Bernadina Kathmann Von Bokern (1864-1911)

Bernadina Kathmann Von Bokern

Birth

22 Jul 1864

Lohne, Landkreis Vechta, Lower Saxony, Germany

Death

22 Aug 1911 (aged 47)

Millwood Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA

Burial

Saint Rose of Lima Cemetery

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Name Bernardina Von Bokern
Sex Female
Age 47
Death Date 22 Aug 1911
Death Place Millwood Township, Stearns, Minnesota, United States
Death Place (Original) Millwood, Stearns, Minnesota
Birth Date 1864
Birthplace Germany
Father's Name Deitrich Kathmann
Mother's Name Elisabeth Kenter
Certificate Number 13295

Submitted by Contributor: Methuria (47072032)

On Thursday of the previous week the burial of Mrs. Bernhardina von Bokern took place after a requiem with many mourners present. The sadly prematurely departed, of 47 years, was born in Lohne, Oldenburg. At age 25 she emigrated to America, where she lived for a brief time in Illinois. In the autumn of 1889 she moved to Freeport, Minnesota where she and her surviving spouse Gerhard von Bokern got married. Four years later the young couple moved to St. Rosa, where Mrs. von Bokern was stricken with stomach pains. It was diagnosed as stomach cancer which resulted in her slow death a year later. For years the departed was the president of the Christian Mothers' Organization where the membership held her in high esteem. Surviving the death of their good mother were 8 children ranging in age from 6 to 22 years old. Even the "Northstar" should commiserate with the survivors. Mr. von Bokern would like to offer his heartfelt thanks to the strangers and neighbors who showed their love during his wife's illness and funeral.