Mrs. Katharine Roehm.
Mrs. Katharine Roehm, relict of Frederick Roehm, died of general debility at the Memorial Hospital Sunday evening, aged eighty-seven years. The deceased was born in Germany and was married there a long time ago to Frederick Roehm. They came to America in 1856 and located in this vicinity.For a long time Mr. Roehm conducted a hotel in Walnut Grove and was later in charge of Hansmann Hall on Bedford street, this city,. He died here in 1892. Mrs. Roehm was a sister-in-law of Mrs. Jacob Roehm, of the Eighth Ward, and Mrs. B. Fritchie, of Bethlehem, Pa. When removed to the hospital, ten days ago, the deceased was making her home at No. 746-1/2 Robb avenue, South Side, with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Andreas. The funeral took place at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the Franklin-street Methodist Church, where services were conducted by the deceased's pastor, the Rev. Hugo R. Erdmann, of Zion's German Lutheran Church. The remains were laid to rest in Grand-View Cemetery. |
