Cass County

The funeral services of Wayne F. Dickson, who passed away in Omaha on Tuesday, were held yesterday afternoon at the First Presbyterian church, the body being brought to this city by auto and the services were delayed by the unsettled conditions of the road, making the travel of the funeral party from Omaha very slow. The church was crowded to its capacity by the old friends and associates of this splendid young man who gathered to pay the last tribute of love and respect to his memory. The Plattsmouth lodge No. 739 B. P. O. E. of which the departed had long been a member, were present at the church in a body to participate in the services. The Rev. H. G. McClusky pastor of the church, conducted the funeral service and gave to those who were left to mourn the loss of their loved one words of comfort and cheer in their hour of grief with the promise of the Master of the reunion in the land where the shadows of death had vanished and where everlasting peace and rest awaited the coming of their loved one. Rev. John Calvert, pastor of the Benson Methodist church of Omaha, assisted in the services and gave the scripture lesson. During the services Mrs. John W. Gamble of Omaha gave as a solo number the beautiful sacred song "Face to Face", whilfe a quartet composed of Mesdames G. L. Farley, J. W. Holmes, Messrs. McCluskey, Frank A. Cloidt, sang a number of the old and well loved hymns. At the conclusion of the services the body was tenderly borne to Oak Hill cemetery where it was laid to rest beside that of the parents of the young man, Frank Dickson and wife, who had preceded the son in death a number of years ago. The pall bearers were selcted from among the close personal friends and were George O. Dovey, Edwin A. Fricke, Jack Patterson of Union, Lynn O. Minor, Carl Schmidtmann and Mr. Shellburg of Omaha.

Another of the old residents of Cass county who have played an important part in the development of the county and was numbered among the most estimable citizens of the community, John Kraeger, has been called to his last long rest. Mr. Kraeger, who has been in poor health for quite a long period, suffering from diabetes, has gradually been growing weaker until death came to his relief yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock at his farm home in Eight Mile Grove precinct. John Kraeger was born April 5, 1844, in Hessen Darmstadt, Germany, where his parents, John and Eva Kraeger, were numbered among the leading residents of their home community, and at the age of 15 years John took up the trade of stone mason which he followed for a period of six years, and then entered the pursuit of agriculture which he has made his life work and at which he was very successful. In the fall of the year 1864 he took passage in a sailing vessel from Bremen, Germany, and after a voyage of 31 days landed in the new world at New York. After reaching America Mr. Kraeger came direct to Tazewell county, Illinois, where a large number of his friends and countrymen were located and where he made his home until 1878, when he came to Cass county, Nebraska, and loacted on the farm where he resided until his death. Enduring the privation of the early years and struggling for the betterment of himself and family, Mr. Kraeger made a great success of his work and was numbered among the most successful farmers of the county at the time of his death. He was married to Miss Sophia Orth November 15, 1870, in Illinois. the wife was also a native of Germany and came to Illinois in 1867 from Canada where her parents had settled. To Mr. and Mrs. Kraeger were born ten children, two of whom preceded the parents in death, those reamining to mourn the loss of the father being Elizabeth, George, Adam and John, residing at Fort Collins, Colo., Mrs. Louisa Engelkemeir, Jacob, Mrs. Mary Meesler of Denver, and Sophia and William Kraeger. The loss of this grand good man is one that will be deeply felt in his home community and his family will have in their hour of grief the deepest sympathy of a host of friends. The funeral services will be held on Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Eight Mile Grove Lutheran church and the body laid to rest in the cemetery near the old home.

The funeral services of little Elsie Marie Lewis, daughter of John W. Lewis of Fort Morgan, Colo., was held on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Christian church and the body laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery. Elsie Marie Lewis was born August 21, 1912, at the home near Tekamah, Neb., and died January 5, 1920, at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Barker, at Fort Morgan, Colo., where she has been making her home for the past year since the death of her mother. The little one was also a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lewis of this city and besides the grandparents leaves to mourn her death the father and two sisters, Thelma, aged nine years, and Violet, aged five. The little one at the time of her death was aged seven years, five months and 13 days. The father, John W. Lewis, was summoned back to his home on Saturday by a message announcing the serious condition of his eldest daughter Thelma, who is suffering from a severe case of bronchial pneumonia, and whose recovery is a matter of doubt. Mr. Lewis, who has just completed the sad tast of laying one of his loved ones away, at once hastened home trusting that his loved one who was so ill might be spared to him.

The community was profoundly shocked this afternoon by the announcement of the death of Mrs. Fred Stewart which occured at 2 o'clock following an illness of short duration. Mrs. Stewart was stricken with the flu about two weeks ago and folling the birth and death of a little babe which occured a few days ago the condition of Mrs. Stewart became a great deal worse and her recovery was recognized as a matter of great doubt and this afternoon she was called home to eternal rest and to join the little one that had gone before. Mrs. Stewart was formerly Bertha Tams and had been reared from girlhood in the city where her friends are legion and to them the news of her death comes as a great shock. To mourn her death she leaves the husband, one son, Harold, aged two years, the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Tams, three brothers and one sister, Fred Tams of Stewart, Neb., Will Tams of Omaha, Claus Tams of Nebraska City and Miss Anna Tams of this city. There has been no arrangements made for the funeral as yet, and announcement fo the date for the services will be made later by the family. In their hour of grief at the parting that has come so suddenly upon them the husband and little son and the parents and brothers and sisters will have the deepest sympathy of the entire community.

The funeral services of Mrs. Fred Stewart were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the St. Paul's Evangelical church and were quite largely attended by the friends and neighbors of this estimable lady who had been so suddenly taken from the home circle. A short service was held at the home by the officers of the Woodman Circle of which the deceased had been a member for a number of years and from there the body was borne to the church where so often the departed lady had worshipped, for the last services of the faith in which she had been so faithful in her lifetime. The services were conducted by Rev. Braun of Omaha, who spoke briefly in German as well as English and gave to the sorrowing relatives and friends words of comfort with the promise of a uniting in the future in the land where the desolation of grief is unknown. The choir of the church gave a number of the favorite hymns during the service. The interment was had at Oak Hill Cemeter, the pall bearers being selected form the old friends of the deceased, William H. Ofe, William Heinrich, Edwin Fricke, Waldemar Soennichsen, Otto Wohlfarth and John E. Schultz. Bertha Tams was born in Plattsmouth on December 4, 1894, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Tams, and was reared to womanhood in this community where she won a world of warm and loving friends by her bright and cheerful disposition and who will feel bitterly the loss that her death has brought to them. At an eraly age she was united with the Lutheran church and during her lifetime was a faithful and devout member of that faith. On July 11, 1917, she was married in this city to Fred Stewart, and the married life enjoyed by these worthy young people was full of happiness that was so suddenly terminated by death. To mourn her death which occurred Tuesday, February 24, there remains the husband, one infant son, Harold, ther parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tams, and three brothers and one sister, Claus Tams of Nebraska City, Fred Tams of Stewart, Neb., William Tams of Omaha and Miss Anna Tams of this city. One child preceded the mother in death a few days having live but a short time and awaited the coming of the mother on the farther shore.

This morning the body of Mrs. M. H. Tulene, who passed away on Thursday at the home of her son, I. J. Decker, at Meridian, Ida., arrived in this city enroute to Liberty, Neb where the funeral services are to be held tomorrow. Mrs. Tulene was 83 years of age at the time of her death and has for a great many years made her home in this city with her son, W. A. Tulene and family, going last summer to Idaho, where she was to spend the winter with a son by a former marriage, I. Jerome Decker, and it was while at Meridian that she was stricken down and passed away. Mrs. Tulene was the mother of W. A., J. W., and A. C. Tulene of this city and was well known to a large number of the old residents of the city who had known and loved her during her long residence here. The three sons accompanied the body from this city to Liberty, it being transfered form the Burlington to the Missouri Pacific at this place and the funeral will be held tomorrow at Liberty owing to the lateness of the trains which made it impossible to held(sic) the services today. In addition to the three sons residing in Plattsmouth Mrs. Tulene is survived by three children from her first marriage, I. J. Decker of Meridian, Ida., George Decker residing in Colorado and Mrs. Tom Gilmore of Hastings, Neb.

Helen, thirteen-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Gilmore, passed away Saturday evening at the Clarkson Hospital in Omaha after a five weeks illness from pnuemonia. The body was brought to Murray Sunday afternoon and the funeral services will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 at the home in Murray, conducted by Rev. J. B. Jackson, of Omaha. Interment will be at the Oak Hill cemetery in Plattsmouth.

After a long and courageous struggle against the ravages of pneumonia the spirit of little Helen Gilmore was called home to the Maker Saturday evening at the Clarkson hospital in Omaha. The death has come as a heavy blow to the parents, Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Gilmore of Murray, and the grandmother, Mrs. J. A. Walker, as the little one was the sunshine of the home and loved by those who had the happiness of knowing her and the death will leave a void hard to replace in the hearts of her little friends and associates and only the healing touch of time can soften the grief that the visitation of the angel of death has brought to the family and friends. Helen was born at Murray on January 14, 1908, and was the only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Gilmore, and has spent her childhood days in the old home where she has been attending the schools of Murray until stricken down five weeks ago by a visitation of the flu and which later developed into pneumonia, and for a time it was thought that the little one was on the highway to recovery but the second attack of pneumonia which occured at the hospital in Omaha a few days ago was too severe for the frail and weakened little one and just as the last rays of the sinking sun gilded the heavens on Saturday the spirit yielded to the call and passed beyond the sphere of mortal eyes to rest forever in the bosom of the tender Shepherd of the little one. Is is sad indeed for those who knew and loved this tender blossom of life to part from her so early on the journey yet in their grief they can find consolation in the thought that perhaps it is best that these tender feet will never knew the rough and rugged way of life but find in the beautiful dawning of the perfect day the rest and joy and happiness that comes from the radiated light of the Throne on High and the promise of the Master, "Suffer little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." The funeral of the little one will be held from the home in Murray Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 and the body will be brought to Plattsmouth and laid to rest in the Oak Hill cemetery. Rev. J. B. Jackson of Omaha will have charge of the services. To mourn the loss of the little one there remains the parents, and two brothers, Walker, who is now attending the state university, and John, a younger brother, also the grandmother, Mrs. J. A. Walker.

This morning at 8:45 Mrs. Ion S. White, one of the pioneer women of Cass county came to the end of life's journey and laying aside the burden of years and the wearied spirit of months and illness and suffering sank into the sleep that know no awakening on this mortal sphere. For weeks it had been know to the members of the family that the mother and grandmother was not to abide with those of her loved ones many days and the tenderst of care from the members of her family circle, ministered to her in the last days, soothing the approaching journey into the land of eternal rest. Ann Smith was born May 28, 1835, in Boone County, Kentucky, the daughter of one of the pioneer families of that state, the family later moving to Livingston county, Missouri, where on February 18, 1854, she was united in marriage to Ivon S. White. Mr. and Mrs. White made their home in Missouri for a period of two years and in 1856 came to Nebraska, settling near the then flourishing little city of Rock Bluffs, Cass county, and near where they have made their home for the years since that time. The home life of Mr. and Mrs. White was beautiful to all who know them and the deep devotion of the happily wedded couple continued until the death of the husband and father, some five years ago. Since the death of the husband Mrs. White has made her home with her son, Mark White, and wife, who have cared very tenderly for the beloved mother, devoting to her a wealth of affection and love. To bless the life of Mr. and Mrs. White three children were born, Mrs. Cecilia HIatt of Sidney, Ia.,; Mark White, residing near Murray, and one child, Lanzel, who died in infancy. In 1856 Mrs. White was united with the Christian church and has continued ? in this faith up to her death. Beside the two children and one brother, Howell Smith of Granite, Oklahoma, chaplain of the Oklahoma state penitentiary, is left to mourn the death of this good woman, as well as eight grandchildren, namely; Mrs. Jay Grow of Mansfield, Tex.; Misses Lovy, Marjette, Martha Ann and Ivon Hiatt of Sidney, Ia.;Mrs. F. R. Gobleman of Plattsmouth, and Mrs. I. O. Hiatt of Omaha. The beautiful life of Mrs. White, her wonderful love of home and the members of her family circle, has been an inspiration to those who have had the opportunity of knowing her and sublime Christian faith and unfaltering courage as she approached the final scene of life, looking forward to the reunion with those she had held dear in life and the beautiful words of Tennyson speak truly of the passing of this grand pioneer woman.

This morning at 11:30 from the late home occurred the funeral services of John B. Cotner, one of the old and highly respected residents of this community who passed away yesterday morning after a long and lingering illness and at the advanced age of 73 years, one month and 20 days. The services were in charge of Rev. A. V. Hunter, pastor of the Methodist church and were very largely attended by the sorrowing relatives and friends to pay their last tribute to the splendid citizen and friend who had been called to his last long rest. John B. Cotner was born in Harrison county, Indiana, January 8, 1847, and departed this life February 29, 1920. He grew to manhood in the place of his birth and when the call came to battle for the preservation of the union Mr. Cotner was one of the first to respond and served three years in the great civil conflict. At the close of the war he returned to his home and wagon Febuary 13, 1868, united in marriage to Sarah A. Smith and to this union there were born 14 children, 12 of whom grew to manhood and womanhood. Deceased was among the old residents of this community, coming to Cass county and 1888 and has since made his home here. He was injured by a runaway team nine years ago and has been a great sufferer from the complication following. He leaves to mourn him besides a host of friends, a loving wife and 11 children, Rebecca J. Chriswisser of Bennett, Colo.; Mary E. LLoyd, Murray, Neb.; John H. Cotner, Plattsmouth; Dr. James W., Kansas City, Mo.; Leo S. Plattsmouth; Walter G., Belden, Neb.; Edward E., Plattsmouth, Mrs. Cora Maple of Helve, Neb., Clarence C. and Albert A. Cotner, Plattsmouth and and Howard M. Cotner, Bladen, Neb. All of the children have been at the bedside of the stricken father. Three sons have preceded the father in rest, Charles Robert, infant, Roy Everett, age 12, and Thomas Grant, aged 36 years. There are also left to mourn the death of this good man 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

The death of Barton Colvin occured at Akron, Colo., yesterday morning, a message to that effect having been received in this city last evening by relatives of the deceased. The deat of Mr. Colvin came very suddenly and was quite a shock to his relatives in this city who had not been informed of his illness. Barton Colvin was born in Plattsmouth in 1863, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George W. Colvin, and when about 10 year of age, he, with his parents, moved to Arapahoe, Neb., where he grew to manhood. At the time of his death he was engaged in the banking business in Akron, Colo. where he has been located for a number of years. The deceased was a cousin of Dr. F. L. Cummins and Miss Kittie Cummins and Miss Ella Kennedy of this city and a nephew of Mrs. Rebecca Kennedy and Mrs. Rasmus Petersen. Another aunt, Mrs. Emily Drew, resided in Omaha. The funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. A. V. Hunter of the Methodist church at 2 o'clock Friday at the home of Dr. Frank L. Cummins, a cousin of the deceased.

On Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock Elias Peck, who has been confined to his bed for the past few weeks passed to his reward. Mr. Peck was one of the oldest and most respected residents of Elmwood. At the time of his death he was 81 years, 10 months and 20 days old. He had lived on a farm for a number of years, but for some time past has been a resident of Elmwood. He leaves beside his aged wife a son Charles, of this city, a daughter, Mrs. Leech of Union and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 and interment was made in the Elmwood cemetery. Despite the inclemency of the weather the church was crowded with sorrowing relatives and friends to pay their last respcets to one of Elmwood's best citizens, who had passed to his reward in the Great Beyond. - Elmwood Leader-Echo.

The death of this Cass county pioneer, which occurred at Elmwood the evening of March 1st, takes another of the old citizens whose death has caused regret among the many intimate acquaintances of the deceased. The writer having known Mr. Peck when he came to Union about thirty years ago, takes the priviledge of adding a few words of merited praise of the many good qualities possessed by this venerable gentleman. Elias Peck was April 20, 1839, in Trumbull County, Ohio, where he spent his early manhood, going later to the state of Michigan, where he was united in marriage in 1858 to Miss Miranda Root. They were the parents of a son and daughter, Charles Peck of Elmwood and Mrs. Hattie Leach of Union; in the family was also an adopted daughter Mrs. Lulu VanDoren. The funeral services were held the afternoon of March 3, and interment in the Elmwood cemetery. The Peck family came here when Union was but a small place, and for several years Mr. Peck was engaged in the livery business, later removing to his farm southeast of Elmwood, and a few years later they became residents of that village. During the time the family resided in Union they were known as conscientous Christian people and Mr. Peck took active interest in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the community and progress of the town, serving several years as a member of the village council. He was known and praised for his generosity and was a man who seldom spoke of his troubles if any he had, and we are informed that after he located in Elmwood he followed the same course that made (rest of article cut off)

The death of Mrs. Charles Kraft occurred at the family home in the east part of town on last Monday, March 1st, 1920, after a lingering illness of more than a year with cancer. During her illness, she bore her suffering with great patience and never failed to express her grateful and kindly nature to her family who surrounded her with the best of medical attention and loving care. Mrs. Kraft was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church from childhood and eveer found great comfort and solace in her religion, which she lived in her every day life. Her funeral occurred Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from the church of which she was a member, her pastor, Rev. T. Hartman officiating. A short service was held at the home before the funeral party proceeded to the church, and the remains were laid to rest in the family lot in the Lutheran cemetery. Mrs. Kraft's maiden name was Wilhelmina Rau. She was born in the province of Posen, in Germany, August 17, 1848. She came to America in 1872 and in the same year, on June 8th, she was married to Charles Kraft, in Wisconsin, where they lived for two years. In the fall of 1874 they came to Cass county, Nebraska, and settled on the old home place three miles south of Louisville. Here they lived a happy and prosperous life attended with the ups and downs of the pioneer, until the year of 1904, when they decided to retire from the farm, and purchased a comfortable home in Louisville, where they have since resided. Mrs. Kraft was a quiet and unassuming person of a kind disposition and was greatly beloved by her family and large circle of friends. Her death leaves a vacancy in the home that never can be fille, but the memory of the devoted wife and mother will remain to cheer and bless her family. She leaves, besides the aged husband, four sons and three daughters. The are William, Charles, Herman, Richard, Mrs. Henry Vogler and Misses Marth and Idella Kraft. Three sons preceded the mother in death. She also leave a half brother, Rudolph Rau, of Atchison, Kansas, and one half brother and two sisters in Germany. Her only brother and sister died in this country many years ago so that she has no other near relatives in this country. At the time of her death she was 71 years, 6 months and 14 days old. - Louisville Courier.

 

Nebraska's only real "Daughter of the American Revolution" has complete the journey of life and laid down the burden of years which have almost touched the century mark, as the death messenger came to Mrs. Elvira C. Tewksbury at her home in this city early yesterday morning. Though nearing her 90 year of life Mrs. Tewksbury to the last maintained her bright and keen intellect and her grasp of the affairs of the great busy world was never dimmed even as the shadows of death closed upon her and to her last moments she was able to recognize and converse with those of her family at her side. The distinction that has been this estimable lady's pride has been that she was the only person in the state of Nebraska whose parents had had a vital part in the war of the revolution that severed the ties of relationship between this nation and the British government and on numerous occasions she has been honored by the patriotic societies of the state with suitable recognition of the fact. The father of Mrs. Tewksbury was James Walker, who at the age of sixteen enlisted in the revolutionary army and served in the New England campaigns as a member of teh New Hampshire militia and was a member of the party re-enforcing Fort Ticonderoga when it was attacked by the English army in the summer of 1777, and just prior to the collapse of the English campaign under General Burgoyne at the battle of Saratoga. The records of the service of Mr. Walker are found in the paroll and other documents of the regiment of militia commanded by Major Frances Smith, showing that Mr. Walker enlisted in June 1777 and was discharged from the service a month later. Elvira C. Tewksbury was born at Antrim, New Hampshire on May 22, 1830, and her father at the time of her birth was seventy years of age so that his death occurred not long after the birth of the daughter. The family from which this estimable lady sprang was one of the most prominent in that portion of New England and one of the family was called to the highest gift of the people of the United States in the person of Franklin Pierce, president from 1853 to 1856. The splendid ancestry was well borne out by this wonderful woman who in later years when married to John S. Tewksbury, she came with her husband to the great unknown plains of the west and in 1860 located at Weeping Water in Cass county, Nebraska, where for many years the husband ran a mill and his little industry was one known for many miles and here this worty couple gathered about them the warm circle of friends that have remained until death came to claim first the husband and later the wife. The death of Mr. Tewksbury occurred fifteen years ago on March 5, 1905, and since that time the faithful and loving wife has been making her home with her relatives, Mrs. Anna May Wooley, a niece having tenderly care for this splendid American woman in her declining days. Mrs. Wooley coming to this city a number of years ago to make her home and since that time "Auntie" Tewksbury has made her home here amid the familiar scenes of other days and enjoying the sunset of life with the old friends and former associates. The funeral of this dearly beloved lady will be held on Tuesday afternoon. A prayer and short service will be held at the home at 9th and Granite street by the Rev. W. S. Leete of St. Luke's church and the ? then proceed to South Omaha where the body is to be laid to rest in the cemetery in that city. The Daughters of the American Revolution of this city and Omaha will participate in the funeral services.

The funeral services of the late Mrs. Elvira C. Tewksbury were held yesterday afternoon at 1:30 from the home at Granite and Ninth streets, and quite largely attended by the old friends and neighbors to pay their tribute of honor to the venerable and lovable lady who had been taken from them at the close of a long and useful life in the community. The services were in charge of the Rev. W. S. Leete, rector of St. Luke's church who read the ritualistic service of the Episcopal . A quartet composed of Mrs. J. H. Donnelly, Mrs. E. H. Wescott, Rev. A. V. Hunter and Rev. H. G. McClusky gave several of the old songs that had been loved by Mrs. Tewksbury during her lifetime, while Mrs. Wescott gave a solo, "Abide With Me". The body was conveyed to South Omaha by auto where it was consigned to rest in the family lot in that city. Rev. Wheeler of the Presbyterian church of the South Side officiating at the services at the grave. The Daughters of the American Revolution of Omaha assisted in the services at Omaha.

Yesterday morning the message was received here by the relatives announcing the death at 6:30 a.m. of Mrs. Mary Blount of this city, who has for the past few days been at the Everett sanitarium in Lincoln. Mrs. Blount was called to the capital city by the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Robert McClanahan, and while there was takend down with the flu. The patient has been a great sufferer from the effects of a serious injury received on August 24th when she was thrown from the buggy in which she was riding, and as a result of the serious condition of Mrs. Blount she was taken last Friday to the Everett sanitarium for treatment but failed to show improvement and gradually grew worse until death came to her relief. The body will be brought to this city and the funeral services held on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 from the Christian church, with Rev. D. A. Youtzy of Elmood officiating. The deceased was born December 23, 1860, at Winterset, Iowa, and spent her youth in that city and where she was married to Charles E. Warren and from this union two sons, Frank E. and Fred J.(?), and three daughters, Sybil, Edna and Margaret were born. Fred J. Warren died several years ago at Denver, and the remaining children are left to mourn the death of the mother. The departed lady has for years been a faithful member of the Christian church and was also a leading figure in the W. R. C., Daughters of Rebekah, and Knights and Ladies of Security. In later years she was united in marriage a second time to Rudolph Blount, and from this union there was born one son, Earl E. Blount, who resides at Denver. For a number of years Mrs. Blount resided at Denver and since returning to Nebraska has been making her home in this city with her daughter, Mrs. Elmer A. Taylor. The children who mourn the death of this good woman are: Frank E, Warren, Mrs. Elmer A. Taylor of Plattsmouth, Mrs. Sybil Head of Omaha, Mrs. R. E. McClanahan of Lincoln and Earl E. Blount of Denver.