Abridged Obituary - The Oakdale Sentinel, Thursday, December 6, 1948

Ada Emaline PEETS DUNCAN

Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Duncan, 78, pioneer resident of this community, will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon (Thursday) at the Methodist church here. Rev. Albert R. Murdoch, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren church, will have charge of the services and burial will be made in the Oakdale Cemetery. Mrs. Duncan suffered a stroke Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dellis Bliss. She was taken to the hospital at Tilden that same day and passed away Monday. Ada Emiline Peets, daughter of John Peets and Jane Peets, was born on December 20, 1869, at Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, and passed away at the Tilden hospital December 6, 1948, at the age of seventy-eight years, eleven months and sixteen days. At the age of eleven years she came with her parents to Nebraska where they settled on a timber claim eight miles south of Oakdale, and it was here that she grew to womanhood. On January 12, 1886, she was united in marriage to Jacob Wetzel in Oakdale and they made their home on a farm south of Oakdale. To this union were born four daughters. Her husband passed away in the year 1894. In the year of 1897 she was married to Charles Duncan, who passed away March 16, 1923. Five children were born to this union, one son and four daughters. Also preceding her in death was her son and one daughter, three brothers and two sisters. She leaves to mourn her death her seven daughters, Mrs. Roy Thien, Aberdeen, WA., Mrs. Maggie Crown, Wall, SD., Mrs. Chester Obershaw, Mrs. Pearl Packer, Mrs. George Schwarting, Mrs. Dellis Bliss and Mrs. Joe Telgren all of Oakdale, sisters Mrs. Gene Cohee and Mrs. Bill Gallimore, Arcata, Ca., Mrs. Lulu Prevo, Oakdale; twenty-six grandchildren; twenty-six great grandchildren; and a host of friends.

Obituary-The Oakdale Sentinel-February 23, 1923

CHARLES IRVIN DUNCAN

Irvin DUNCAN, son of Mr and Mrs Charles H DUNCAN, was born at Oakdale, Nebraska, March 31, 1901, and died at his home south of Oakdale, February 21, 1923, at the age of 21 years, 10 months and 20 days. Except for two brief intervals spent in South Dakota the deceased spent his life in this community. He had many friends among the younger set and was esteemed by his elders as a young man of promise. He is survived by his parents and seven sisters, Mrs Jake PACKER of Winslow, NE, Mrs Orrin CROWN of Wall, SD, Mrs Chester OBERSHAW, Mrs George SCHWARTING, Mrs August SCHWARTING, Cassie and Nina DUNCAN all of Oakdale. Funeral services were held today, February 23, at the United Brethren Church, conducted by Rev. C. L. MEYERS and interment was in the Oakdale Cemetery.