Date of death: 14 Jun 1911
Subject: Emma (Dersch) Vennekohl
Source: unknown St. Joseph newspaper, Jun 1911
The funeral of Mrs. Emma Vennekohl, wife of Henry Vennekohl, of Cosby, Mo., who died of apoplexy Wednesday evening after an illness of only a few hours, will be held from her home near Cosby at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The burial will be in the cemetery near the church of the Evangelical Zion association, near her home.
Mrs. Vennekohl was born and raised in St. Joseph and belonged to one of the pioneer German families of North St. Joseph. She lived here up to the time of her marriage. Her maiden name was Dersch and a number of relatives live here. Mrs. R. V. Nichols of St. Joseph is a sister of Mr. Vennekohl.
A number of St. Joseph people will go to Cosby this morning to attend the funeral.
Mrs. Vennekohl, who is survived by her husband and son, Clarence, was 47 years old.
Date of Death: 30 Nov
1920
Subject: Jacob
Heinz
Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 1 Dec 1920
Jacob Heinz eighty four years old died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Calvin Wild, 1101 North 3rd, yesterday afternoon. He was born in Germany and came to Clay County in 1854. He had lived at Cosby, Andrew County since 1881. Other survivors are Louis and Gustav Heinz, sons of Cosby, a sister Mrs. Barbara Zimmerman St. Joseph and a brother Louie of Cosby. The body will lie in state at Meierhoffer Chapel until Friday morning when it will be taken to Cosby for burial.
Date of Death: 27 Jan
1918
Subject: Katherine (Kidel)
Ford
Source: St. Joseph Observer, 2 Feb 1918
Mrs. Katherine Ford, 89 years of age, a widow, residing at Cosby, died at a local hospital Sunday afternoon.