Platte Co., NE - 1938 BMD
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PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
RECORDED IN THE COLUMBUS NEWSPAPERS
--1938--
The Columbus Daily Telegram, January 11, 1938
LUDWIG--GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP FARMER FOUND DEAD; HANGED SELF IN BARN
Frank Ludwig, 61, Leaves Notes Attributing Act to Ill Health and Debts
Frank Ludwig, 61, bachelor farmer residing on a rented farm in Granville township, four miles northwest of Humphrey, was found dead, hanging in a stall in the barn at his home late yesterday afternoon.
The body was discovered shortly after 5 p.m. by his bachelor-brother, William, who farmed in partnership with him. William had been in Humphrey attending a community sale since 10:30 a.m.
In notes found in his pocket, Frank had indicated his intention of taking his own life because of poor health and debts. "Don't blame Bill for this whatever you do," he had written. "Poor health and debts is what is doing this, and tired of life."
He had suffered severely for years with asthma and had been unable to do much of the farm work, except the lighter duties.
County Attorney Dougherty, notified by the Humphrey physician whom Will Ludwig called immediately on discovery of the body, drove out to the place in company with Sheriff Kavanaugh about 6 p.m. yesterday. He was satisfied that death had been self-inflicted, and authorized removal of the body to the Duesman mortuary in Humphrey.
Mr. Ludwig was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Ludwig, sr., who settled in the Humphrey community nearly 50 years ago. He leaves six brothers and sisters. Funeral arrangements had not been made today, pending word from relatives at a distance.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, January 24, 1938
KELLY--MRS. MARY KELLY, 65, PROMINENT MONROE WOMAN, PASSES AWAY - Member of Pioneer Family Succumbs to Long Illness; Funeral Service Wednesday
Monroe, Jan. 24 (Special to The Telegram) - Mrs. Mary Wilkins Kelly, 65, died at 2 a.m. today at the Genoa hospital following a lingering illness of six months' duration. Funeral services will be held in the Monroe Union church at 2 p.m., Wednesday with President Carroll of the Nebraska Central college at Central City, who is an ordained minister of the Friends church, in charge. Burial will be made in the Friends cemetery, five and one-half miles west of Monroe.
Mary Wilkins Jones was born at the family home now known as the McCauley farm one and one-half miles east of Genoa on Mar. 29, 1872, the sixth child of Barclay and Rebecca Jones. In Septmeber, 1879, her parents took their family to the Santee Indian reservation where her father was a government employe under the agency of Isaiah Lightner. They returned to Genoa in the late summer of 1882 and her father passed away that fall. Following his death she made her home with her sister, Mrs. Cynthia Thurston, in the O'Kay neighborhood, later residing with her aunt, Mrs. W.W. Mannington, a mile and a half northeast of Monroe. She lived with her aunt until her marriage to Charles Hadley Kelly, prominent Monroe merchant, on Nov. 28, 1889. To them were born six children, five of whom survive. Rebecca Henrietta died at the age of five on Feb. 26, 1895, and Mr. Kelly also preceded her in death, passing away Dec. 10, 1929.
Affiliating in early life with the Genoa Friends monthly meeting she continued in that faith until her death. She was a member of Sylvia chapter No. 80 of the Eastern Star at Genoa and also belonged to the Ben Hur lodge at Monroe. Although her family and home came first with her, she was closely identified with the life and growth of the community. All of her life she was a great lover of pets and in her younger days was an expert horsewoman and had an Indian pony that was a great favorite with her. In later years her hobby was her yard and flowers.
Surviving her are two sons, Ed_ Kelly, who now operates the store his father established, and Kenneth Kelly of Louisville, Ky.; three daughters, Mrs. Charles Hill, of Omaha, Mrs. Thomas Barnes of Los Angeles and Mrs. Robert Stillinger of Monroe; five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Three sisters, Mrs. Cynthia Thurston of Oshkosh, Nebr., Mrs. Rebecca Hogsett of Cleveland and New London, O., and Mrs. Frank Osborne of Genoa, and two brothers, Robert B. Jones of Spalding and William B. Jones of Columbus, also survive.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, January 31, 1938
KINTZI--Daughter Dies - Word was received this afternoon by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kintzi of the death today of their daughter, Alice Ann, aged four, at the Iowa state hospital for children at Glenwood. She had been ill a week of [sic] pneumonia. The child was born Oct. 20, 1933 at Butterfield, Minn., and when eight months old was stricken with spinal meningitis which left her a complete invalid. She had been under care at the state hospital since February, 1935. Complete funeral arrangements have not been made but burial will be at Columbus. Besides her parents she is survived by her brother and sister, Jon and Joan, twins.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, February 1, 1938
KRUSE--MISS MAMYE KRUSE OF CORNLEA PASSES AWAY AFTER LONG ILLNESS - Funeral Services to be Held at Sacred Heart Church at 9 a.m. Thursday
Cornlea, Feb. 1: (Special to the Telegram)--Miss Mamye Kruse, 66, well-known resident of Cornlea for many years, died at 8 p.m. yesterday at St. Mary's hospital in Columbus, where she had been a patient since last October. In a semi-invalid condition for the last 35 years, Miss Kruse's health took a definite turn last fall, and she entered the hospital in Columbus where she was bedfast until her death.
Her first illness many years ago resulted from a stroke of apoplexy. She recovered partly, but it was very difficult for her to get around. Other strokes ensued, and each one left her more helpless. Despite this handicap, she lived alone in her home here and carried on her house duties and also busied herself as a newspaper correspondent.
She reported Cornlea new [sic] items for many years in the Columbus Daily Telegram and the Humphrey Democrat. When there was a telephone exchange here, she served as operator and managed the office for many years.
She was born on Oct. 19, 1871, at East Dubuque, Ill., and came to Cornlea as a young woman.
Because of her health, she was unable to take part in any local or church societies in the later years but she was a devout member of the Sacred Heart Catholic church.
She is survived by two sisters, Ven. Sr. Protasia of Evanston, Ill., and Mrs. Joseph Mueting of Cornlea, and a brother, Val Kruse of Dubuque, Ia.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Sacred Heart church here, with Rev. Fr. Siegfried, pastor, officiating, and burial will be made in the cemetery at St. Mary's parish, southeast of Humphrey.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, March 3, 1938
JOHANNES--Mrs. Anna Johannes, 72, of Platte Center, died at 11:40 p.m. yesterday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sjuts, of Cornlea, following a long illness. She had been in ill health the last seven years suffering with anemia, and she was bedfast for the last two months.
As Miss Anna Brakenhoff, she was born on Oct. 1, 1865, in a little village in Germany. At an early age she was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, of which she was a devout member. When she was 17 years of age, her parents brought her to this country, and their first home was at Nokomis, Ill.
She remained there for many years with her parents, but in the late 90's she decided to come to Nebraska to reside with a brother, Eilert, who was living in St. John's neighborhood northwest of Columbus. Here she met Henry Johannes, to whom she was married Sept. 17, 1897. They made their home on his farm until 1914, when they retired and moved to Platte Center. Mr. Johannes died May 16, 1932, and Mrs. Johannes lived alone for a short time and after that made her home with her daughters.
When they resided in St. John's neighborhood she was a member of the St. John's church, and after moving to Platte Center, she became a member of the Zion Lutheran church, four miles west of Platte Center.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Chris Peterson of Platte Center, Mrs. John Rippen of New Braunfels, Tex., and Mrs. Henry Sjuts of Cornlea; four step-sons, William Johannes of Leigh, Otto Johannes of Richland, Henry Johannes of Columbus and Herman Johannes of Platte Center; one step-daughter, Mrs. Fred Griepentrog of Lindsay, and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Chris Peterson home three miles west of Platte Center, and at 2:30 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran church, 16 miles northwest of Columbus. Rev. A. D. Holm will officiate. Burial will be made in the cemetery near the church. The body will be taken to the Peterson home tomorrow
afternoon from the McKown Funeral home.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, April __, 1938
LOSEKE--Pioneer Woman, Centenarian, Is Dead at Leigh
Mrs. Gensine Loseke, 102, Was Former Columbus Resident
LIVED IN DUGOUT ON FARM IN 1867
One hundred and two years and nine months.
That constituted the life span of Mrs. Gesine Margaretha Loseke, pioneer Nebraska, whose death occurred at 9:50 p.m. Wednesday at the farm home of her son, Louis L. Loseke, one mile east and two miles south of Leigh.
Seventy-one of her 102 years Mrs. Loseke had spent on Colfax and Platte county farms and in the city of Columbus.
Though she had been gradually getting feeble in recent years, with eyesight dimming and hearing impaired, she had been in fairly good health for a centenarian until she became ill and bedfast about two weeks ago, Her death was attributed to gall bladder trouble and complications incident to her extreme age.
Born in Germany
Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States, was in the White House; there were only 24 states in the Union; Nebraska was not to become a "territory" until 20 years later, and Robert Fulton's infant steamboats had not yet become serious rivals of the sailing ships on the high seas, when Gesine Cording was born in Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, Germany, July 6, 1835.
There she grew to womanhood; there she was married to Henry Loseke in 1861, and there they resided until 1866 when they cast their lot with those of their sturdy fellow-countrymen who were coming to America to establish homes in the young republic.
To Nebraska in 1867
Wisconsin, the Mecca of much German migration at the moment, was their first objective and they spent a year farming near Mayville. But in 1867 they decided to join the trek to Nebraska which then held the "spotlight" because that was the year it was admitted to statehood.
Coming to Columbus, they homesteaded in the Shell Creek neighborhood just across the line in Colfax county.
Lived in Dugout
A one-room dugout was their first humble home there. They, several years later, as "prosperity" came as the fruit of back-breaking, and often heart-ending, toil, they were able to afford a more imposing residence. A log cabin replaced the dugout.
In 1879 they left the homestead to move over onto 200 acres of land they had bought from the government at $7 an acre, just across the line in Platte county, and there they erected their first "real" house of mill-sawed lumber.
Tragedy Strikes
As though the trials and tribulations of those searing years on the homestead, conquered by indomnitable courage, had not been enough, tragedy struck the cruelest blow Aug. 30, 1885. Mr. Loseke was killed by a runaway team.
But Mrs. Loseke, in whom was embodied all the virtues of the true pioneers, carried on. With the aid of the children, she continued to farm the home place. Tragedy struck the household again in 1889 when Henry, then 21 years old, the eldest son, died from injuries sustained in a hunting accident.
In the fall of 1894, Mrs. Loseke retired from active farm life and moved into Columbus. Here she resided--part of the time with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard Mueller--until about eight years ago when she joined her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Loseke, on their farm near Leigh.
Two Children Survive
Of the six children born to Mr. and Mrs. Loseke, only two survive her--the son, Louis Loseke, of Leigh, and the daughter, Mrs. Bernhard Mueller, who went to Los Angeles from Columbus last fall. Two sons and two daughters preceded Mrs. Loseke in death--Louise, in 1870; Henry, in 1899; Emil, in 1914, and Mrs. Conrad Hellbusch (Emma) in 1908.
There are 19 grand children and 21 great grand children.
Mrs. G.W. Viergutz of Columbus is a niece.
Charter Member of Church
Throughout her life time Mrs. Loseke was a devout member of the Lutheran faith. She and her husband were charter members of Christ Lutheran church, on Loseke creek 12 miles northeast of Columbus. When she moved to Columbus she affiliated with Immanuel church, and, since going to her son's home, with Zion church at Leigh.
While in Columbus she was an active member of the ladies' aid of Immanuel church, and continued her membershpi in the society until her death.
Funeral Saturday
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon. At 1:30 p.m. there will be a prayer service at the Louis Loseke home near Leigh. Then the funeral cortege will drive to Christ Lutheran church where public services will be held at 2:30 p.m. and burial will be made in the nearby cemetery.
Three pastors will have part in conducting the services--Rev. A.H. Guettler of Immanuel Lutheran, Rev. H.L. Borneman of Christ Lutheran, and Rev. John C. Kaiser of Zion Lutheran.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, abt. April 13, 1938
MUELLER--Funeral services for Mrs. Paulena Mueller, 84, a resident of this community for more than 40 years, who died
at 12, noon, yesterday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kupp five miles northeast
of Columbus, where she made her home for more than 20 years, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Evangelical
Protestant church, with Rev. J. H. Steger, pastor, officiating.
The body will be taken to the Kupp home tomorrow from the Gass Funeral home and it will lie in state at
the residence until the hour of the funeral. Burial will be made in Columbus cemetery.
Mrs. Mueller's death followed an illness of three weeks' duration, during which time she was in bed most
of the time. Feeling better than she had been, she arose yesterday morning and dressed for the day.
Shortly before noon she suffered a stroke of apoplexy, and her death followed in a few minutes.
As Miss Paulena Mueller, she was born Sept. 19, 1853, at Hirschthal, Switzerland, where she grew to womanhood, and
was married to Samuel Mueller, Dec. 30, 1875. Mr. Mueller farmed near there, and they remained in their
native land for 20 years after their marriage, coming to this country in 1895.
They came directly to Columbus, and their first home was on a farm northeast of Columbus. They resided
there a year, then moved to a farm near Oconee for a year, and then northwest of Platte Center,
where they resided two years. From there they moved to a farm 11 miles northeast of Columbus, and a year
later Mr. Mueller bought the Mueller farm, 2 1/2 miles south of Columbus.
Mr. Mueller died Nov. 17, 1914, and most of the time since then, Mrs. Mueller has lived with the Kupp family.
She was a devout member of the Evangelical Protestant church, and an honorary member of the Ladies Aid society.
Suriving are five sons, Sam, Alfred, Paul and Emil, all of Columbus, and Arthur of Grand Island; three daughters,
Mrs. Ida Bodmer of Loretto, Mrs. Rose Kinzli of Duncan, and Mrs. Jacob Kupp of Columbus; one brother Edwin Mueller of Hirschthal,
Switzerland; 35 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
A son, Otto, who died Dec. 18, 1936, a daughter, Mrs. Bertha Gloor, who died Dec. 26, 1936, and a son, Gotthold, who died in infancy, preceded her in death.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, May 6, 1938
RICKERT--Mrs. John Rickert, sr., 85, member of an early pioneer Platte county family, and resident of Nebraska 69 years, died at 12:25 a.m. today at her home, 2322 Seventeenth street. She was taken ill a week ago with a cold, and four days ago remained in bed when her condition grew worse. A lung congestion developed, and because of her
advanced age she grew steadily weaker until she became unconscious late Wednesday afternoon.
Born Miss Catherine Elizabeth Heibel, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Heibel, at Reimbolshausen, Hassan, Germany, Apr. 23, 1853, she remained in her native land until 14 years of age when her parents brought her to this country. She received her education in the German schools, and was baptized and confirmed there in the Lutheran faith.
Their first home in this country was in Illinois, where they spent two years. In 1869 they moved to Nebraska. Her father took a homestead north of Columbus near Shell creek, and she remained at home until she was married to John Rickert Dec. 9, 1872.
They established their residence on his farm in the Bissel neighborhood in Colfax county, and resided there until 1902, with the exception of one year, 1882-83, when they lived at Creighton. In 1902 they moved to a farm six miles east of Columbus, in Platte county, and they stayed there until 1909, when they retired from agricultural pursuits and moved to Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. Rickert celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Dec. 9, 1922.
In addition to rearing their own family, Mr. and Mrs. Rickert provided a home for a grandson and granddaughter-Lester Korte and his sister, Mrs. Sam Drinnin. The Rickerts took them into their home when their daughter, Mrs. Adolph Korte, died and left the two small children. Another granddaughter, Miss Bernice Wolfe, the daughter
of Mrs. Gus Kunneman, also resided with her grandmother since childhood. Mrs. Rickert was a devout member of Trinity Lutheran church and was a member of the Ladies' Aid society.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. William Engel, Mrs. Herman Went, Mrs. Charles Moore, and Mrs. Gus Kunneman of Columbus; a son, John Rickert, jr., of Richland; one brother, Julius Heibel of Columbus; 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her husband, who died July 10, 1930; two daughters, Mrs. William Koch and Mrs. Korte, and a son, Carl O. Rickert.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the home, and at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran church, Rev. Herman H. Goede, pastor, officiating. Burial will be made in Calvary cemetery, 10 miles northeast of Columbus. The body will be removed to the residence tomorrow afternoon from the Gass Funeral home.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, May 24, 1938
LADENBURG--FUNERAL OF ELIZABETH LADENBURG WILL BE HELD HERE FRIDAY
Last Rites for Hollywood Teacher at St. Bonaventure's Church at 9:30 A.M., Friday.
Funeral services for Miss Elizabeth Philomena Ladenburg, 53, sister of Mrs. Edward Branigan of Columbus, who died early Sunday morning at her home in Hollywood, Calif., following a heart attack, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Bonaventure's Catholic church, with Rev. Father Athanase Steck, pastor, officiating at the requiem high mass.. Burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery here.
The body will arrive over the Union Pacific at 6 p.m. Thursday, and will be taken to Mrs. Branigan's home. Mrs. Branigan's son, Maurice E. Branigan of Bakersfield, Calif., will accompany the body here.
Miss Ladenburg taught in Hollywood schools for the past 20 years, and many of the children of movie stars were her pupils. She taught for several years in Omaha schools, and also at Dorchester, Genoa and Yutan before going to Hollywood.
A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Ladenburg, she was born near Morse Bluff.
Besides Mrs. Branigan, she is survived by four other sisters, Mrs. H.F. Malloy of Cedar Bluffs, Misses Rose and Ann Ladenburg of Los Angeles, and Sister Georgine of McCook, and two brothers, Arthur and Otto Ladenburg of Morse Bluff. Mrs. Malloy and Sister Georgine arrived here last evening to be with Mrs. Branigan until after the funeral.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, June 17, 1938
KIELTIKA--Funeral of Mr. Kieltika - Funeral services for Stanley Kieltika, 80, retired Union Pacific system section employe, residing at 1921 Fourth street, who died at 9 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's hospital, will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony's Catholic church, with Rev. Fr. Casimir, pastor, officiating. Burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Gahan Funeral home until the hour of services. A native of Tarnov, Poland, he was born there Nov. 16, 1857, and came to this country immediately following his marriage in 1883. For 13 years they resided in Chicago, and then came to Columbus. Until seven year [sic] ago, he was employed on the Union Pacific railroad section. Surviving are his wife, Anna; a daughter, Mrs. Anna Sobush of Chicago, who arrived this noon for the funeral; a son, Felix, of Lincoln, who will come for the funeral, and another son, Pete, who left Columbus seven years ago, and who has not been heard from since that time. Two daughters, Cecelia and Mary, who died in Chicago in childhood, and two sons, Frank, who died in Detroit in 1932, and Jake, who died at Aurora in 1930, preceded him in death.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, June 22, 1938
LUTHER--Found in Car With Bullet Wound in Head
Columbus Man Is Taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Critical Condition
Charles Luther, 39, who resides at 3205 Thirteenth street, is in critical condition at St. Mary's hospital, suffering from a head wound, believed to have been self-inflicted.
The shooting took place at approximately noon today, along the Loup river bank in Pawnee park. The wounded man was rushed to St. Mary's hospital, where he remained in a coma. Indications were this afternoon that he had little, if any, chance for recovery.
Discovery of the wounded man was made by Joe Marsolek, 2307 Fifth street, as he was making the rounds of a series of set lines along the Loup's bank. Mr. Marsolek told police he had heard a shot some minutes before, but thought nothing of it. When he walked by a parked automobile along the river's bank, however, he discovered Mr. Luther in a wounded condition, seated behind the steering wheel, a hand clutching a rifle and blood flowing from a head wound.
Mr. Marsolet rushed to the Lonnie Mielak home at 2521 Fifth street, and telephone to the police station.
Rushed to Hospital
Police Chief E.J. Nickolite lost little time in taking the unconscious man to a hospital. Noticing signs of life, and with the aid of Mr. Marsolek and Mr. Mielak, Luther was placed in the police car and the race against death began. Chief Nickolite halted long enough at the fire station to tell Driver Harold Putnam to call a physician to the St. Mary's hospital. When Luther was carried into the operating room, a surgeon was ready.
An X-ray photograph showed that the bullet had entered the head above the right temple, taking a downward 45-degree course to a bone at the base of the brain, deflecting from the bone to travel upward leaving the head about two inches off center from the left side.
Leaves Note
In a brief note found in a notebook on his person, Mr. Luther had made references to domestic troubles, County Attorney J.L. Dougherty, who is investigating the case, said this afternoon.
A trucker and road construction worker for many years, Mr. Luther is well known in Columbus. Records show that he had been employed on a WPA project for a short time in April, but had left the relief roll a short time afterwards. He is married.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, June 23, 1938
LUTHER--Charles Luther Dies of Wound
Funeral Will Be Held at Gahan Chapel at 2 P.M. Tomorrow
Charles L. Luther, 39, well known trucker here for more than 10 years, died at 5:30 p.m. yesterday at St. Mary's hospital from a self-inflicted bullet wound in his head. The shooting occurred about noon yesterday along the Loup river bank in Pawnee park.
Discovered by Joe Marsolek, who was running some fish set lines along the river bank, Mr. Luther was rushed to the hospital by Police Chief Nickolite in the police car. He remained unconscious until his death.
Since last November, Mr. and Mrs. Luther had been living apart, he with his mother, Mrs. John F. Luther, at 205 Thirteenth street, and Mrs. Luther with her mother, Mrs. Caroline Will, six miles west of Columbus. Financial conditions made it impossible for them to maintain their own home, members of the family said today, so they rented their home and returned to their parental homes.
His mother said today that he had been in poor health since the first of the year, and recently she had pleaded with him to see a doctor. When he left home yesterday at 9 a.m. to see a friend, he remarked to his mother that he was feeling better. Her next word of him, came that he was in the hospital.
Born on a farm in Polk county, south of Silver Creek, Nov. 5, 1898, he lived there until 12 years of age, when his parents, the late John F. Luther, who died in 1931, and Mrs. Luther moved to Columbus. Since then his home had been here. He was married to Miss Martha Will of Columbus, at Schuyler, Mar. 12, 1920.
In 1926 he started to operate a truck line, and for some years was very successful. During the depression he suffered financial reverses, and this last year did not renew his license to operate. For a short time after April 1, he was employed on WPA projects. Ill health kept him from working regularly.
Surviving are his wife, his mother, a brother, Guy W. Luther, of David City, and a sister, Mrs. Myrdeth O'Neal of Columbus.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Gahn [sic] Funeral chapel, with Rev. W.H. Tallmadge, rector of the Episcopal church, officiating. Burial will be made in Columbus cemetery. The body will lie in state at the funeral home.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, June 24, 1938
KRUSE--Dirk H. Kruse Dies at Age 98 - Funeral Will Be Held at Gass Chapel at 2 P.M. Tomorrow
Dirk Henry Kruse, 98, a native of Germany, whose home has been in this country since 1911, died at 7 p.m. yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elsie Harms, 971 Thirty-third avenue, where he made his home for the last 12 years.
His health began to fail about 15 years ago, when he first became troubled with rheumatism. Four years ago he became bedfast, and since then complications incident to his extreme age developed.
Born Dec. 26, 1839 at Osfriesland, Germany, he lived in that community all of his life until he came to the United States in 1911. His marriage to Miss Meike Hoffman took place there in November, 1865, and they had a small acreage there where they farmed and made their home.
As their family grew up and sought homes for themselves, they started to come to this country to live. Finally all of the children, with the exception of their youngest son, Jacob, had gone away from home, so Mr. Kruse came to this country to seek a home for his wife, their son, and himself. He resided with his children in Platte county, and after he found a location here, it was planned that Mrs. Kruse would sell their home place in Germany and join him.
He arrived here in December, 1911, and a little more than two years later the world war started, and it became impossible for Mrs. Kruse and her son to leave, as Jacob was drafted for war service. Mrs. [sic] Kruse never saw either of them again, as Mrs. Kruse died July 27, 1915, and Jacob remained in Germany after the war. Mr. Kruse continued to make his home with his daughters and son, Henry, in Platte county.
He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Harms of Columbus, Mrs. Gus Leffers of Creston, Mrs. Henry Quarthamer and Mrs. Dietrick Dirks of Cordova, Md., two sons, Henry Kruse of Columbus, and Jacob Kruse of Ostfriesland, Germany; 29 grandchildren and many great grandchidlren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Gass Funeral chapel, with Rev. A.H. Guettler, pastor of the Immanuel Lutheran church, officiating. Burial will be made in Columbus cemetery.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, July 18 (?), 1838
KINDER--Mother Dies - Mary C. Kinder of Cape Girardeau, Mo., mother of J.S. Kinder of Columbus, died Monday, July 11, at her home. Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Kinder were called there two weeks ago by her serious illness. Funeral servies were held there last Wednesday, July 13, and Mr. and Mrs. Kinder returned to their home here yesterday.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, October 10, 1938
KILLEEN--D. W. KILLEEN, FORMER SCHUYLER BANKER, IS DEAD IN OMAHA
Omaha World-Herald: Dennis W. Killeen, 63, retired Schuyler, Neb., banker, died Saturday at his residence, 419 North Thirtieth street. He had suffered a stroke last Tuesday.
Mr. Killeen had lived in Nebraska for 61 years and came to Omaha nine years ago. He was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus council at Columbus.
He is survived by his wife, Alice; sons, Dennis and Edmond; a daughter, Marcella, Omaha, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Russell and Mrs. Sarah Malloy of Anaconda, Mont. The body is at Heafey & Heafey mortuary.
Burial at Schuyler
Dennis Killeen was well known in Columbus, having been a frequent visitor here during his many years of residence in Schuyler.
Funeral services will be held at St. John's Catholic church in Omaha at 9 a.m. tomorrow. The body will then be taken by automobile to Schuyler where burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, October 14, 1938
KORTE--PLATTE COUNTY LOSES EARLY RESIDENT WHEN MRS. IDA KORTE DIES - Had Lived in This Community 59 Years; Funeral Service at Leigh Tomorrow
LEIGH (Special to The Telegram) - Mrs. Ida Korte, 79, who passed away at her farm home three miles northwest of Leigh at 3 p.m yesterday, was a pioneer resident of Platte county, having resided in that county 59 years.
She had been in failing health for several years and had been bedfast at intervals during the past year, though she had been up and about for some time until stricken with her final illness last Sunday. Death was due to complications incident to her advanced age.
Funeral services, as announced in yesterday's Telegram, will be held Saturday afternoon at the residence at 1:30 and at Zion Lutheran church in Leigh at 2 o'clock, Rev. J.C. Kaiser officiating.
Born as Miss Ida Behrens, Mar. 6, 1859, in Sage Oldenburg, Germany, a daughter of Herman and Anna Katherine Loseke Behrens, she was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Grossenkneten, Germany. She came to America in June, 1879, locating in Platte county southwest of here.
Her marriage to Rudolf F. Korte took place at Christ Lutheran church Jan. 31, 1882, Rev. Fischer performing the ceremony. They made their home in Sherman township until 1912 when they moved to the farm in Creston township northwest of Leigh.
They were devout members of Christ Lutheran church for many years and, after moving to the Leigh neighborhood, became members of Zion Lutheran church. Mr. Korte died Mar. 7, 1929.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Clara Kramer of Leigh, Mrs. Ed Hake of Creston, and Miss Mathilde, at home; three sons, William of Platte Center and Edward and R.W. Korte of Leigh; one brother, Johannes Behrens of Columbus, and 29 grandchildren.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, October 17, 1938
LOSEKE--Otto H. Loseke, 61, Dies Suddenly of Apoplectic Stroke
Stricken Unexpectedly While Convalescing From Operation
Otto H. Loseke, 61, prominent Lost Creek township farmer, and a resident of Platte county all of his life, died unexpectedly at 5 a.m. yesterday at Lutheran Good Samaritan hospital, where he was convalescing from an operation he underwent Sept. 23. His death was due to a stroke of apoplexy, suffered only a few seconds before he died.
Mr. Loseke had undergone an operation for appendicitis and hernia, and was well on the road to recovery. The last few days he had been up and around the room and hall in the hospital, and to spend some time each day sitting in the sun room. His doctor had told him that he would be dismissed from the hospital tomorrow.
He arose early yesterday morning, and with the help of a nurse went to the bathroom. The nurse was waiting for him in the hall, when she heard a noise in the bathroom, and when he didn't respond to her inquiry as to whether he were all right, she entered the room and found him on the floor dead.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Loseke, pioneer farmers in Lost Creek township, he was born Nov. 21, 1876, on his father's farm, six miles northwest of Platte Center. He grew to manhood there, and May 23, 1907 he married Miss Emma Hoefelman, at St. John's Lutheran church, in St. John's community in Grand Prairie township.
They established their home o a farm which his father gave him, 3 1/2 miles northwest of Platte Center, where he lived continuously until his death. Mrs. Loseke died Apr. 27, 1937.
He was widely known in his own township and throughout that section of the county, and was highly esteemed. Several years ago he served as a school director of the Zion Lutheran parochial school, and had also served as a church elder for a few years.
Surviving are two daughters, Misses Esther and Pearl, at home; one son, Elmer, at home; two brothers, William H., and George F., of Platte Center, and two sisters, Mrs. Chris Martens of Platte Center, and Mrs. Herbert Buittner of Madison.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home, and at 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran church, Rev. A. Holm, pastor, officiating. Burial ill be made in the Lutheran cemetery near the church. The body was taken to the home this afternoon from the Gass Funeral home.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, November 21, 1938
LLOYD--MARGARET ANN LLOYD, FORMER KRAMER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, DIES
Funeral Services Will Be Held at Palestine Church Wednesday Afternoon
Margaret Ann Lloyd, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Lloyd, well-known family residing on a farm 12 miles northwest of Monroe, died at 4 p.m. yesterday in the Kearney state hospital, where she had been a patient for the last three weeks.
Margaret Ann was a student at Kramer high school in Columbus last winter. She was ill when she went home for the Easter holiday. It was discovered then that she had contracted tuberculosis and she was never able to return to school. She was bedfast continuously from that time until her death.
Born on the farm of her parents, Feb. 16, 1923, she remained at home until after she completed the 10th grade in District 64 school, The next fall, in 1937, she came to Columbus and enrolled as a member of the junior class. Her illness prevented her from completing the school year.
She is survived by her parents, two brothers, Robert and Donald; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lloyd of Lindsay, and her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Leggat of Monroe.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home, and at 2:30 p.m. at the Palestine church, with Rev. A. Pierce Waltz, pastor of the Columbus Baptist church, officiating. Burial will be made in the Postville cemetery. Sam Hoge of the McKown Funeral Home drove to Kearney yesterday for the body. The body will be taken to the family home tomorrow afternoon from the McKown mortuary.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, November 30, 1938
KIELYSZEK--Funeral Tomorrow - Funeral services for John Kielyszek, 71, who died at 8:30 a.m. yesterday, will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Bonaventure's Catholic church, with Rev. Fr. Athanase, pastor, officiating. Burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery. Mr. Kielyszek, a native of Poland, made his home in this country for more than 30 years, coming here after the death of his wife, nee Miss Tillie Kudron. After he came here his two sons, Julius of Columbus, and Romon, of Omaha, joined him. Mr. Kielyszek lived at Genoa, where he was employed as a laborer, until he came here 12 years ago to make his home at St. Mary's hospital. His death was due to dropsy. Besides his two sons, he is survived by a daughter, Miss Marian Kielyszek of Pilsno, Poland, and two grandchildren, Joseph and Mary Louise Kielyszek of Columbus.--[submitted by Marge Galus Sandlier--GrGranduncle]
The Columbus Telegram, December 12, 1938
KAVANAUGH--Mrs. Bridget Kavanaugh Passes Away - Pioneer Columbus Matron Succumbs to Long Illness; Funeral Tomorrow
Following an illness of several years’ duration, Mrs. Bridget Kavanaugh, widow of the late D. C. Kavanaugh, and member of an early pioneer family of Platte County, died at 10 p. m. Saturday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Don Rietz, at Sioux City, Ia., where she had been since last August.
A few years ago Mrs. Kavanaugh was critically ill with a heart ailment and was in the hospital for several weeks. She recovered from that illness and returned to her home, but about a year ago became ill again and had been bedfast since that time. Stricken again with heart trouble and hardening of the arteries, she was removed to St. Mary’s hospital the day before Christmas, 1937, and was a patient there for three months.
She returned to the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Sheriff and Mrs. E. C. Kavanaugh, and last August was taken to Sioux City to be with Mr. and Mrs. Rietz. Pneumonia developed last week, and Mr. and Mrs. Kavanaugh hurried to her bedside. Thursday her fever broke, and she rallied. They returned to Columbus. Friday, however, her condition took a sudden turn for the worse, and Mr. Kavanaugh was called back to Sioux City, and was at her bedside when death came.
A prominent and widely known Columbus matron, Mrs. Kavanaugh endeared herself to all those who knew her, and had among her large circle of friends many young people to whom she was known as “Mother” or “Auntie” Kavanaugh. Those who knew her loved her for her genteelness, kindness and friendliness.
As Miss Bridget Gentleman. the youngest child in the family of Mr. and Mrs. William Gentleman, she was born Jan. 15, 1859, at Toronto, Ontario, Canada, after the family came to this continent from Ireland. The other children in the family— three sons and one daughter, all of whom are dead-—were born in Ireland.
Her eldest brother, Thomas, came to Omaha in the early ‘60’s, and the entire family followed him in ‘67. They lived there until about Apr. 1, 1871, when her father took an 80- acre homestead and an 80-acre preemption tract of land in Grand Prairie township, five miles northeast of Platte Center. The three sons, Thomas, Robert and William, jr., also acquired preemptions there at about $2.50 an acre, but the boys made their homes in Omaha most of the time. Her father’s farm was what is now the Ed Mark farm. After she had grown to be a young lady, her parents sent her to St. Mary’s convent school in Omaha. Completing her schooling, she procured a teaching position at District 22, and taught there for one year. Deciding against the teaching profession, she came to Columbus and took a position as a saleslady at the Mike and Jacob Schram store on Twelfth street, where she worked until her marriage to Daniel C. Kavanaugh, which took place Jan. 7, 1878.
There was no more handsome couple in those days that graced Columbus social circles than this beautiful and typical Irish lass, known to her intimate friends as “Bride,” and her gay and handsome young husband. They were known throughout the county and their charming personalities won for them a host of friends.
Mr. Kavanaugh came here from Milwaukee in 1875 and associated in the paint business with his father, who had established the business several years before. Two years after their marriage, or in 1880, they moved to a farm north of Columbus, which Mr. Kavanaugh farmed jointly with O. L. Baker. When he was elected sheriff of Platte county in 1881, they moved back in to town.
He served three successive terms, and in 1888 they moved to Platte Center, where Mr. Kavanaugh owned and operated a brickyard. It was while they resided there that he held the office of internal revenue collector. In the fall of 1889 they returned to Columbus, and he reentered the local business field, this time as an insurance agent. In 1891 he was again elected sheriff, and served three more terms, closing his tenure of office 1898.
The next two years they spent on Mr. Kavanaugh’s farm near Monroe, and in 1900 they moved back to Columbus. For the next 16 years he was engaged in the paint business here, and their son, the present sheriff, was associated with him. In 1918 he ran again for the office of county sheriff, and had just served two terms of four years each, and was re-elected for the third term, of which he had served only a month when his death came Feb. 10, 1927. His son, E. C. Kavanaugh, who was his deputy, was appointed to fill the unexpired term, and since that time Mrs. Kavanaugh had resided with her son, who has held the office of sheriff.
She was a member of St. Bonaventure’s Catholic church, the St. Anne’s society and the Catholic Women’s club. Socially she was identified with the Monday Bridge club.
Surviving are her son, E. C. Kayanaugh of Columbus; her daughter, Mrs. Don Rietz of Sioux City, and three grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two daughters, Catherine and Eileen, who died in young womanhood, and one son, William, who died when three years of age.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a. m. tomorrow at St. Bonaventure’s Catholic church, with Rev. Father Athanase, pastor, officiating at the requiem high mass. Burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery. The body was taken to the home of her son, on the fourth floor of the court house, today noon, where it will lie in state until the hour of the funeral.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, December 13, 1938
KAVANAUGH--Funeral of Mrs. Kavanaugh. Funeral services for Mrs. D. C. Kavanaugh, 79, a pioneer resident of Platte county and Columbus, who died Saturday evening in Sioux City, where she had been with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Rietz, since last August, were held at 9:30 a.m. today at St. Bonaventure’s church, with Rev. Fr. Athanase, pastor, celebrating the solemn requiem high mass. The body was laid to sepulchre in the Catholic cemetery by: Judge W. I. Speice, R. C. Regan, R. M. McGuane, R. B.
McCray, Herbert F. Clark and Fred Gerber. Out-of-Town relatives and friends attending the services were:
Mrs. James D. Reed, John Gentlemen, Tom Larkin, Mrs. Fred Kampf, Miss Alice Shea, Mrs. John Flynn, Sr., and son, John, jr., and Frank Kawa, all of Omaha; Mrs. Elizabeth Kendricks and sons, William and
Verne of Fremont; Will Thomazin and Pat Halloran of Lindsay, and Mr. and Mrs. Al Smith, Miss Katherine Reilly, Miss Jennie Martenson, Mrs. Pat Roberts and Jim Hennessey of Platte Center.
The Columbus Daily Telegram, December 30, 1938
LOUIS--Carol Ann Louis Dies - Carol Ann Louis, six-months' old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Louis who reside at Eighteenth avenue and Sixteenth street, died at 6 a.m. today at their home, following a few days' illness of pneumonia. The body was taken to Schuyler, and funeral services will be held there. Mr. and Mrs. Louis went to Schuyler this morning to remain until after the funeral.
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