Barbara Kirch

Died--Oct. 17th, 1893, Mrs. Nicholas Kirch, at the home of her son Henry, in Dover, three miles west of this place at the age of 79 years, six months and twenty-eight days after an illness of five weeks. The cause of her death was dropsy. She was born in Little Bren, Reinish province, Germany, and came to this country in 1857 and settled first with her husband, Nicholas Kirch, in the town of Berry and later moved to Dover and then became a resident of this village. The funeral took place from the residence of her son, Henry Kirch, in Dover, Thursday, Oct. 19th, 1893, Rev. Sentrock officiating. A large number of friends and relatives were in attendance at the funeral.

--The Mazomanie Sickle, Mazomanie, Wisconsin, Vol. XX, No. 34, Saturday, October 21, 1893.