OBIT: Magdalena KAUL, 1897, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA

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MRS. MAGDALENA KAUL DEAD

She Was in Her 94th Year and
Mother of Rev. A. F. Kaul.

Mrs. Magdalena Kaul died on Tuesday evening at the Sacred Heart academy at the 
advanced age of 94 years, being one of the oldest women in the city.  She was in 
failing health for a year, but her death was hastened through injuries received 
in a fall three months ago.

Mrs. Kaul was born in Grombach, Baden, Germany, on February 20, 1804.  She was 
married to Pirmin Kaul in 1830, and in 1880 they celebrated their golden 
wedding.  He died in 1883.  Mr. and Mrs. Pirmin Kaul emigrated to America in 
1847 and settled in Philadelphia; after a residence of a few years they removed 
to Adamstown, this county, where they engaged in farming.  In 1857 they moved to 
Reading and resided there until 1877, when they came to this city and moved into 
the house, No. 516 East Orange street, which they built.

After the death of her husband, Mrs. Kaul made her home with her son, Rev. 
Anthony F. Kaul.  At the time of Mrs. Kaul's accident everything was in 
confusion at Father Kaul's house, preparatory to his removal to the new rectory, 
and she was taken to the Sacred Heart academy, and her condition was such that 
she could not be moved to her son's new home.

She took an active interest in the affairs of St. Anthony's church, had a 
remarkable memory and distinctly remembered things that occurred in her early 
childhood.  Her surviving children are John, Mrs. Antoinette Burger, Sister Mary 
Stanislaus, in charge of the Sacred Heart academy, Miss Mary, of this city and 
Brother Leopold, an instructor in the Notre Dame (Indiana) college.  Her funeral 
will take place on Friday morning and a large number of clergymen will be 
present to take part in the services.

Lancaster Intelligencer, Wednesday, August 11, 1897



DEATHS.

KAUL. – In this city, on the 10th inst., Magdalena, widow of the late Firmin 
Kaul, in the 94th year of her age.

The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from 
her late residence, No. 516 East Orange street on Friday morning.  Solemn 
Requiem Mass at St. Anthony's church, at 9:30 o'clock.  Interment at St. 
Anthony's cemetery.

Lancaster Intelligencer, Thursday, August 12, 1897