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Marriage Witnesses: John Jung & Josephine Koors
Elizabeth Jung Rites Today
Mrs. V. H. (Elizabeth) Jung, 83, 2101 North D street, Elwood, succumbed 3:30 a.m. today at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo, where she was admitted six days ago.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. John's Catholic Church with Rev. Clem Koors officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. Friends are invited to call at Young-Nichols Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Saturday. Rosary services will be 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Born September 4, 1885 in Millhousen, Indiana, Mrs. Jung was the daughter of Herman G. and Rebecca M. (Funke) Koors. She was one of nine children. She married Valentine H. Jung who preceded her in death, April 20, 1942. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church and its Rosary Society.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Mary Schuck, Elwood; and three sons; Herman, Elwood, Joseph, Tipton, and Edwin, Fort Wayne.
Other survivors include two brothers.
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HERMAN GERHART KOORS (farmer) was born August 18, 1862 in Decatur County, Indiana near Millhousen. He married November 13, 1884 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Millhousen, Rebecca Mary Funke. Rebecca Mary was born February 17, 1864 near Millhousen, Indiana.
Herman Gerhart and Rebecca Mary, after their marriage resided on the "home place" until after the death of his father. In 1887 Clement Joseph purchased the land and Herman Gerhart moved his family to Tipton County, Indiana, where they lived until March 1, 1888, when he took possession of a farm he had purchased in Howard County, Indiana, east of Kokomo. In 1902 he moved back to Tipton County on a farm he purchased east of Tipton.
Herman G. Koors was nationally known as a tomato grower. He was three times tomato king of Tipton County and twice tomato king of Indiana, in 1930 and 1931. In 1930 he produced an average of 23.78 tons to the acre, the largest yield ever produced in the county or state up till that time.
In early spring of 1933 he fell from the back of a wagon, breaking his collar bone, and never fully recovered. He died on May 15, 1933. Rebecca Mary died May 10, 1951 in Mercy Hospital, Elwood, Indiana. They are both buried in St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Tipton, Indiana. They were the parents of nine children.
Tipton Daily Tribune, Tuesday May 6, 1933 Page 6
Herman G. Koors Answered Call
Was Indiana Tomato King and Leading Agriculturist and Stock Man
Death By Pneumonia
Herman G. Koors, 79, one of the best known farmers and stockmen in the county and nationally known as a tomato grower, died at his home northeast of Tipton Monday night, death occurring about 10;15 after an illness of nine days with pneumonia. Mr. Koors, who was three times tomato king of this county, and twice tomato king of Indiana, in 1930 and 1931, produced a yield in 1930 which attracted national attention. On a patch of ground containing 5.6 acres he produced an average of 23.78 tons to the acre, the largest yield ever produced in the county or state and one which has not been equaled since.
The death of this man removes from the county one of its most industrious and careful farmers and one of its upright citizens, who did much to bring credit to the county. He was one of the men honored at a big public meeting held at the armory in 1930 when a banquet was given in honor of those who had brought honor to the county. The late Herbert C. Watson, world corn king was one of the men honored on that occasion.
About four weeks ago Mr. Koors met with an accident, falling from a wagon when a team started unexpectedly and he suffered a broken collar bone. This was the start of his illness. While nursing that injury he suffered an attack of flu which ran into pneumonia and for the past nine days, despite the best of medical attention, he gradually failed. For some time he had been taking oxygen but the disease could not be checked.
Herman G. Koors, was born in Decatur county August 18, 1862. His parents were Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (Rachel) Koors. He was married at Millhousen to Miss Rebecca Funke, the daughter of John T. and Josephine (Weldam) Funke, of that county. They resided in Decatur county until 1887, when he and his wife came here. The family lived here one year, removing to Howard county and then came back to this county in 1902.
Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Koors, the widow and the children surviving. The children are Mrs. Valentine Jung of Tipton; Bernard Koors, Mrs. Josephine Altherr, widow of Frank Altherr, Mrs. Andy Altherr, John and Mrs. James Parr, all residing east of Tipton; Herman Jr., and Loretta at home, and Rev. Clemens Koors of Whiting. He is also survived by 30 grandchildren. One brother, Joseph C. Koors, lives at Millhousen, he being the father of Mrs. Theodore Funke, residing east of Tipton.
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REBECCA MARY FUNKE was born February 17, 1864 near Millhousen, Indiana. Rebecca Mary was the daughter of John Theodore Funke who was born in Twistringen, Germany, and Josephine Weldam who was born in Oldenburg, Indiana.
Herman Gerhart and Rebecca Mary were married November 13, 1884 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Millhousen, Indiana. Herman Gerhart died on May 15, 1933 and Rebecca Mary died May 10, 1951 in Mercy Hospital, Elwood, Indiana. They are both buried in St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Tipton, Indiana. They were the parents of nine children.
Tipton Daily Tribune, Friday May 11, 1951
Mrs. Koors Dies in Hospital
An illness of one and one-half years resulted in the death of Mrs. Rebecca Koors at 9 p.m. Thursday at Mercy hospital, Elwood. During most of her illness, the 87-year old woman had been at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Andrew Altherr, route 3.
Funeral services are planned at 10 a.m. Monday, at St. John's church with a son, Rev. Clemens L. Koors, of East Gary, officiating. Burial will be in St. John's cemetery. The body will lie in state at Young's Funeral home after noon Saturday.
For the past nine and one-half years, Mrs. Koors, a widow since 1933, had been keeping house for her priest son. Born in Milhouse, Feb. 17, 1864, she was one of 10 children born to John T. and Josephine (Weldon) Funke.
Following their marriage in Milhouse, Nov. 13, 1881, Rebecca Funke and Herman C. Koors came to Tipton county. They were the parents of nine children, four of whom, Bernard, John, Mary and Rose, are deceased. For 11 years, the family resided in Howard county.
Mrs. Koors was a member of St. John's church, Altar society and Arch-Confraternity of Blessed Sacrament. She attended St. Mary's school in Millhousen.
Survivors are five children, Mrs. Elizabeth Jung, East Jefferson street, Herman T. Koors, route 2, Mrs. Altherr, route 3, Mrs. Josephine Altherr, Elwood, and Rev. Koors, pastor of St. Francis Xavier church in East Gary.
Others are one brother, Theodore Funke, route 2; one sister, Mrs. Lucy Idlewine, Elwood; 14 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren.