I am conducting KOETHE surname research and am searching for the husband (name, date of birth, date of death, etc.) for the following lady:
Headline: OBITUARIES
Publication Date: January 03, 1992
Source: The Des Moines Register (Iowa)
Page: 5
Subjects:
Region: Iowa
Obituary: Aurora "Rori" Koethe, 48, (born 20 Dec. 1943 Medina County, TX) of 4309 Chamberlain Ave. died of cancer Wednesday (1 January 1992) at Mercy Hospital Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at First Church of the Open Bible, of which she was a member. Burial will be at Glendale Cemetery.
Mrs. Koethe was born in Devine, (Medina Co.), Texas, and lived in Dubuque before moving to Des Moines in 1980. She owned Children's Corner Daycare and Preschool and was a real estate agent with Coldwell-Banker-Stanbrough and Associates. She was a member of Clive Chamber of Commerce and Greater Des Moines Board of Realtors.
Among survivors are a daughter, Sheri Duran of Des Moines; three sons, Mark and Steven, both of Des Moines, and Terry of Colorado Springs, Colo.; her mother, Lucia Chapa of Devine (Texas); nine sisters; three brothers; and eight grandchildren.
Friends may call from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at McLaren's Funeral Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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Mrs. Koethe's parents were:
JUAN CHAPA b.? d. 13 July 1973 Medina Co., TX
LUCIA CORTINEZ b. ? d. aft. 1992 (maybe even after 1998)
**Items in ( ) are my notes.
Thanks for any help! Pamela