Buried at German Cemetery (southern part of the county).

Published in the Enterprise April 10, 1924.

MRS. GEORGE KAHNK

Mrs. George Kahnk, another Washington county pioneer, passed to her eternal rest Monday noon, April 7 after an illness that has lasted over a number of years.

She was born in James State, Germany, in 1851 and came to America when but a girl. In 1871 she was married to Mr. George Kahnk of this county and together they lived on a farm in the southern part of the county, a happy, contented life and it was on the farm that their family was reared.

Mr. Kahnk was a good farmer and amassed enough money for a competence for old age and accordingly about twenty-one or twenty-two years ago purchased a home in Blair and retired in ease for the remainder of their lives.

Mrs. Kahnk was a good mother and a good wife and had the love and respect of a large number of friends and relatives who have known her ten years as a good neighbor and friend.

She leaves to mourn her besides the aged husband, seven children, two sons and five daughters: Mrs. Mary Schneider of Little Falls, Minnesota; Mrs. Anna Suverkrubbe of Bennington, Nebraska; Mrs. Tena Lamp of Blair, Nebraska; Mrs. Martha Luschen, of Wellfleet, Nebraska; Mrs. Emma Luschen, of Ruthton, Minnesota; and George Kahnk Jr., of Ruthton, Minnesota;, and William of Brunswick, Nebraska.

The funeral services were held this afternoon at the home on west Lincoln street and interment was made in the German cemetery in the southern part of the county near where she lived for so many years and thus another pioneer, a woman who had had much to do with the early development of this county, has passed to her eternal rest.

KAHNK, SOPHIA CHRISTINA (SCHUMACHER) [Entry 2 of 2]

Died on April 7, 1924.

Buried at German Cemetery (Richland township - southern part of the county).

Published in the Pilot, April 9, 1924.

Mrs. George Kahnk passed away at 12:30 Monday afternoon following a paralytic stroke about two weeks before. She had been in ill health for several years. The funeral is to be held at Trinity Lutheran Church at 2:30 tomorrow, Thursday afternoon, Rev. H. Werning officiating. Burial will be in the German cemetery in Richland township near which she had lived most of her married life and where three children have been sleeping for many years.

Sophia Christina Schumacher was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, July 12, 1851, and so would have been 73 had she lived until July of this year. She came to this country in girlhood with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. August F. Schumacher, who located in Ft. Calhoun township. She was married to George Kahnk in Blair January 28th, 1871, and settled on a farm in Richland township, some ten miles south of Blair, where Tom Quinn now lives. They sold the farm and moved to Blair about twenty years ago.

Five girls and two boys survive her, William lives near Bennington, George at Ruthton, Minn., Mary, Mrs. Herman Schneider, of Little Falls, Minn., Anna, Mrs. John Suverkrubbe, near Bennington, Christina, Mrs. Emil Lamp, who lives in Richland township near the old home place, Emma, Mrs. Henry Luschen, of Ruthton, Minn., and Martha, Mrs. Louie Luschen, of Wellfleet, Neb., All the children are expected here for the funeral. She was a kind and loving wife and mother who will long be remembered by all who knew her.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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