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Facts and Events
| Name[1][2] |
Edna L Zummach |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth[1][2] |
26 Sep 1913 |
Ebenezer, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Immigration[3] |
1922 |
Noyes, Kittson, Minnesota, United States |
| Marriage |
8 Feb 1934 |
Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United Statesto Walter Edward Kohrs |
| Death[1] |
29 Mar 2000 |
Peoria, Illinois, United States |
| Burial[1] |
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Swan Lake Memory Gardens, Peoria, Illinois, United States |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Edna Kohrs, in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Hawk Eye. (Burlington, Iowa)
2 Apr 2000.
Edna L. Kohrs, 86, of Peoria, Ill., died at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2000, at her home.
Born Sept. 26, 1913, in Ebeneezer (sic,) Saskatchewan, Canada, she was the daughter of Charles F. Frederick and Lydia M. Bretschneider Zummach. She married Walter E. Kohrs on Feb. 8, 1934, in Burlington. He died June 16, 1991.
Mrs. Kohrs was the daughter of a circuit minister of German-based churches. She was raised in Saskatchewan and lived in a sod-roofed log cabin. The family moved to Burlington, where her father was pastor for many years of Oak Street Baptist Church. She moved to Peoria in 1941.
She was a member of State Park Baptist Church and active in volunteer programs for the Salvation Army, the R.G. LeTourneau company chorus and other areas. She was an accomplished organist and pianist and was a church organist for many years. She attended Coe College.
Survivors include two sons, [names of living individuals have been removed;] one daughter,[names of living individuals have been removed;] nine grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Wright & Salmon Mortuary in Peoria, Ill.
The funeral for Mrs. Kohrs will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Wright & Salmon Mortuary, with the Rev. Bob Smith and Capt. Jim McDowell officiating. Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Walter Kohrs household, in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T627)
Apr 1940.
Walter was enumerated as State Editor for a Daily Newspaper.
Name: Edna Kohrs
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1914
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Canada
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa
Street: Osborne Street
House Number: 1211
Inferred Residence in 1935: Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa
Residence in 1935: Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 61A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 2nd year
Household Members:
Name Age
Walter Kohrs 32
Edna Kohrs 26
Kenneth Kohrs 1
- ↑ Charles F Zummach and family, in Immigration and Naturalization Service. Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc)
1922.
Name: Charles F Zummach 40
Lydia 35
Edna 8
Gladys 1 yr 7 mos
Name: Edna Zummach
Arrival Date: 24 Feb 1922
Port of Arrival: Noyes, Minnesota, USA
Residence Country: Canada
Age: 8
Birth Date: abt 1914
Birth Country: Canada
Gender: Female
Race/Nationality: German
Record Type: Manifests
Line Number: 11
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