Mrs. Laun, 87, At Her Home Funeral Services Held Here on Wednesday Afternoon Apparently in the best of health the day before, Mrs. Katherine Laun, one of the oldest women in Kiel, passed away at her home some time Sunday night, where she was found Monday morning. Death, it is believed, came quietly and peacefully. Ever since the death of her husband in 1902, the deceased had lived alone in her own home across the street from the home of her son J.B. Laun. Katherine Laun, nee Zaun, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Zaun, was born March 15, 1843, in Mequon, Ozaukee county, near Thiensville. Here she grew to womanhood, and in the year 1862 was united in marriage to Henry J. Laun, who had arrived there from Germany, four years previous, and had opened a wood working shop there. After two years of life together there, the couple moved to the town of Rhine, and in 1867 again moved to Millhome. For two years Mr. Laun successfully operated a sawmill there, and in 1894 they left for Wausaukee, where Mr. Laun and his son Henry established a store. For seven years the couple lived in Wausaukee, after which time the business was turned over to their son, and they came to Kiel to live in retirement. Mr. Laun died on March 18, 1902, at his home here. Of the six children born to the couple, three survive. They are Henry at Wausaukee, Jacob B. in Kiel, and Alfred A. at Milwaukee. One son, Louis, died at Elkhart Lake December 26, 1925. Mrs. Laun continued to live in the same home in which her husband died 28 years ago. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Eva Hyssen, of Sheboygan.