 OBITUARY OF ANDREW J. GRAVES Born October 26, 1826, in Knox County, Tennessee. Died at 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 2, 1902, at his home in Norborne, Missouri. Deceased was known to many of the citizens of this village, having spent the summer of 1899 here with his daughter, Mrs. C. L. Graves.
He left his native state in 1852 and located in Fremont County, Iowa, where he married Isabelle Watkins, whose death occurred six years ago. The past two years his health has been failing, and for a few weeks his condition was quite serious, resulting in death Wednesday morning. HENRY GRAHAM FUNERAL SERVICES HELD RECENTLY Memorial services for Herman Graham, farmer in the Plattsmouth community for many years, were held Saturday afternoon, April 26, at Sattler Funeral chapel. Rev. A. Matzner, pastor of St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed church officiated at the final rites. CHARLES HENNINGS RETIRED FARMER DIES HERE SUNDAY Charles Henry Hennings, native of Cass County and resident of the county throughout his entire lifetime, died at his home her Sunday, January 27, 1952, after suffering a stroke. He was 76 years old. Mr Hennings suffered the stroke Friday and died two days later. DEATH OF MRS. SUSAN GILES Born December 28, 1822, in England. Died Saturday morning, November 21, 1903, at the home of her son, G. W. Giles, in Wyoming precinct, Otoe County, Neb. EX-PLATTSMOUTH RESIDENT DIES Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the chapel of the U.S. Veteran's hospital in Omaha for Clarence T. Henderson, 57, a former resident of Plattmouth and vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Smith and son of this city were in attendance. Mrs. Smith is a cousin of Mr. Henderson. MRS. MAGGIE GOBELMAN, 87, DIES; FUNERAL TUESDAY Mrs. Maggie Gobelman, native of Ohio, and resident of the Plattsmouth and Murray communities most of her lifetime, died at Plattsmouth Saturday afternoon, June 14, 1952. She was 87 years old. She had been bedfast for six months. JOHN T. PORTER, COUNTY RESIDENT 65 YEARS, DIES John Thomas Porter, Cass County resident for nearly 65 years, died at his home at Plattsmouth late Saturday afternoon, June 14, 1952. He was 83 years old. Mr. Porter had been in ill health for several weeks. GEORGE M. HILD, RETIRED FARMER, DIES AT OMAHA George M. Hild, retired farmer of the Plattsmouth community, died at an Omaha hospital Saturday, March 1, 1952. He was 76 years old. Mr. Hild retired from farming in 1915 and moved to Plattsmouth but in more recent years had resided at Omaha much of the time. He had been in ill health for several years. MRS. HIGHFIELD'S FATHER DIES Harry Hughes, father of Mrs. William G. Highfield, died at a Wahoo hospital Thursday morning, January 31, 1952. He was 69 years old. A school teacher by profession, Mr. Hughes was superintendent of schools at Wahoo. JOHN KETTLEHUT, NEHAWKA FARMER, TAKES OWN LIFE John Kettlehut, 49-year-old Nehawka farmer, died early Wednesday afternoon of what Sherriff Tom Solomon described as a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Solomon said Kettlehut apparently held his head against the gun and discharged it by pulling the trigger against a nail on which the gun was hung in a parn on the Kettlehut farm. OBITUARY OF JOHN KETELHUTJohn Ketelhut was born on Aug. 25, 1902, near Eagle, Nebraska, the son of Rynhart and Barbara Ketelhut. He died Jan. 30, 1952, at the age of 49 years, 5 months, and 5 days. He was married Sept. 15, 1925 to Mary Ahrens, and to this Union were born 2 children, Ana Marie Chriswisser, and Muriel Berner. He was married June 7, 1935 to Ruth Hogue and they have one daughter, Thelma Rae. John was a member of the Methodist church of Nehawka, and had lived near Nehawka most of his life, farming north of Nehawka for the past 16 years. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, three daughters, Ana Marie Chriswisser, Muriel Berner and Thelma Rae Ketelhut, his father Rynhart Ketelhut of Omaha; one brother, Vitas Ketelhut of Nehawka; a sister, Barbara Case of Omaha; a half sister, Ruth Rice of Dodge City, Kans.; a granddaughter, Linnea Berner and many nieces, a nephew, and a host of friends. His mother died when John was 8 years old, and one half brother also preceded him in death. WILLIAM KING RITES HELD WEDNESDAY William Alfred King died at the home of his brother, Lester King, near Weeping Water, Sunday and funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Weeping Water, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. Rev. Fred C. Gardner officiated and the Hobson funeral home had charge of arrangements. William Alfred King weas born June 29, 1882, at Bridge Port, Mo., and spent most of his early life in Missouri. In 1904 he moved to Nebraska where he worked as a farm hand around Rulo, until the year of 1917, when he moved to Burr, where he worked as a farm hand until his health began to fail. Services Attended by Very Large Number of the Friends and Associates Yesterday Afternoon. From Wednesday's Daily. Yesterday afternoon the funeral services of the late Merle Parmele was [sic] held from the home on Marble street, and the vast number of friends and associates attending attested the deep feeling of love and respect entertained in the community for this estimable young man whose death had come so suddenly upon the community Sunday morning, when he was drowned at the Sage farm in Mills county, Iowa. The services were conducted by Elder Case of Omaha, of the Latter Day Saints church, and were very impressive throughout. The minister spoke to those left behind a word of comfort in their bereavement and held out to the sorrow stricken hearts the promise of the future, when those who have parted should be gathered home to rest and where the bitterness and sting of separation would come no more, but all might gather into the arms of the Master in everlasting peace. A quartet composed of Mesdames E.H. Wescott, Charles Jelinek, and Messrs. W.G. Brooks and E.H. Wescott gave a number of the well loved hymns of love and hope, and brought to those who grieved a comfort through their faith. The wealth of floral remembrances silently attested the feeling of sorrow that this occasion had brought forth in the community where Mr. Parmele had been reared to manhood and where he was held very dear by a large circle of warm friends. At the close of the services, the body was borne to Oak Hill cemetery, where it was laid to rest in the family burial lot. This young man was one who in his life time made many friends by his quiet manner and his consideration and treatment of all those with whom he came in contact, and these have felt deeply the loss of his companionship and pleasant personality. To the parents and the others near and dear to him who has gone from them for a little while, the deepest sympathy goes out in what is one of the bitterest hours of life. It is a striking coincident in the tragic death of Mr. Parmele that two others of his boyhood playmates in the town of Elmwood have also been called away in a similar manner, Joy Kear and Tom Swearingen, and this makes the third of the boyhood friends who have met death in the same manner. Mr. J.H. Meisinger, a Highly Esteemed Citizen of Cass, Died Suddenly on Tuesday Last. In the death of J.H. Meisinger, one of the old residents of Cass county, and one of its leading citizens, the community has experienced a loss that will be hard to replace and one that has come as a distinct shock to the many friends throughout the county. Mr. Meisinger was taken very suddenly Tuesday at 12:30 at his home south of Cedar Creek and before assistance could reach his side had passed away from the attack of heart failure. The end of life came to him while he was seated in a chair conversing with the members of the family and came as a great blow to the wife and children of this estimable citizen. One of the strong and sturdy residents of the county, and coming from a family that has done much in the upbuilding of the community, Mr. Meisinger has left the impression of his life upon the history of Cass county by his contribution to its development and improvement. J.H. Meisinger was born April 15, 1844, in Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, and when a child of but two years of age was brought to America by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Meisinger, to find a new home in the land of the free, where they were to rear their family to become a great factor in the development of the then unknown west. The family settled near Pekin, Ill., where Mr. Meisinger resided until thirty years of age, when he came to Nebraska to find his future home. Mr. Meisinger was married on April 20, 1868, at Pekin, to Miss Catherine Saal, who, with the children, Adam, George L., Jacob, Philip, W.H., Allie Meisinger, Mrs. Anton Meisinger, Mrs. Louis Born, Mrs. George Horn, all of whom except Mrs. Horn, who lives near Creighton, are residents of Cedar Creek and vicinity. On coming to Cass county Mr. Meisinger located on the homestead near Cedar Creek, where his brothers, Baltz, J.M., Conrad, George P., Jacob and P.H. Meisinger, also made their homes on farms, and have assisted in the development of that portion of the county. Mr. Meisinger is the third of seven brothers to pass to the great beyond, being preceded in death by his brothers, Baltz and J.M. Meisinger, and the four remaining brothers are left to share the grief that his death has brought. In early life the departed was united with the Lutheran church and passed away in full faith with the teaching of that religion. The funeral services of this grand good man will be held tomorrow afternoon from the Glendale church near Cedar Creek at 3 o'clock. The funeral will leave the home at 2 o'clock and proceed to the church, where the services will be held at 3 o'clock. The interment will be had at the Glendale cemetery. From Friday's Daily. For some time Adam Meisinger, the rural carrier of the mails on the route running out of Mynard, has been troubled with his stomach, and on Sunday evening went to Omaha and to the Emanuel hospital, where on Monday, he was operated upon and since, while at times he has shown improvement, has failed to make the gains which were anticipated. Adam being of a jovial, cheery disposition has carried him along where another would have given up. As the days passed it was evident that his condition was not getting better, but that the hope of the ultimate recovery was fast fading away. Yesterday, while his wife and many other relatives were around his bedside endeavoring to cheer him, he realized that the end was fast approaching, and when told that he looked better, he smiled at the kindly offices, but while cheerful and until the last comforting all, he evidently knew the end was approaching. Mr. Meisinger was a young man with a host of friends, and every patron on the route where he delivered mail, a friend and one appreciating the services which he always rendered. Mr. Meisinger has been married about two years, has made his home at Mynard, from where he carried the mail. Besides his wife he leaves a father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Meisinger, and six brothers, they being Phillip, jr., at Guthrie Center, Ia., Henry, Emil, Louis G., Will and Eddie, the latter two living with their parents. The remains were brought to this city this noon in charge of a brother Louis G. Meisinger, and a cousin, John P. Meisinger. In charge of a brother Louis G. Meisinger and a cousin John P. Meisinger, the remains was brought to this city on the noon train and taken to the late home of the deceased, where it will lie in state until Sunday afternoon, when the funeral will be held at the St. Paul's [article cut off]. On account of sickness the sister was unable to attend the funeral, which was held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the Alvo M.E. church, conducted by Rev. Harmon, of Eagle. Interment was made in the Alvo cemetery. The pall bearers were Glenn Dimmitt, James Dimmitt, Elmer Rosenow, Wayne Swarts, Earl Dreamer, and Chas. Marshall. Many friends from out of town attended the funeral. The bereaved family has the sympathy of their many friends in their hour of grief. Contact the State Coordinator:Questions or Comments?If you have questions or problems with this site, email the County Coordinator David Gochenour |
