Otto Kohl formerly of Dixon was instantly killed Sunday near Kirkwood, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis, according to word received here by relatives late yesterday afternoon. Mr. Kohl was a member of a weekend picnic party at a swimming beach at Kirkwood, where he met his untimely death. He dove from a spring board and is believed to have struck a submerged object, probably a rock in the stream, and died almost instantly. Members of the party who were with him assisted with removing the body from the water immediately following the accident, but life was extinct. An inquest is being conducted today.
Mr. Kohl was born and raised in Franklin Grove and resided in Dixon for several years. He was formerly employed at the Borden Condensory and also at the Grand Detour Plow Company's factory. He left Dixon about six years ago, going to St. Louis where of late years he had been a painting contractor. He leaves two sisters residing in this city, Mrs. Andrew Myers and Mrs. Andrew Nelson, and a brother Carl of Sterling. The remains will be brought to Dixon for burial.
Otto Kohl formerly of Dixon was instantly killed Sunday near Kirkwood, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis, according to word received here by relatives late yesterday afternoon. Mr. Kohl was a member of a weekend picnic party at a swimming beach at Kirkwood, where he met his untimely death. He dove from a spring board and is believed to have struck a submerged object, probably a rock in the stream, and died almost instantly. Members of the party who were with him assisted with removing the body from the water immediately following the accident, but life was extinct. An inquest is being conducted today.
Mr. Kohl was born and raised in Franklin Grove and resided in Dixon for several years. He was formerly employed at the Borden Condensory and also at the Grand Detour Plow Company's factory. He left Dixon about six years ago, going to St. Louis where of late years he had been a painting contractor. He leaves two sisters residing in this city, Mrs. Andrew Myers and Mrs. Andrew Nelson, and a brother Carl of Sterling. The remains will be brought to Dixon for burial.
Family Members
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Carl Herman Kohl
1863–1931
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Ernestine Wilhelmine "Minnie" Kohl Nelson
1864–1945
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Augusta Caroline Kohl Schmidt
1866–1941
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Amelia Fredericka Albertina Kohl Myers
1868–1929
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Bertha Marie Kohl Clayton
1870–1942
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Ernestina Louisa Kohl Zoeller
1873–1915
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Herman Lewis Kohl
1880–1955
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Franz Kohl
1882–1884
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Anna Helena Kohl
1887–1889
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