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Funeral services for Albert Kohl were held at two o'clock Saturday afternoon in the Moen Chapel at Cedar Rapids with Rev. W. J. Henlike of the United Brethren church in charge. Burial was in Cedar Memorial Park.

Albert Kohl, 73, son of Simon and Catherine Kohl was born in Cedar County, August 27, 1868, and died in Mercy hospital early Thursday morning, October 9, after an illness of about three weeks. He was married to Sarah Gamble, March 15, 1894. To this union were born five children, all surviving: Willis C. and Earl R. of Cedar Rapids; Bert D. of Chicago; Harry C. of Lisbon and Mrs. Velma I Johnston of Mount Vernon. Also surviving is one sister, Mrs. Lavina Koch of Hampton; eight grandchildren; three great grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews and many friends. His wife preceded him in death May 23, 1934. Mr. Kohl had made his home with a niece, Mrs. M. F. Blessing and husband of Lisbon in recent years.

Mount Vernon Hawkeye-Record and Lisbon Herald: Oct. 16, 1941 Page 8.

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Catherine Ann Blessing was born in Dauphin County, Pa., March 8th, 1827. She was united in marriage with Mr. Joseph Keller in the year 1845, to them were born two children who died in infancy. She, with her husband, joined a large party of emigrants to Iowa, which mostly consisted of relatives, neighbors and church people, who embarked on the illfated steamer, "Belle of the West", owned by Rev. Mr. Brown, a United Brethren minister of Cincinnati. To this party belonged many families of wealth and influence, who afterwards were among the founders of Lisbon. The passage was prosperous and pleasant, till reaching a point some sixty miles below Cincinnati and near Warsaw, Ky., where the steamer was burned and her husband with fourteen others perished in this awful calamity, and Mrs. Keller narrowly escaped the same fate, being rescued from the water with two of her sisters, by Henry Guyer late of Polo, Ill. In this misfortune she lost all of her earthly effects, but she continued her journey till she reached Iowa where she lived the remainder of her life. On May 27th, 1851, she was married to Mr. Simon Kohl, with whom she lived over forty-seven years. In this marriage there were born to them eight children, five of whom survive her, Mrs. Elizabeth Walmer, Mrs. Barbara Andre, Mrs. Lavina Koch, and Messrs Michael and Albert Kohl and three of her children, Mrs. Bohr, Mrs. Moffit and Henry preceded her to that bourn from whence no traveler returns.

She has twenty-seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Mrs. Kohl was converted and joined the United Brethren church when she was only fifteen years old, and continued in this church a faithful and consistent member till death. Her christian life was marked with earnestness and largeness of heart. She always manifested a great anxiety for the salvation of the unsaved, and deep interest in prayer-meetings, and all the means of grace, indeed her seat in the sanctuary was never vacant without cause. She was always ready to visit the sick and minister to the wants of the needy, and her home was the place where the weary itinerant was refreshed and rested.

In August, 1897, just returning from church, she was stricken with paralysis, from which she never recovered, having remained for about fourteen months a helpless invalid, but she was meek and patient in spirit, being thankful for all the attention given her from those who cared for her. She always tried to make home pleasant to all and was greatly concerned for her devoted husband in his decline and feebleness.

On Sunday morning, October 30th, she passed away over the mystic river of Jordan, without a struggle, folding her hands over her finished work. She sleeps with Jesus, hopefully waiting the resurrection of the just. Aged 71 years, 7 months and 22 days. Three brothers and three sisters survive her. The funeral service was held in the United Brethren church, Tuesday forenoon, conducted by Dr. I. K. Stratton. The funeral was largely attended and interment took place in the Lisbon Cemetery.

Lisbon Herald: Nov. 4, 1898 Page 8.

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Willis C. Kohl, 57, of 1504 D avenue NE, for 36 years a clerk in the shipping office of the Quaker Oats Company, suffered a heart attack while at work about 9:30 am Monday and was pronounced dead upon arrival at St. Luke's hospital.

Born in Cedar county, Jan. 31, 1894, he had lived in Cedar Rapids for 42 years. He was actively associated with St. Andrew's Evangelical United Brethren church and was a member of the official board.

Surviving is his wife, Goldie, and a daughter, Lillian, of Cedar Rapids; a son, Douglas, with the U.S. embassy in Dublin, Ireland; five grandchildren, three brothers, Harry and Earl of Cedar Rapids, and Bert, of Chicago; and a sister, Mrs. E.B. Johnston, Mt. Vernon.

Services will be held in St. Andrew's church at a time to be announced later with burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. The Rev. LeRoy Carter will officiate. Friends may call at the Beatty chapel after 1 pm Tuesday.

Cedar Rapids Gazette April 30, 1951 page 3.

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Goldie M. Kohl, 98, of West Village Care Center, Independence, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died of natural causes Wednesday in the care center. Graveside services: 4 p.m. today, Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Cedar Memorail Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Among survivors are three granddaughters, including Jeri Hall of Marion and Virginia Ashpole of New Port, Ore.; two grandsons, seven great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Willis; her daughter, Lillian C. Seeman; and her son, Douglas W.

Born Sept. 15, 1893, in Marengo, she married Willis C. Kohl on Sept. 22, 1914, in Cedar Rapids. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith United Methodist Church.

The Rev. Mark Tuttle of First United Methodist will officiate. Memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Marion.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: April 4, 1991 Page 2B.

A son of Ernest N. Blood and Vera E. Davis, Garland was an athlete and sportsman, playing all high school sports; he especially loved basketball and fishing.

He married Lila Mae Smith in 1945; they later divorced. He married Frances Klenk on October 31, 1964 at St. James Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids.

Garland worked for Merchant Motor Freight and later as branch manager for Burch Construction for 21 years. He was a member of Mizpah Lodge No. 639 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons.

He was survived by his wife Frances, three daughters, a son, ten grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, three brothers, a sister, and two sisters-in-law.

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Walter C. Seeman, 76, of 920 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, died Sunday, Sept. 26, 1993, in Winslow House Care Center, Marion, after a long illness. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, King of Kings Lutheran Church, by the Rev. Daniel Johnson. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home and after noon Tuesday at the church.

Survivors include his wife, Edna; four sons, David of Marion, Donald of Mount Vernon, Dean of Cedar Rapids and William of Fairbanks, Alaska; two daughters, Patricia Hampshire of Center Junction and Ellen Celestin of Opelousas, La.; one stepson, Jerry Happel of North Liberty; three brothers, Ernest of Cedar Rapids, Lester of Chelsea and Robert of Lake Pequot, Minn.; and five sisters, Marjorie Johnston of Lancaster, Mo., Alice Heitman of Williamsburg, Lucille Miller and Bernice Payton, both of Cedar Rapids, and Hazel Eastwood of Solon.

Also surviving are 17 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.

Walter was born June 7, 1917, in Benton County to Ernest and Martha Hoover Seeman. He married Edna Happel on June 29, 1979, in Cedar Rapids. He was a mechanic at Collins Radio for 37 years, retiring in 1979. He was a member of King of Kings Lutheran Church and Eagles Club.

Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA): Sept. 27, 1993 Page 2.

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The Daily Press, Page 18

Tuesday, June 26, 1984

DOUGLAS W. KOHL

Hampton - Retired Master Sgt. Douglas Willis Kohl, 66, of 136 N. Curry St., died Monday in the Veterans Administration Center Hospital at Hampton.

Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he was a Hampton resident since 1965.

He retired from the Army at Fort Monroe in 1964 after 20 years of service.

He was a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Hampton, and was an Army veteran of World War II and Korea.

He was employed by the Virginia Employment Commission from 1965 to 1981.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Charlotte B. Kohl; a daughter, Mrs. Susan K. Ray of Newport News; two sons, Douglas S. Kohl of Phoenix, Ariz., and Timothy M. Kohl of Newport News; his mother, Mrs. Goldie C. Kohl of Cedar Rapids; and three grandchildren.

A memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Emmanuel Episcopal Church by the Rev. Joseph W. Buchanon.

The body has been cremated.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight in the R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Memorial Fund of Emmanuel Episcopal Church or the American Cancer Society."

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Harry C Kohl, 70, Collapses in Cab; Dies

A Cedar Rapids man, Harry C. Kohl, 70, died Wednesday morning after he collapsed while riding in a taxicab in the loop.

Police said Kohl, who lived at the Poland Hotel, hailed a Yellow Cab at the Roosevelt hotel at 9 am and told the driver, Harry Ross, that he didn't think he could make it to the Poland. Kohl collapsed after climbing into the cab. Ross drove up A avenue NE to St. Luke's Hospital and took the stricken man to the emergency entrance. Kohl was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Harry Clifford Kohl, Cedar Rapids resident 55 years and a retired Iowa Manufacturing Co employee, was born in Linn county Oct. 24, 1896.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Velma Johnston, and a brother, Earl R. Kohl, both of Cedar Rapids.

Services: Beatty-Beurle funeral home at 1:30 pm Friday by the Rev. Elmer C. Boom of Faith EUB church. Burial: Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at the chapel after 7 pm Wednesday.

Cedar Rapids Gazette December 14, 1966 page 3A.