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Mabel Anna Krecklow Koop
15 Dec 1891 – 15 Dec 1923
| Birth | 15 Dec 1891 |
| Death | 15 Dec 1923 |
| Cemetery | Riverview Cemetery Louisville , Cass County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Cathy on 25 May 2015 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9599219 |
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From Obituary in Louisville Weekly Courier, Dec. 21, 1923: SAD AND UNTIMELY DEATH OF MUCH BELOVED WOMAN - Mrs. Harold Koop Passes Away at Home Here Saturday Morning from Heart Failure Again has the messenger of Death entered our midst and perhaps never has our community felt more grief stricken than it does at present over the passing of Mrs. Harold Koop, whose death was a sudden and shocking blow to her family and friends. She died on last Saturday morning, after having arisen to prepare breakfast for her husband and after his departure for his work. Before Mr. Koop had gone, his wife went into the bed room to quiet the baby who was on the bed and she laid down beside the little fellow and was quieting him when her husband left the house. She was found at 2:30 that afternoon by Miss Daisy Schlater who was making business calls in that neighborhood. Miss Schlater knocked at the Koop home and the door was opened by little Harold, junior, five years old. When Miss Schlater asked for his mother, he indicated that she was in the bedroom and Miss Schlater called to Mrs. Koop and walked on into the bedroom, accompanied by the little boy. At the first glance, she realized that she was in the presence of death, but to make sure, she felt her hand and found it cold. Her first thought was to summon aid and she ran down to the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Edgerton, where she had called earlier and where she knew there was a telephone. Asking Mrs. Edgerton to call Dr. E.H. Worthman and to come at once to the house, she hastened back to be with the children and Mrs. Edgerton called the physician and ran across the street to ask Mrs. Walter Blake to accompany her to the Koop home. Both ladies hoped it might be only a faint, but at their first glance they also realized the sad truth. The prompt appearance of Dr. Worthman confirmed their opinion and the shocking intelligence was soon spread all over town and the house was filled with sympathizing friends and neighbors. The husband and other relatives were immediately summoned and what was a few hours before a happy home was turned into a house of darkest sorrow. Mrs. Koop had not moved from the position she was in when her husband left and Dr. Worthman gives his opinion that she passed quietly away without suffering, perhaps in her sleep if she might have fallen asleep. She had been dead for at least six hours and perhaps longer. The fire in the furnace had gone out and the house was cold although fortunately it was a mild, sunshiny day. The children were undressed and had been alone all day with nothing to eat unless they might have helped themselves to whatever food they could have found. The baby, a year and 4 months old, had evidently crawled down when he awakened, and the 2 elder children said their mother was sleeping. They did not think of going out of the house, as they were undressed. The light in the kitchen was burning as it was very early when Mr. Koop left and the shades were down and the neighbors supposed that Mr. Koop and family had gone to Omaha to take the children up to see the Christmas display, as had been their intention some fine day and they had so stated. The funeral occurred on Monday afternoon from the Christian Church, the pastor Rev. W. E. Goings officiating and speaking most comforting words to the sorrowing family and friends...Interment was in River View cemetery. Mrs. Koop was formerly Miss Mabel Krecklow, younger daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Krecklow, of Louisville. She was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, December 15, 1891, and one sad feature of her passing is that her death occurred on her 32nd birthday anniversary and in their attractive bungalow home now stands the beautiful piano lamp which was the gift of her husband in honor of this birthday. When she was 7 years old, her parents moved to Louisville, where they lived until the death of the mother on March 31, 1908. After this sad event, the young daughters kept house for their father until they were later married. The marriage of Miss Mabel Krecklow and Harold Koop occurred on January 23, 1918, and that same year Mr. Koop left to join the 341st Machine Gun company of the 89th division and served a year or more in France with great credit to himself and his country, having been wounded in battle by exploding shells. Three fine little sons came to bless this union. They are Harold, jr., 5; Randall, 3, and Orville, 16 months. They owned their own home and Mrs. Koop was a devoted mother and wife. Her little boys were kept neat and clean and were the pride of their parents' hearts and showed the love and care bestowed upon them by their mother. Mrs. Koop's father died in Montana on October 11, 1921, and was brought to Louisville for burial in the family lot in River View cemetery. The only members of her family who survive her, besides her husband and 3 little sons, are her sister, Mrs. Chas. Rathbun, of Louisville, and her brother, William Krecklow, of Plattsmouth. A number of near relatives are left to mourn her passing as well as hosts of friends-in fact the entire town is in mourning over her untimely death.
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