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William A. Platt

Submitter: Tom Childers Source: Grand Island Independent Saturday January 30, 1875

IN MEMORIAM

It is with feelings of profound sorrow that we announce the death of Wm. A. Platt, so well and favorably known in this community. He departed this life last Monday evening, January 25th, 1875, after a brief but fatal attack of typhoid fever. We hazard nothing in saying that there was not a man in this county whose death would have caused more general sorrow than was caused by the sudden demise of the deceased. Throughout this whole section of the country, he was well known and universally respected for his genial manner and kind deeds. Wherever there was destitution, sickness, sorrow, or distress, there was found "Uncle Platt," as he was familiarly known, with an ever ready hand and a willing heart. He always had words of encouragement for all and he might properly be said to have been "the sunshine of the city." Though quite gray and old in years, he was yet young in his behavior, rugged, active, mirthful and happy. We do not believe he had a real enemy in this city or county and we are satisfied that no other one person would have been as greatly missed by all classes. Two weeks ago last Wednesday, he returned from an extended visit to his old home in Michigan looking healthy, vigorous and happy and avowing his intention to spend the remainder of his days in his own beloved Nebraska. Little did he dream and still less did we think his days were so few. It seems as if it was but yesterday that we heard his cheerful voice in our office. But a few brief days have elapsed, and he has but passed from our midst forever, and the void, which is left, in consequence will not soon be forgotten. Wm. A. Platt was born in New York City, in the year 1807 and hence was 68 years of age. He was married in the city of his birth in the year 1829, since which time he has traveled this pathway, hand in hand, with is hearts choice of 46 years ago. His home was truly a happy home, and to her who has been his constant companion for nearly half a century, we can find no fit words of consolation, save the cheering and blessed assurance which she has from Him who "doeth all things well," that in due time there will be a happier and an eternal reunion, beyond the grave. In this life, she has shared his joys and sorrows; in the next, if we live aright in this, sorrow will be unknown. Besides a doting wife and a fond adopted daughter, the deceased left two sons to mourn his sudden death; Wm. A. Platt, probate judge of this county and Nathan Platt, a druggist at Juniata, Adams County. All were present at the last moments of their loved father. Deceased was a member of the Masonic Order and the burial ceremonies were conducted by Ashlar Lodge of this city, he having been an honorable member of said lodge. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Robert Doherty at St. Stephan's Episcopal Church (of which church Mr. Platt had been a faithful member) Wednesday afternoon. All united in pronouncing it one of the most appropriate, powerful and able sermons as they had ever listened to; many being moved to tears. Not with standing the severity of the wind and snow storm which prevailed during the day, the house was crowded to its utmost capacity and the procession was very large, thus proving that the departed was deeply mourned by all.
May his soul rest in peace eternal and may his many past good deeds serve as a beacon light to guide others aright.

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Dr. Caswell T. Poe

Submitter: Larry Coates Source: Grand Island Independent Monday, September 8, 1902

DEATH OF DR. POE

Dr. Caswell T. Poe passed away peacefully this morning at 3:30 after a lingering sickness of eight days, during which time he has been very weak, due to exhaustion and a general breaking down, caused by old age. Dr. Caswell T. Poe was born at Richmond, Va., in 1830 and was a member of the Poe family so prominent as planters in Virginia, and was a second cousin to Edgar Allen Poe, the poet. He came to Nebraska as early as 1870 and located near Doniphan to start up a practice. He studied at Ann Arbor, Michigan, and at different medical schools in Ohio, and began practicing before he was of age, showing that he was in professional business for over fifty years. He was the oldest resident of this vicinity and has often been mentioned as the pioneer physician. In the earlier days he traveled over all the counties in this vicinity and had a very large practice, going overland from one place to another. He was married in 1861 at Bluffs Springs, Illinois, twelve years before he came to Nebraska and in 1877 he moved to this city to locate permanently and has resided here ever since. He and his family were always prominent in church work and he has been ruling elder of the Presbyterian church for the past ten years. Dr. Poe is very well known and has always been esteemed and highly respected by the citizens of this city and surroundings. He leaves to mourn his loss, his faithful wife, three daughters, Mrs. J. L. Kief of El Paso, Texas, Mrs. Bernhart Dennebrink, of Sheridan, Wyoming and Mrs. Chas. Files of San Francisco, and Mr. Fred Bernice Poe, his son, who resides in Tennessee. The last two mentioned will not be able to attend the funeral, which will take place Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 from the house and at three o¹clock from the Presbyterian church. Three of the elders of the church and three of the doctors of this city have been appointed as pall bearers.

Funeral Notice, Grand Island Daily Independent, Wednesday, September 10, 1902

The funeral of Dr. Poe took place this afternoon at 2:30 from the residence and at three o¹clock from the Presbyterian church, and was attended by a large number of the friends of the deceased and family. There were many beautiful floral offerings and a comforting and impressive discourse was delivered by the pastor, the Rev. T. C. Clark.

Grand Island Daily Independent Wednesday, September 10, 1902

RESOLUTIONS

Whereas: Death has invaded the ranks of our Fraternity and claimed our highly esteemed citizen and brother physician, Dr. Caswell T. Poe at the close of a useful life¹s labor, devoted to the relief of the afflicted and distressed, Resolved: That it is but a just tribute to the memory of the departed to say that in regretting his removal from our midst, we mourn for one who was in every way worthy of our respect and regard. Resolved: That we extend to the bereaved family our tender sympathies and brotherly love, assuring them that we share with them the great loss they have sustained. Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family, to the daily papers and to the Western Medical Review. H.D. Boyden, M.D., J. B. Hawk, M.D., J. Lue Sutherland, M.D., G. W. Weeter, M.D., T. Kirby, M.D., Goe. Roeder, M.D., E. J. Porter, M.D., Sumner Davis, M.D., A. H. Farnsworth, M.D., P. L. Moore, M.D.

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Henry Pollock

Submitter: Volunteer Source: Grand Island Independent Saturday, May 4, 1940

POLLOCK RITES TO BE HELD TODAY

Services for Henry POLLOCK will be held at two o'clock Monday afternoon at the Livingston-Sondermann funeral home. Rev. Leslie F. Sweetland, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will conduct the rites and burial will be in the family plot in Grand Island cemetery. Henry was born May 14, 1884 at Hanover, Kansas, the son of Chris and Louise POLLOCK. Friends may view the body from seven to nine o'clock Sunday night at the Livingston-Sondermann funeral home.

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Mrs. Rose Peters

Submitter: Jackie Little Source: The Cairo Record ca. February 1969

CAIRO (Special Dispatch) -- Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Rose Peters, 76, who along with her later husband, E. J. Peters, were former Cairo residents. Funeral services and burial will be Thursday at Riverton, Wyo. Mrs. Peters died at her home in Riverton on Sunday (23 February 1969). She was born April 1892, at Cairo to Mr. and Mrs. Hans Siek. In 1919, she married Emery J. Peters at Cairo. He was in the implement business at Cairo before they moved to Riverton. Survivors include five daughters; two sons; several grandchildren; two brothers, Pete Siek of Cairo and August Siek of Riverton; and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Miller of Central City.

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Ella M. Petzoldt

Submitter: Volunteer Source: Grand Island Independent Wednesday, February 4, 1998

Ella M. Petzoldt, 97, of Grand Island died Monday, Feb. 2, 1998, at Community Care of America. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Messiah Lutheran Church. The Rev. Gretchen Diers will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday at Kleine Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the church. Mrs. Petzoldt was born on Feb. 16, 1900, in rural Hall County to William and Ilse (Ostermeier) Mettenbrink. She grew up and was educated in Grand Island. She married Henry Petzoldt on Feb. 10, 1924, at Grand Island. They farmed north of town until retiring in 1957. They moved to Grand Island, and she worked at Brandies. Mr. Petzoldt died on April 6, 1986. Mrs. Petzoldt was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church and the Ladies Aid. Survivors include three sons, Clarence and Lester, both of Grand Island, and Raymond of Hastings; eight grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by one infant son, William; six brothers, Fred, Charles, Bill, Henry, August and Louie Mettenbrink; and two sisters, Emma Mettenbrink and Elsie Windolph.

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Viola "Vi" L. Petty

Submitter: Volunteer Source: Grand Island Independent March 13, 1998

Viola "Vi" L. Petty, 89, of Grand Island died Wednesday, March 11, 1998, at Lakeview Rehab/Nursing Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Gollaher Chapel at Trinity United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jim Keyser will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 7 to 8 p.m., Friday at Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the family. Mrs. Petty was born on June 2, 1908, at Oakland to Joseph and Anna (Benson) Chore. She grew up and was educated at Oakland. She graduated at Bristow. She married Maurice Petty on June 2, 1926, in South Dakota. The couple lived in Norfolk, Madison, Lincoln and Hastings before moving to Grand Island in 1948. She was self-employed as a beauty operator from 1955 to 1967. Mr. Petty died in 1967. Mrs. Petty began working for Skagway as a clerk in 1967 and retired from there in 1980. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Order of the Eastern Star, PTA and Foster Grandparents. She was a Head Start volunteer. Survivors include one daughter, Lois Whitefoot of Grand Island; one son, Donald Petty of Gainsville, Fla.; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Eleanor Peters and Nola Jean Newsham, both of Lincoln. She was preceded in death by a grandchild and a sister.

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Submitter: Volunteer Source: Grand Island Independent Tuesday, December 2, 1997

NORTHGLENN, Colo. -- Gaylord "Gabe" Peterson, 63, of Northglenn, Colo., formerly of Grand Island, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1997, at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Rev. Jim Keyser will officiate. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. in the Ord Cemetery. The Rev. James Miller will officiate.Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home.Earlier services were on Monday at Rice Mortuary and Crematory at Brighton, Colo. Mr. Peterson was born on Jan. 20, 1934, at Grand Island to Chris and Zelma (Nelson) Peterson. He grew up in Grand Island and graduated from Grand Island Senior High School in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958. He worked with drywall in the Lincoln and Grand Island areas. He married Pauline Pool on July 19, 1959, in Grand Island. They lived in Lincoln about 10 years. He had lived in Northglenn for 12 1/2 years. He enjoyed fishing and camping. Survivors include three daughters, Katherine Louise Pierce, Suzanne Irene Maness and Mary JoAnn Peterson, all of Longmont, Colo.; two sons, Paul Peterson and Gaylord Dean Peterson, both of Arvada, Colo.; six grandchildren; three brothers, Cedric Peterson of Gering, Enos Peterson of Grand Island and Howard Peterson of Boise, Idaho; one sister, Irene (Mrs. Joseph) Avery of Grand Island; and his fiancee, Arline Busler of Northglenn, Colo. He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers, Paul, Floyd, Charles, Robert, Pearl and an infant brother, Lawrence; and two sisters, Virginia Ring and an infant sister, Karna.

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Mary H. Perkins

Submitter: Volunteer Source: Grand Island Independent Monday, December 1, 1997

POLK -- Mary H. Perkins, 63, of rural Polk died Sunday, Nov. 30, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Arborville Congregational Church in Arborville. The Rev. Lester Anderson will officiate. Burial will be in Plainview Cemetery west of Bradshaw. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Metz Mortuary in York. Memorials are suggested to the church or family. Miss Perkins was born Dec. 9, 1933, to Lloyd and Dorthy (Dalbey) Perkins at Ulysses. She was a homemaker and worked in several factories in Henderson and York. She was a member of Arborville Congregational Church. Survivors include one brother, Dale of Central City. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and four sisters.

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Willie F. Peters

Submitter: Volunteer Source: Grand Island Independent Thursday, December 4, 1997

Willie F. Peters, 87, of rural Grand Island died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1997, at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church. The Rev. Daniel Bremer will officiate. Burial will be in the Worms West Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the church. Mr. Peters was born on Jan. 29, 1910, in Howard County to Friedrich N. and Emma (Luebbe) Peters. He grew up and was educated in Merrick County. He married Elvera Bader on June 4, 1930, at St. Paul's English Lutheran Church in Grand island. The couple lived on a farm two miles south of Worms until 1960. He then worked as a carpenter for a construction company for 15 years before retiring. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and the Platt-Duetsche Society. Survivors include five sons, Ralph Peters of Henderson, Roy Peters of Wood Lake and Marvin Peters, Billie Peters and Larry Peters, all of Grand Island; two daughters, Rosella (Mrs. Ed) Hogle of Wood River and Bonnie (Mrs. Don) James of Grand Island; 25 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; one brother, Herman Peters of Palmer; and three sisters, Frieda Bader of Marion, Iowa, Alma (Mrs. Arnold) Dammann of St. Libory and Edna (Mrs. Eric) Kuck of Grand Island. His wife died in 1991. He also was preceded in death by a daughter, LaVerna Moeller; two grandchildren; three brothers, Henry, Walter and Edward; and two sisters, Mamie and Meta.

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Rose Ann Phieffer-Wodrich

Submitter: Volunteer Source: Grand Island Independent December 29, 1997

Rose Ann Phieffer-Wodrich, 56, of 522 W. First St. died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at her home after an extended battle with cancer.Services will be at 2 pm. Wednesday at St. Mary's Cathedral. The Rev. Tom Ryan and Rev. Don Lannore will officiate. Burial will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 pm. Tuesday. with a 7 pm. rosary. at the Kleinc Funeral Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the family. Mrs. Phieffer-Wodrich was born Aug, 16. 1941, to Arthur and Rose (Hughs) Boehl. She graduated from Central Catholic High School and from St. Francis School of Nursing. She then attended Kearney State College, where she received her bachelor’s of science and her master’s of science degrees in education. She married William Pfieffer on June 15, 1965. She later married Michael Wodrich on June 29, 1991. in Billings. Mont. They lived in Riverside. Calif.. where she worked as a drug rehabilitation counselor. The family moved to Grand Island two and a half years ago. She was a member of the Catholic faith and active in Christian evangelism, which included journeys to Russia and China. She was also active in the Abundant Life Christian Center. Survivors include her husband; one son William "Billy" Pfieffer Jr.. omeaha; two daughters, Julie Pfieffer of Davis, Califi, and Erin Swinford of Riverside. Califl; six stepchildren, Brian of Rapelje, Mont, Daniel of the US. Marinas, Richard, Sharon and Robert, all of Riverton, Mont, and Steven Wodrich, at home; her mother, Rose Boehl of Grand Island; one sister, Mary Schuster of Cornelius, 0re.; and two brothers, William Boehl of Yosilart, Mo., and Lee Boehl of Grand Island. She was preceded in death by her father.

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