A Stevens Point and area resident most of her life, Mrs. August Kirschling, 73, of 215 Prentice St., died at 2:15 p.m. Thursday [1 May 1958] in St. Michael's Hospital.
Mrs. Kirschling had been hospitalized two and a half weeks. She was ill for a week previously.
The funeral will be at 10:15 a.m. Monday in St. Stephen's Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Guardian Angel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Dzikoski Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Saturday. Prayers will be recited there at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The former Antoinette Korda-2 was born June 2, 1884, in Stevens Point, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anton Korda-3.
She attended St. Peter's School. Her marriage to Mr. Kirschling [August Constantine Kirschling-2] took place in St. Peter's Church June 30, 1903.
The couple moved afterward to Buhl, Minn., where he was employed as a foreman in the iron ore industry.
They returned here five years later, taking up residence on a farm in the Town of Stockton. They retired from farming in 1950, and had lived since at the Prentice Street address.
Surviving are her husband [August Kirschling-2];
three sons,
- Melvin [Melvin Kirschling-1], Wisconsin Rapids,
- Gregory[Gregory Kirschling-1], Park Ridge, and
- Louis [Louis Kirschling-1], Waukesha;
six daughters,
- Mrs. Neufrey (Gertrude) Gosh [Gertrude Kirschling-1 married to Neufrey Gosh-1], 1304 Sims Ave.,
- Mrs. Walter (Betty) Schroeder [Elizabeth B Kirschling-1 married to Walter Schroeder-1] [living in Oshkosh] and
- Mrs. Ferdinand (Evelyn) Schettl [Evelyn Kirschling-1 married to Ferdinand Schettl-1], Oshkosh,
- Mrs. Anthony (Grace) Dallman [Grace L Kirschling-1] married to Anthony Dallman-1], Wisconsin Rapids,
- Mrs. Gerald (Anne) Sweeney [Anne M Kirschling-1 married to Gerald Sweeney-1], Biron, and
- Mrs. Harold (Bertha ) Beam [Bertha Eleanor Kirschling-1 married to Harold Beam-1], Waukesha.
She is further survived by 29 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren;
two brothers,
- Frank [Frank Korda-2] and
- Louis Korda [Louis Korda-2], Chicago;
and five sisters,
- Mrs. Frank Skibba [Gusta Korda-2 married to Frank J Skibba-2], Buhl, Minn.,
- Mrs. Josephine Swetalla [Josephine Korda-2 married to Joseph Swetalla-2], Amherst,
- Mrs. Sam Collier [Anna Korda-2 married to Samuel Collier-2], Flint, Mich.,
- Mrs. John Kubiak [Jennie Korda-2 married to John Kubiayk-2], Oshkosh, and
- Mrs. Mae Durand [Mae Korda-2 divorced from Archibald N Durand-2], 661 Prentice St.
Two brothers [John Korda-2 and Paul Korda-2] preceded her in death.
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Stevens Point Daily Journal
6 May 1958
Kirschling Funeral
The Rev. Jeremiah Cashman officiated at the funeral for Mrs. August Kirschling at 215 Prentice St. Monday morning in St. Stephen's Catholic Church.
Burial followed in Guardian Angel Cemetery.
Mrs. Kirschling died in St. Michael's Hospital last Thursday.
The pallbearers were all grandsons. They were Wayne Kirschling-0, Lyle Schroeder-0, James Gosh-0, Richard [Richard Schettl-0] and Herbert Schettl-0 and Larry Sweeny-0.
Attending the funeral were many relatives and friends from Madison, Oshkosh, Buhl, Minn., Flint, Mich., Wausau, Omro, Nekoosa, Wisconsin Rapids, Marshfield, Waukesha, Milwaukee, Chicago, Cadott, Stevens Point and this vicinity.
