Kroeker, Katharina Hildebrand (1890-1929)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1929 Jan 30 p. 6

Birth date: 1890 Oct 18

text of obituary:

Mrs. John T. Kroeker

Inman, Kan., Jan. 11 — Mrs. John T. Kroeker, nee Kathtarina [sic Katharina] Hildebrand, was born on Oct. 18, 1890, near Inman, Kansas. In the year 1909 she was converted and baptized uniting with the Zoar church of which she remained a faithful member until the end. On March 10, 1910, she was united in marriage with John T. Kroeker and their wedded life was a duration of nearly 19 years. To this union four children were born, 2 sons and 2 daughters, of which one son died in infancy.

Mrs. Kroeker had been ailing for seven years with dropsy and endured a great deal of suffering. In June 1928 she underwent an operation but the much desired results for the better were not in evidence.