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!**t hnmtZ Henry Koeline, 57, Blacksmith. Diesi mandthtth#Iropinljrwhothethionutnearofmf-lenmdairmla-ottd107Oftoar.(NDeath during the night Wednaa-d* of Henry Koehne, sr., 57, veteran blacksmith, further depleted in the Alton area the fast waning trade of horaeahoer.Koehne passed aaay during the night, apparently from a heart attack, He had been under treatment of a physician for a heart aliment, but hia condition was not thought to be aertoua and until a week ago he had been at work at the blacksmith ahop dally.He waa found dead in bed thia morning by hta son, Joseph Kochne, whan he want to call him at 0 30 Exact time of hia death la not known but it la known that he waa alive at midnight At that time, a eon returning home from work •topped at the dtjor of hia father* room to determine if he waa all right. Mr. Koetin waa awake at that Ume and apparently all right. In order that he might secure absolute quiet Koehne alept alone members of hia Uinlly stated and for that 'eaaon dafinlte time of hia paaaing la unknown He had made no outcry during the night an It la thought that death came in hia sleepAssociated with an uncla william Koehne, in the Koehne to Koehne blacksmith ahop, Koehne had followed the trade of blarkamlth In th*' ahop for 77 year- and previous to that n«d worked in other shopt about Alton. 17i# ahop conducted by William Koehne at 413 Bella street, la one of the few remaining In this area Henry Koehne waa bom In Alton Jan. 1, 57 years ago and had spent hia entire hfk’ her*. He resided at M)Ti Alby street,Hia widow Mrs Mathilda Koehne; tlx sons. Henry, Jr. Joseph Edward. Eugene William and Jamea and two daughter* Mrs rhrtsUna Voylea and Mrs Irene Manaholt, survive.The funeral will be held Saturday at 0 a. m, from Old Cathedral Burial wpl be in O re-n wood cemetery, The body la at the Streeper funeral homePOSis;ofnitidaih
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Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Thu, Jul 05, 1934
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