----Source: Greenwood Gleaner 3/27/1930

OBITUARY OF MRS. JOHN KOTSCH

Mrs. Caroline Kotsch, nee Gruhlke, was born Feb. 1, 1852 near Linde, Provinz Westpreuseen, Germany. In 1878 she was united in marriage to Carl Gappa. To this union were born four children, Emil, Augusta, Paul and Emily. In 1895 Mrs. Gappa, with her children, came to the United States, establish a new home at Fairchild, Wis.

There in 1895 she entered into a second marriage with Mr. John Kotsch, the owner of a farm. About nine years ago Mr. and Mrs. John Kosch retired from the farm, removing to Greenwood, Clark County to spend their remaining days with their daughter, Augusta, Mrs. Simon Schwarze. Mr. Kotsch departed this life in Greenwood on Jan. 9, 1922.

Mrs. Kotsch reached the age of 78 years, 1 month and 17 days, passing away on Tuesday eve, March 18, 1930, at 11:00 o'clock, the cause of death being hardening of the arteries.

She leaves to mourn her departure four children, Emil Kotsch of Stratford, Wis., Mrs. Simon Schwarze of this city, Paul Kotsch of Albion, Mich., and Emily, Mrs. Jos. Zinsheim of Fairchild, Wis., besides a step-daughter, Mrs. Geo. Phillips of Malott, Wash., and nineteen grandchildren.

A house service was conducted on Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Simon Schwarze residence by Rev. Geo. Heilman, who based his words of comfort on Heb. 13:14. Six grandsons of the departed acted as pallbearers. The body was laid to rest in the Greenwood Cemetery.

Relatives from out of town who were here for the funeral were John Kotke of Eau Claire Mrs. M. Gruhlke, Mrs. Wm. Kotke, Mrs. Gus Kotke, Miss Hulda Kotke, Henry Kotke, Mrs. Andrew Olson and Joe Zingsheim and son, all of Fairchild and Emil Kotsch and family of Stratford.