Obituary of Caroline Wilhelmina Schnake BUHRMAN, Washington County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mike Jones Caroline Wilhelmina Schnake Buhrman Obituary Mrs. Fred Buhrman. Mrs. Fred Buhrman died at her home in Oakdale Sunday, Jan. 11, at 12:55 a.m., after reaching the age of 73 years, 3 months and 8 days. Her death was caused by pneumonia, although she had been in frail health for a number of years. Caroline Wilhelmina Schnake was born at Unterluebbe, Minden, Germany, Oct. 3, 1846, and came to America at about her eighteenth year. After landing in this country she first made her home in Evansville, Ind., and was united in marriage with Fred Buhrman in June, 1868, at Nashville. To this union were born eight children, three of whom, Theodore, Louis and Gustav, preceded the mother in death. The aged husband and five children, William and Henry of Nashville township, Mrs. Mary Reuter of Oakdale, Mrs. Magdalena Hoffman of St. Louis and George of Boone, Iowa, together with one brother, Herman Schnake of Mt. Vernon, Mo., ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, mourn her departure. The bereaved have the sympathy of a large number of friends and relatives. Mrs. Buhrman was a loving and devoted wife and mother, always caring for the needs of her household. A brief service was conducted at the home in Oakdale, where Rev. C. H. Kluge was in charge, assisted by Revs. Wylie and McKnight. The body was brought to Nashville by motor hearse Tuesday noon and funeral services were held in the Evangelical church, where Rev. C.H. Kluge officiated. Interment was made in the Evangelical cemetery. Those serving as pallbearers were: Reinhold Frieman, J.W. Duecker, Geo. Decker, W. Carrick, Oliver Francis and Wm. Frederking. ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. **************************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mike Jones