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Annabell Bernice Wassmuth Koons

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Birth	:	2 Mar 1943 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	9 Apr 1968 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial	:	Franklin Cemetery, Franklin Township, Polk County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7145267, -93.3807206
Description	:	Researched and compiled by the Kartchner Brothers A Descendant of the Kartchner/Wilcox family of Philadelphia Woman From DM. Knifed Fatally in Chicago Subway By Nick Lamberto Mrs. Annabell Koons, who moved from the Des Moines less than a month ago, was fatally stabbed in a Chicago subway station Tuesday. Mrs. Koons, 25, was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Wassmuth of Des Moines and the wife of Thomas Koons of West Des Moines. Police detective Francis J. Flanagan said... Read More	Researched and compiled by the Kartchner Brothers A Descendant of the Kartchner/Wilcox family of Philadelphia Woman From DM. Knifed Fatally in Chicago Subway By Nick Lamberto Mrs. Annabell Koons, who moved from the Des Moines less than a month ago, was fatally stabbed in a Chicago subway station Tuesday. Mrs. Koons, 25, was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Wassmuth of Des Moines and the wife of Thomas Koons of West Des Moines. Police detective Francis J. Flanagan said the woman died of "multiple stab wounds was stabbed from 10 to 18 times. "Lots of wounds were in the hands typical self defense wounds," Flanagan said. "Most of the wounds were in the back and arms. The knife was left in the woman's left side near the shoulder blade." Flanagan said the knife had a 3 1/2-inch blade and a 4 1/2-inch-long handle. Flanagan said witnesses told police the assailant was male Negro between 20 and 28 years old. "We think the motive was robbery." Flanaean said. "We can't find her purse. "It could have been a sex crime, too. Lots of kooks walking around and when they see a woman they get ideas. Relatives said Mrs. Koons left the Des Moines area about Mar 12. She had a job as a nurse's aide at Bethany Methodist Nursing Home on Chicago' s north west side and lived there, police said. Officials at the Christian Servicemen's Center in Chicago said they had helped her find work in the Bethany home. The stabbing took place on the second level of the Harrison street station at the south end of Chicago's loop. The subway has exits at Harrison and at Polk street, a block south. The Polk street exit is unattended. The woman apparently was on her way to visit the Christian Servicemen's Center and to have lunch with a friend. Detective Flanagan said: "Some subway employees were washing down the subway platform with high-pressure hoses. Two passengers got off a train and saw this man about 25 feet behind the woman. The woman turned and apparently asked the man following her for directions. He pointed pointed toward the Polk street stairway. "The witnesses heard screams as the two left their view. She (Mrs. Koons) was found near the turnstile exit. It's strictly an exit. No one could have come in that way." The man who followed Mrs. Koons was eating from a bag of peanuts before the stabbing, witnesses said. Frank Rocleaire, 41, a subway employee, told police he heard screams and saw the woman's body lying at the top of the stairs. Relatives said Mrs. Koons had quit school while she was attending Warren Harding Junior High School here. When she was 16 she was married to Jack Kline, relatives said. Relatives said Mrs. Koons had been divorced from Kline for several years and was separated several months ago from her second husband, Thomas Koons of West Des Moines. Koons, 42, a janitor for the Farm Bureau here, said his wife told him she was leaving Mar. 11 by bus to visit her brother in South Bend, Ind. "I thought she was coming back in a few days, and then I found out later she wanted a divorce," Koons said. "I never heard from her again after she left," he said. Koons said he and his wife lived at 220 First st. in West Des Moines. Mrs. Koons was born in Des Moines Mar. 2, 1943. Survivors include two brothers, Dr. Dale Wassmuth of Iowa City and Paul Wassmuth of Boise, Idaho; two half-brothers, Melvin Scholine of South Bend, Ind., and Alvin Scholine of Reno, Nev.; two sisters, Mrs. Larry (Diann) Schroeder of Stewartville, Minn., and Mrs. Harry J. Lewis of Ankeny; and her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Blake of Mitchellville Mrs. Koons had lived from time to time with an aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Blake at Altoona. The Des Moines Register, Apr 10, 1968 –Pg1, 6 A notation in a late December 1964 issue of the Des Moines Tribune, revealed that she had received a divorce from Jack Dean Kline. Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988 Name: Anna Bell Bernice Koons Death Date: 9 Apr 1968 Death Location: Cook County, IL File Number: 611274 Archive Collection Name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Deaths) Archive repository location: Chicago, IL Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk [Researched and compiled by the Kartchner Brothers]

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Annabell Bernice Wassmuth Koons's memorial is located at: Franklin Cemetery, Franklin Township, Polk County, USA.
When did Annabell Bernice Wassmuth Koons death?
Annabell Bernice Wassmuth Koons death on 9 Apr 1968 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
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Latitude: 41.7145267
Longitude: -93.3807206

Family Members:

Parent

William R Wassmuth

(1911 - 1964)

Bernice M Blake Wassmuth

(1908 - 1964)

Siblings

John David Wassmuth

(1943 - 1943)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Franklin Township, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7145267, -93.3807206

2. Mitchellville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6724790, -93.3505460

3. Iowa Industrial School for Girls Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6606950, -93.3676460

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Coordinate: 41.6995727, -93.4530705

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6. Old Altoona Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6577666, -93.4446564

7. New Altoona Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6521988, -93.4458008

8. Holy Cross Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7934900, -93.4015000

9. Graham Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7839500, -93.3182140

10. Shipp Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6972108, -93.2668723

11. Greencastle Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7431000, -93.2654000

12. Farrar Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8058776, -93.3690155

13. McKeever Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7192001, -93.2517014

14. Fisher Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7392006, -93.2508011

15. Byers Cemetery
Elkhart, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7872009, -93.4781036

16. Colfax Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6705704, -93.2432480

17. Canfield Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6046982, -93.4257965

18. Church of the Brethren Cemetery
Washington Township, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8347340, -93.4017630

19. Ashton Chapel and Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8163000, -93.2855000

20. Prairie Belle Cemetery
Prairie City, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5980690, -93.3137360

21. Elkhart Cemetery
Elkhart, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7908648, -93.5166872

22. Mount Zion Cemetery
Washington Township, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8352610, -93.4345230

23. Enterprise Cemetery
Douglas Township, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7134890, -93.5521410

24. Berwick Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6735992, -93.5472031