family, and here he died on the 4th of the month in the house of one of his sons, of frailty of old age. He was twice married, the first time to Margarethe Roegener and the second time to Margarethe Schlichting, the latter of whom died a little less than two years before he did. He had 15 children who called him Father --- 7 died in their youth, while 2 died shortly after their births. He left behind 6 children, 16 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. About two years ago he was one of the celebrants at the wedding of a great grandchild and had a great-great-grandchild these past six months. Just before the time of his death 5 generations of his family were alive and all in good health. He enjoyed the best of health and was rarely ill and lived, for the last 25 years, from his business and financial interests. For a number of years he was a reporter for the Demokrat, much of what he reported being of great interest to the readers, as with the results of his meteorological observations, which he did with great care and punctuality report on. The foundation of his character was the strength of his oftentimes scrupulous rectitude. This brought about the attention paid by the many people who followed his corpse to the cemetery.
New Holstein, November 9, 1897
A large group participated this past Sunday in putting a man to his last rest in the cemetery of this place. It is worth mentioning in hindsight about the life of Johann Oelerich Kröhnke, who was born on September 2, 1810 in Marne, Duchy of Holstein, and who immigrated along with a number of Europeans to America and found his way in the wilderness to this region and became one of the founders of the Town of New Holstein. Five years later he journeyed to Sheboygan where he lived with his family until 1872. Then he returned here, where he then spent the remainder of his life surrounded by a circle of friends and family, and here he died on the 4th of the month in the house of one of his sons, of frailty of old age. He was twice married, the first time to Margarethe Roegener and the second time to Margarethe Schlichting, the latter of whom died a little less than two years before he did. He had 15 children who called him Father --- 7 died in their youth, while 2 died shortly after their births. He left behind 6 children, 16 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. About two years ago he was one of the celebrants at the wedding of a great grandchild and had a great-great-grandchild these past six months. Just before the time of his death 5 generations of his family were alive and all in good health. He enjoyed the best of health and was rarely ill and lived, for the last 25 years, from his business and financial interests. For a number of years he was a reporter for the Demokrat, much of what he reported being of great interest to the readers, as with the results of his meteorological observations, which he did with great care and punctuality report on. The foundation of his character was the strength of his oftentimes scrupulous rectitude. This brought about the attention paid by the many people who followed his corpse to the cemetery.
A large group participated this past Sunday in putting a man to his last rest in the cemetery of this place. It is worth mentioning in hindsight about the life of Johann Oelerich Kröhnke, who was born on September 2, 1810 in Marne, Duchy of Holstein, and who immigrated along with a number of Europeans to America and found his way in the wilderness to this region and became one of the founders of the Town of New Holstein. Five years later he journeyed to Sheboygan where he lived with his family until 1872. Then he returned here, where he then spent the remainder of his life surrounded by a circle of friends and family, and here he died on the 4th of the month in the house of one of his sons, of frailty of old age. He was twice married, the first time to Margarethe Roegener and the second time to Margarethe Schlichting, the latter of whom died a little less than two years before he did. He had 15 children who called him Father --- 7 died in their youth, while 2 died shortly after their births. He left behind 6 children, 16 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. About two years ago he was one of the celebrants at the wedding of a great grandchild and had a great-great-grandchild these past six months. Just before the time of his death 5 generations of his family were alive and all in good health. He enjoyed the best of health and was rarely ill and lived, for the last 25 years, from his business and financial interests. For a number of years he was a reporter for the Demokrat, much of what he reported being of great interest to the readers, as with the results of his meteorological observations, which he did with great care and punctuality report on. The foundation of his character was the strength of his oftentimes scrupulous rectitude. This brought about the attention paid by the many people who followed his corpse to the cemetery.
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