----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 12/13/1894

Kocherer, Son (MAR 1893 - 6 Dec 1894)

A little son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kocherer died on Thursday last of membranous croup, aged one year and nine months. The funeral occurred on Friday.

*croup (kro͞op), acute obstructive laryngitis in young children, usually between the ages of three and six. The manifestations are a high-pitched cough and difficulty in breathing, owing to a spasm or swelling of the larynx. The cause can be an acute infection (especially by the influenza virus or diphtheria bacterium), an allergy, a tumor of the larynx, or obstruction by a swallowed object. Treatment depends on the cause; e.g., antibiotics are used in the case of bacterial infections, epinephrine and similar drugs in the case of allergy. The inhalation of steam from a vaporizer or hot-water faucet relieves breathing difficulties in most cases. In severe cases oxygen May be administered, or it May be necessary to cut an opening in the trachea to prevent suffocation.
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Response: Obit: Kocherer, Son (1893 - 1894)

Contact: Larry Guenther
 

Hi! Stan, My great great grandmother was Theresia (Kocherer) Bonertz, she was the daughter of Francis Kocherer and she had a sister Sophie Kocherer, Theresia was born Oct 1851 in Enkengruen,Bohemia, or Germany. I was wondering if you knew any connection between your family and mine, I have a picture of Theresia and her sister Sophie, and I know they came from Wisconsin before Theresia came to Nebraska, don't know what happened to Sophie. Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks Sincerely, Larry Guenther