GOTTSCHALK, RUTH (STUART) [May 2, 1907 - October 24, 1943] [The Columbus Daily Telegram, October 26, pg. 8]
Double Rites Tomorrow for Crash Victims

Mrs. F. O. Gottschalk, Son Stuart Sutton; Burial Here
Double funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Episcopal church for Mrs. F. O. Gottschalk and her son, Stuart Sutton, 14, who were killed late Sunday in an auto accident near Rogers.

Rev. Donald B. Robinson, rector of Grace church, will officiate and burial will be in Columbus cemetery. The bodies are at Gass funeral home but will not lie in state.

Born in Lexington
Mr. and Mrs. Gottschalk and her sons, Stuart and Addison, 7, were returning from a visit with her stepmother, Susie Robb Stuart, Ellsworth, Ia., when the accident occurred.

Mrs. Gottschalk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley L. Stuart, was born May 2, 1907, in Lexington.

She grew to young womanhood in Lexington and after graduating from high school attended Lindenwood college in St. Charles, Mo., Brownell hall in Omaha and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where she was affiliated with Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

Wed in 1925
She was married Sept. 13, 1925, in Omaha, to Addison E. Sutton. The couple made their home in Elm Creek until 1929 when they moved to Lexington. Two sons, Stuart Edward Sutton and Addison Carl Sutton, were born to the couple. Her husband, Addison E., died Aug. 23, 1941. Her son, Stuart Edward Sutton, was injured in the same automobile accident and passed away a few hours after the death of his mother.

On Feb. 26, 1943, she was married to F. O. Gottschalk of Columbus.

She leaves her husband, F. O. Gottschalk, a son, Addison Carl Sutton, of Columbus; her stepmother; a sister, Jane Key of Ellsworth, an uncle, Guy Stuart of Lexington, and an aunt, Mrs. Emma Yetter of Kearney.

In Ninth Grade
Stuart was born in Lexington Sept. 13, 1929. He resided in Lexington until February of 1943 when he moved to Columbus to reside with his mother and step-father.

He was in the ninth grade of Columbus high school and was a member of the Presbyterian church of Lexington.

He leaves his step-father, Mr. Gottschalk, his brother, Addison Carl, his grandmother, Mrs. Sutton of Elm Creek, and an aunt, Mrs. Key of Ellsworth.

Mr. Gottschalk was reported "resting fairly well" at Lutheran hospital this afternoon. He suffered fractured right knee cap, broken left ankle, and severe bruises about the head.

[The Columbus Daily Telegram, October 28, 1943, pg. 3]
Hold Double Services For Mother, Son
Double funeral services for Mrs. F. O. Gottschalk and her son, Stuart Sutton, who were killed last Sunday in an auto accident near Rogers, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Grace Episcopal church with Rev. Donald B. Robinson, rector, officiating. Burial was in the Columbus cemetery. Preceding the service, Miss Dorothy Yonkie, organist, played "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say," by Thomas Tallis, and at the close, "For All the Saints," by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Pallbearers were Otto Walter, Walter Matzen, E. M. Nielsen, Emil Christensen, and Harold and Harlan Wheeler, both of Lexington.

Relatives and friends from out of town attending the services were Mr. and Mrs. Ted Key of Ames, Ia., Mrs. E. L. Sutton of Elm Creek, Mrs. Louise Stuart of Ames, Ia., Dr. and Mrs. Harry Dorward, Tom Dorward, jr., Mrs. Dorothy Kain, Mrs. Margaret Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bancroft, Mr. and Mrs. William Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Norman A. Jeffrey, Mr. and Mrs. William R. Jeffrey, Mr. and Mrs. Paul McGuire, Mrs. Lew Smith, Mrs. Mote? Kiffin, Mrs. C. A. Fitz Gerald, Mrs. Nancy L. Schneider, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ayers and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Conrad, all of Lexington, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Mann, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bock, E. R. Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Lindquist, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford R. Galley, Alexander MacDonough and Mrs. McAllister, all of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Allen of Valley, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Smith of Ralston, J. Guy McKee of Kearney, Mrs. David R. Krugar and Clive Heckenlively, both of Lincoln. Mrs. Norman Svoboda of Fremont, Mr. and Mrs. Burton Bridges of Sioux City, Ia., and Mrs. Marvin Schmid of Seward Columbus Daily Telegram, December 24, 1943
DIED
BORCHERS--George Borchers, sr. 91, long-time Columbus resident, died at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at his home, having been ill the past week. Death was due to pneumonia.
    Born July 21, 1852 in Oldenburg, Germany, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Borchers, he came to the United States in 1882 and to Dacatur, Ill. where he lived for two years. From there he moved to Defiance, Ia., and on Oct. 18, 1885, married Talena Hulsebus of Defiance.
    In about 1880 the family came to Nebraska and made their home in Platte Center where they resided for 10 1/2 years before moving to a farm 10 miles north of Columbus. In 1915 they moved into Columbus and to the home in which he has since lived.
    Mr. Borchers farmed until moving to Columbus. He was a member of Shell Creek Baptist church 10 miles north of Columbus.
    Mr. Borchers was preceded in death by his wife, who died Oct. 8, 1921 [sic]; two sisters, Mrs. Dick Bruns of Columbus and Mrs. Ben Janssen of Creston; and two brothers, Gerhardt Borchers of Humphrey and John Borchers of Platte Center.
    He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mary Black; a son, Rev. John Borchers; two grandchildren; and a great grandchild.
    Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the family home here and at 2 p.m. at the Shell Creek Baptist church with Rev. Theodore Frey of Creston, officiating, assisted by Rev. Paul Lemke. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
    The body will lie in state from noon Saturday until 11:30 a.m. Sunday when it will be taken to the family home, pending the hour of the service.