KAROLINE KOEHRING

Mrs. W. Koehring (Karoline Koehring - She is in the Kiel cemetery #82)

Mrs. Karoline Koehring, 75, one of Kiel's former old-time and 
well-known residents, passed away at the home of her son-in-law 
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Hollensteiner, at Milwaukee on Monday. 
Karoline Koehring, nee Miller, was born December 21, 1849, in 
Gross-Abersdorf, a. d. Rhine, Saxony, Germany. Here, in the native 
village she received a sound elementary secular education, and also 
a thorough religious training. At the age of 18 years she came to 
America, where she found a home with a brother near Oconomowoc, Wis. 
Two years later she was united in marriage with William Koehring. 
They settled at Kiel, where they spent practically all of their 
active life. Here they reared their family of six children. Here also 
they united with and continued their membership in the Reformed church. 
On October 27, 1903, Mrs. Koehring lost her husband through death. 
In 1915 she moved to Milwaukee, where several of her children had 
established themselves. After the marriage of her youngest daughter, 
she made her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. 
Hollensteiner, where she remained for 8 years, until her death last 
Monday morning, and where she found every comfort and care, which 
tender filial affection could provide. About two years ago her 
eyesight began to fail her. This was to her a serious affliction, 
and a test of her faith. Yet as time went on she was able by the grace 
of God to take up the cross and to adjust herself to it and to fix her 
mind more and more on the objects of faith, the things not seen by 
human eyes. Trusting in her Savior, she has gone on to the clear vision 
of the better life. She leaves her six children: Wm. J. Koehring, Mrs. 
E. Hollensteiner, Philip A. Koehring, Mrs. Geo. Miller and Mrs. G.A. 
Thompson, all of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Hugo Duecker of Algoma. Also 13 
grandchildren and one great-grand-daughter, besides many other relatives 
and a host of friends. The remains were brought to Kiel on Wednesday and 
burial took place in the family lot in the Kiel cemetery in the afternoon. 
Rev. W. Rech officiated. (no newspaper name) 1925
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From Der Nord Westen, 05 Nov. 1903:
Wilhelm Koehring of Kiel, who has suffered heart illness for a long time, went to
Elkhart Lake Tues. last week to consult Dr. Brickbauer, but was stricken with a
heart attack while in the doctor's office and died within afew minutes. Mr. Koehring
was born 26 Sep. 1848 in Lippe-Detmold and came to America in 1868, first living in
Jefferson County, but later moved to Kiel where he was proprietor of the Central Hotel
for many years. He sold the hotel about 6 mos. ago because of illness. He leaves a
widow and 6 children. The funeral was held Friday.
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From Manitowoc county death records:
Wm. Koehring Sr. (v.7 p.188)
Husband of Karoline
Sept. 26, 1848-Oct. 27, 1903
Area for parents name left blank
Died from “cardiac paralysis”
Buried at the Kiel Cemetery