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later, this building was moved to the present farm site and used as a hog house.

   Mrs. Hills and Mrs. Grover and their children came by train to Omaha in September. In the next July, Mr. Hills worked in a mill at Bell Creek (now Arlington). During this time he got a neighbor girl to stay with Mrs. Hills. One night Mrs. Hills was awakened by a prairie fire from the northwest. Together they lighted the backfire around the homestead. That saved the home, outbuildings and stacked hay.

   In 1872, they survived the grasshoppers which ate the vegetables right out of the ground, even ate the handles out of rakes, hoes and shovels. The next year the grasshoppers' eggs hatched and they lost everything again. They survived by the barrels of supplies that were sent from their families in Illinois.

   They survived the blizzard of 1888, in which Frank was caught about three miles from home on horseback, coming from the Spring Creek Post Office at the Jess Gidley home.

   They adopted a baby daughter, Edith, who died at the age of three with diptheria.

   Mr. and Mrs. Hill celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on July 4, 1917 at the Hill Crest Farm. There they lived their remaining years. Mr. Hills passed away at the age of 80 and Mrs. Hills at the age of 89.

   Edward J. Hines, son of Edward V. Hines and Agnes (Pabian) Hines, was born December 20, 1922 in Morse Bluff, Nebraska. On February 23, 1946, he married Irene Slosser while serving in the army, stationed at Little Rock, Arkansas. Irene (Slosser) Hines is the daughter of James Slosser and Stella (Hanis) Slosser of Abie, Nebraska. She was born March 27, 1926 and grew up in Abie, Nebraska.

   They have two sons: Ronald Lee, born December 7, 1953 and Keith Edward, born June 8, 1959. Both sons were born in Fremont, Nebraska. Ronald received his education in Business Administration and Accounting at the University of Omaha and lives in Omaha. Keith married Colleen Murphy, daughter of Nick and Norma Murphy of North Bend, Nebraska. Colleen was born August 19, 1960. Keith was trained in Automobile Paint and Body work at Metro Tech in Omaha and is currently employed in Fremont, Nebraska. Colleen is employed at E.N.C.O.R. in Fremont. Their baby daughter Sheena Renae is the first great-grandchild of Edward and Agnes Hines and is the first member of the seven generations who lived in this community.

   Edward and Irene are engaged in farming near Morse Bluff on a farm that the family owned for 74 years. Irene and Edward both enjoy bowling and have belonged to a bowling league for many years. They are members of the Catholic church. Irene is a member of the St. Mary's Guild.

   Edward V. Hines, born November 13, 1896 at Morse Bluff. and Agnes (Fabian) Hines, born May 22, 1894 at Prague, were married September 15, 1921. Edward was one of three children of Kate and Frank A. Hines. He grew up at Morse Bluff and worked for a few years as a young man in the local elevator. He served as Chairman of the County A.S.C.S. board for many years. He enjoyed photography and belonged to a Camera Club for years. His wife, one of ten children of Joe and Lena Fabian, grew up on a farm near Prague and attended Fremont Normal College. She taught school in Dist. 85 for 2½ years and worked at Morse Bluff Bank for a few years before marriage. Agnes enjoys oil painting and is a member of the Fremont Art association. She has been a member of the Just Neighbors Extension Club for 41 years and the St. Mary's Guild of the Morse Bluff Catholic Church.

Edward V. and Agnes Hines

   Edward and Agnes had two children, Edward Jerome Hines (born December 20, 1922 at Morse Bluff) and Joan (Hines) Hruza (born July 29, 1931, Fremont). Their son, Edward, married Irene Slosser of Abie. They have two sons -- Ronald and Keith. Keith is married to Colleen (Murphy) Hines. They have a baby daughter, Sheena Renae. Joan married Tom Hruza. They have three children -- Suzanne, David, and Cynthia. Suzanne is married to Ted Granger Jr. Both Edward's and Joan's families lived in Morse Bluff.

   Edward and Agnes enjoyed farming in the area for over 50 years. As their parents did, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. A few weeks later, Ed died suddenly at home. Agnes continues to live at their farm home.

   Edward's father was Frank A. Hines (born October 16, 1872 in Morse Bluff -- died June 20, 1946 in Morse Bluff) and mother was Katherine (Cherny) Hines (born Oct. 15, 1871 in Cernekovice, Czechoslovakia, married April 11, 1893, and died January 6, 1945). Katherine's mother was Anna Cherny (born 1837) in Czechoslovakia, died in 1916 in Morse Bluff); her father was Vaclav Cherny (born in 1827 in Czechoslovakia, died in 1902 in Morse Bluff). Edward's grandfather, Frank Hines, was born Oct. 16, 1850 in Koryta, Czechoslovakia, married in 1870, emigrated to U.S. in 1871, died Oct. 22, 1926. His wife, Mary (Buresh) Hines, was born July 22, 1899 in Sedlice, Czechoslovakia; she died December 30, 1935.

   Agnes Hines' mother, Lena (Wagner) Fabian, was born in Omaha, Oct. 15, 1871 and died Aug. 26, 1964 in Morse Bluff. Lena was the daughter of Sarah (Mishler) Wagner (born Nov. 24, 1834 in Bavaria, Germany -- died May 30, 1909 in Morse Bluff) and Nicholas Wagner (born March 4, 1821 in Alsace Lorraine, France -- died March 3, 1900 at Prague).

   Agnes' father was Joseph C. Fabian (born Sept. 21, 1866 in Koute Domazlice, Czechoslovakia -- died January 1, 1945 in Morse Bluff). His parents were Theresa (Spetl) Pabian (born Oct. 11, 1834 in Zahorany, Czechoslovakia -- died August 8, 1916 at Morse Bluff) and John Pabian (born in 1836 in Koute Domazlice, Czechoslovakia -- died at Morse Bluff in 1895). John's father, who immigrated with him, is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Submitted by Agnes Hines

   Frank A. Hines and Katherine Cherny were united in marriage on April 11, 1893.

   Katherine was born in Cernikovje, Czechoslovakia. At the age of one, she came to America with her parents and settled near Linwood. (See Edward V. Hines history for further data on records of Frank A. Hines and Katherine Cherny.)

   Frank and Katherine enjoyed farming in their early years. Then they operated a grocery store and next a hardware store in Morse Bluffs. Later, they returned to farming for twelve years in the Morse Bluffs area.

   To this union were born three children: Edward V. (1895-1971), Albert S. (1898-1971), and Alice (1902- ). The Hines had eight grandchildren.

   Upon retiring, they enjoyed their garden work. As grandchildren, we remember them for their love of flowers and Grandpa's work with bees.

   Frank R. Hines was born August 8, 1870 in Braidwood, Illinois, oldest child of Joe and Anna (Zakovec) Hines. He died October 11, 1951. He came to Nebraska with his parents when he was about 2 years old when they homesteaded along Sand Creek 4 miles south of Morse Bluff. The first few years he spent much time with his mother while his father walked back to Illinois to work in the coal mines during slack seasons on the farm to help pay for horses and implements.

Frank R. and Anna Hines 50th Wedding Anniversary -- 1943

   Frank had 4 brothers and 3 sisters -- Joe, John, James, Tony, Mary, Anna, and Emma. Two children died in infancy with graves unknown. He married Anna Nesladek -- died January 28, 1960 -- and moved to a farm 2 miles south and one-half west of Morse Bluff, Nebraska where they had a family of 10 children -- Frank, Anna, Christina, Mary, Albye, Emma, Joe, Victor, Otto and Emanuel. Frank, Christina and Emanuel died before they were 1 year old. Submitted by Otto W. Hines

   John M. Hines, son of John O. Hines and Marie (Vavak) Hines, was born August 19, 1927 at Morse Bluff. He has one sister, Lillian, (Mrs. Joe Bauer), and one brother, Irvin, deceased. John attended Districts 54 and 14 at Morse Bluff, graduating in 1944 from North Bend High School. He started farming at that time.

   Adeline Vanek, daughter of Frank J. Vanek and Anne (Mach) Vanek, was born October 6, 1926 at Prague. I have one brother, Stanley, and two sisters, Mrs. Albina Lanc and Mrs. John (Martha) Navrkal. I attended school at District 104 in Prague, graduating in 1944.

   On February 8, 1949, we were married at the Prague Presbyterian Church. Both John and I have great-grandparents who were charter members of this church in 1879. They were Matej Vavak, Jan Kubalek, and Rozarie Mach. We are active in the church and its organizations.

   In 1953 we established a farmstead 4¼ miles south of Morse Bluff, and are presently residing there.

   We have three married sons. James, a systems analyst for the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and his wife, Diane (Bladt), live near Morse Bluff and have a son, Michael, and a daughter, Jill. Diane is a registered nurse working at Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln and at the North Bend Clinic.

   John Douglas and his wife, Nancy (Allan), live in Hurst, Texas. He is a Mechanical Engineer for Broyles and Broyles of Fort Worth. They have two children, a son, John Matthew, and a daughter, Lindsay.

   Mark, who farms with his father, married Patrice Minarick. They live near Morse Bluff and have one son, Adam. Patrice is a registered nurse working at

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the Memorial Hospital in Fremont. By Mrs. John Hines

   Marvin Otto Hines was born March 8, 1937, 2 miles south and ½ mile west of Morse Bluff, to Otto and Rose (Travnicek) Hines. He was the oldest child of two children, having one younger sister, Elaine (Hines) Jones. He attended school at District #14 through the 10th grade and attended his junior and senior years at North Bend High School and graduated in May, 1954. From 1954 to 1956, he attended Tarkio College in Missouri and then returned home to farm with his father.

Marvin Hines Family. Left to Right: Marvin, Karen, Lori, Jeff, Cheryl.

   On April 29, 1961, he married Karen Rohren of Fremont at the Sinai Lutheran Church. Karen, daughter of Wes and Iren (Wattles) Rohren was born October 23, 1938 in Seward, Nebr. Karen attended school in Seward, Nebr. She was the youngest of four children. Karen attended school in Seward through her freshman year and then moved to Fremont with her parents, and graduated from Fremont High School in 1956. She began working in the office at Gambles Warehouse and in, 1960, was employed at Hormel's.

   After their marriage, Marvin and Karen lived on a farm two miles south and ½ mile east of Morse Bluff. Six months later they bought the 40 acres that they were living on. Marvin and his father farmed together, had a dairy herd consisting of 20 or more cows and were members of Mid-America Dairy Association, which purchased their Grade A milk.

   In 1962, their first daughter, Lori Lynn, was born February 26th in Fremont. She attended grade school at District #14, and attended North Bend Central Jr.-Sr. High School, graduating in 1980. During this time she was active in 4-H, FHA, Pep Club, basketball, track, chorus, National Honor Society and attended Girls' State. She graduated from Southeast Community College, Lincoln with a dental assisting major in 1982. She is a certified dental assistant employed in Fremont.

   On October 14, 1963, the second child, Jeffrey Marvin, was born in Fremont. He attended grade school at District #14 and graduated from North Bend Central Jr.-Sr. High School as valedictorian of his class. During this time he was active in 4-H, FFA, football, wrestling and track, chorus, National Honor Society, receiving numerous awards including State Farmer degree and National Meats' Judging. Jeff is enrolled at Southeast Community College, Beatrice and will graduate in June, 1983 with a degree in Diversified Production Agriculture Management.

   Cheryl Kay Hines was born January 3, 1965 in Fremont. She attended grade school at District #14 and will graduate in May, 1983 from North Bend Central Jr.-Sr. High School. She was active in 4-H, FHA, chorus, National Honor Society, and Student Council. She plans to attend Bryan Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Lincoln.

   The entire family are members of the United Presbyterian Church in North Bend.

   In 1972, after Otto's retirement, Marvin and his father traded farms. In August of 1972, Marvin's mother, Rose Hines passed away.

   The dairy operation was continued, with the help of Karen and the children. In January, 1980, the dairy herd was sold and Marvin continued grain farming. At present Marvin and Jeff have purchased beef heifers for breeding stock. Submitted by Marvin O. Hines

   Otto William Hines, ninth child of Frank R. Hines and Anna (Nesladek) Hines, was born on a farm two miles south and one-half west of Morse Bluff on Nov. 16, 1906. His parents were both born in the U.S. He attended school in Morse Bluff. (A 10th grade school.) After graduating from said school he farmed with his father until 1935 when he was married to Rose Travnicek Hines on February 26, 1935 in Fremont, Nebr. To this marriage were born two children: a son, Marvin Hines, married to Karen Rohren of Fremont on April 29, 1961, who, at present, still resides and farms the home place; and a daughter, Elaine, who married William Jones of Omaha and, at present, is employed by Omaha Public Power.

Otto and Rose (Travnicek) Hines Wedding Day -- Feb. 26, 1935

   Otto remained on the farm until 1972 when he retired and moved to a farm one mile east of the home place where he lived until August of 1972 when his wife, Rose, died. He lived there until 1974 when he was married to Iola Buresh, widow of Edward Buresh, the cousin of his first wife (Rose). They still reside on this place. Submitted by Otto W. Hines

   Anton J. Hobza, son of Martin and Caroline Vyhlidal, was born January 11, 1898, near Morse Bluffs. (See Frances Hajek history for records of Anton's parents.)

   Anton married Alice Hines at Cedar Hill on June 16, 1924. Alice is the daughter of Frank A. Hines and Katherine Cherny of Morse Bluffs. She graduated from North Bend High School and attended Peru State College. Then she taught school in the Morse Bluffs area.

   In their earlier years, they farmed near Colon. Later, they farmed near Wahoo. Anton also operated a tavern in North Bend, and the Dairy Sweet in Wahoo. Upon retiring, they moved to North Bend. Until his passing away (April 21, 1980), he was very active doing various handiworks and crafts.

   Anton and Alice had six children: Marie (1925), Catherine (1926), Alice (1929), Anthony, Jr. (1933), Stephen (1945--deceased), and Richard (1947). They have twenty grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

   John Hoeven had been living in Omaha while working in the Wahoo vicinity. He grew to like the town very much and decided that Wahoo was the place he would like to live in and raise his family. So, in June, 1944, the Hoeven family came to Wahoo to live.

   In September, the children enrolled at North Ward School, James in eighth grade, Jon in sixth and Jerry in the fifth grade.

   We had always heard Nebraska was an arid place but that summer the rains came washing out bridges on both the highways and railroads between here and Sioux City, making the trip from our home in Doon, Iowa a difficult one.

   John had spent his early life in Hospers, Iowa. After attending Mankato Business School he became a salesman for the Standard Oil Company in Doon, Iowa. It was here he met and married Lucille Potter who was teaching in the Doon school.

   In due time, Jim finished high school and graduated from Doane College in 1953. He spent two years in the Army at Ft. Carson, Colorado. After doing graduate work at Columbia University in New York he accepted a position with Health, Education and Welfare in Washington, D.C. He was married to Mary Jean Kinghorn of Beauforte, South Carolina in 1963. They have two children, Emily and Jon. He now resides in Bethesda, Maryland.

   While in school Jon was interested in sports and lettered in football and track. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for two years before joining the Army. While in the Army he was stationed in Germany. After returning home he attended Lincoln School of Commerce and Omaha University. He has been with the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Company for twenty-six years. While in school Jon met and married Wilma Jean Carey of Adams, Nebraska. They live in Omaha and have three children, Shelley, Douglas, and Connie.

   While in high school Jerry participated in sports and was on the varsity football and basketball teams. He attended Doane College and was graduated from the University in Lincoln. His army time was also spent in Germany. He is with the Housing and Urban Development and is located in Kansas City. He and his wife, the former Ann Rick of Hamilton, Ohio reside in Lenexa, Kansas. They have five children; Mark, David, Howard, Perry and Marie.

   John Hoeven was born in George, Iowa and spent most of his early life at Hospers, Iowa. He joined the Army in 1917 and was stationed on the Mexican border during the Mexican guerilla raids. He later was sent to France with a Cavalry unit. He was a member of American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Masonic Lodge.

   Lucille was born in Mason City, Iowa. She attended Iowa State College and Wesleyan University and taught the District 55 school in Saunders County and sixth grade in the Mead School for a number of years.

   The family were members of the Congregational Church and were involved in church work. Lucille was a member of Stella Chapter #57 of O.E.S., a past President of the American Legion Auxiliary, Pythian Sisters and the Idyl Hour Extension Club. Living in Wahoo has been an enjoyable experience. By Lucille Hoeven

   Albert C. Hoffman was the youngest son of Friedrich and Emma Hoffmann (nee Jurgens). He

Albert and Helena Hoffman. Left to Right: Fred, Irene, Esther and Alberta.

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had 5 brothers: Rufolf, Heinrich, Johann, Bernard, Hans; and 5 sisters: Adele, Augusta, Marie, Martha, and Selma. Albert was born May 20, 1899 on the homeplace, 3 miles south of Cedar Bluffs, and 1 mile east of District 60 School.

   He was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church all of his life, and attended the Parochial School of which Pastor F.W. Daberkow was the teacher. He fell in love with his teacher's daughter, Helena, and they were married on May 25, 1919.

   His father purchased the neighboring farm from Pastor McElfresh. He and Helena purchased it later in the depression years, which made the payments very difficult.

   Dad planted a windbreak of cedar trees which he got from the banks of the Platte River.

   I can remember 2 horses pulling a horse power in a circle to run the elevator to the corn crib. A tumbling rod (the horses had to step over it) led from the horse power to the elevator to unload corn from the wagon. Dad was proud of his horses and had a favorite team, a pair of dapple grays called Dick and Daisy. He also had Prince and Buster and some mules.

   He farmed with horses until 1936, when he got a John Deere tractor from Farmers Union in Fremont. He had a Fordson tractor to grind the grain for the cows, hogs, and chickens.

   We hatched baby chicks with an incubator, raised the chickens and sold hatching eggs to Fremont Hatchery. The egg money went to O.P. Skaggs grocery store in Fremont for groceries the following week.

   We milked cows. First, for our own use, using a cream separator, which was bolted to the kitchen floor. Later, we sold it daily in 10-gallon cans to the route milk truck.

   We worked with the John Mahrt and Henry Hoffmann families, farming, haying, threshing in the summer; butchering (which included smoking sausage and rendering lard in a kettle outside over a fire) and wallpapering in the winter months.

   Housekeeping was a full-time job for Mom. Dad built on a bathroom, no stool though, in 1932. He put a 300-gallon tank in the attic, which was our supply of water pumped in by the windmill, then piped to the kitchen and bathroom. Our hot water came from the reservoir on the cookstove and the tea kettle.

   We had a summer kitchen, a small building standing very close to our house. In this building was a stove, washing machine and kerosene (for lamps we had to clean and fill weekly). Our washing machine was a wooden double-tub Dexter, powered by a gasoline engine.

   The children all attended St. Matthew's Lutheran School which was 3 miles west of the farm. They traveled by horse and buggy, and carried a Kato syrup pail containing their lunch.

   Albert and Helena were blessed with 3 daughters and 2 sons; Esther, married to John Royuk of Arlington, now lives in Arlington; Irene, married to Rupert Giesselmann of Arlington, now lives in St. Louis; and Alberta, who was married to Dale Jurgens of Cedar Bluffs, now lives in Fremont. Their sons were Wilfred, who died in infancy, and Fred, who died in a tractor accident in 1960.

   Albert and Helena retired to Cedar Bluffs in 1951. They lived in two homes that Dad helped build, doing the wiring mainly. He was proud of his all-electric home with the heating coils wired in the ceiling on Pine Street. Helena loved to crochet and do tatting. In 1978, they moved to Arbor Manor Nursing Home in Fremont. They both passed away in 1980. They set a fine example for their descendants to follow, and be extremely proud of. Submitted by Mrs. John Royuk (nee Esther Hoffmann)

   Fred Hoffmann was born at Melford, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany to Peter and Antji (Anthony) Hoffmann on May 25, 1865. At the age of 17, he came to the United States on the 7th day of March, 1882, on the vessel "Cecelia," which sailed from Hamburg, Germany.

   Fred was united in marriage with Emma Jurgens (born January 15, 1870) in Clinton, Iowa in Nov. 1887. To this union was born eleven children: Adele, Rudolph, Heinrich, Johann, Bernhard, Hans, Augusta, Albert, Maria, Martha and Selma.

Friedrich Hoffmann Family. Standing, L. to R.: Henry, Rudolph, Martha, Hans, Augusta. John, Selma, Albert; Seated: Maria, Emma, Fred, and Adele.

   Fred was a farmer and the family lived on a farm northwest of Colon, Nebraska for a period of time, after which they moved to a farm northeast of Colon, where he purchased land 1¼ miles east of District 60.

   They were members of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. He retired from farming around the year 1919 when his youngest son married and moved onto the family farm. Fred and Emma bought a house in Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska and resided here until their passing. Fred sold insurance for the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company and Emma was known for her quilting.

   Fred has two brothers and his parents, who also came to the US from Germany. His brother, Jurgen, lived in Fremont and Herman lived in Norfolk, Nebraska. His parents are buried at St. John's Cemetery at Malmo, Nebraska. Fred and Emma were fortunate in having all of their ten living children residing in the same vicinity.

   Fred passed away December 7, 1939, and Emma passed away February 28, 1954.

   Heinrich (Henry) Hoffmann was born August 10, 1891, on a farm northwest of Colon, Nebraska. Henry was the third child born to Friedrich and Emma (Jurgens) Hoffmann. At a young age, they moved to a farm northeast of Colon, which Fred had purchased. This was 1¼ miles west of Dist. 60. He was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, and attended school at District 60. He also attended Seward College for a short time. Henry had five brothers, Rudolf, Johann (John), Bernard, Hans and Albert, and five sisters, Adele, Augusta, Maria, Martha, and Selma. He farmed with his father and brothers. It took a lot of horses.

Henry Hoffman and Family

   At the age of 21 years, he was united in marriage with Alvine Jacobsen on September 18, 1912. They lived on a farm ¼ mile west of his parents for 1½ years, then moved to a farm 6 miles southwest of Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska, owned by Momme Jacobsen, Alvine's father.

   Henry and Alvine had six children: Malinda, born September 5, 1913; Martha, born March 10, 1915; Ruth, born December 14, 1916; Norman, born May 25, 1919; Valetta, born May 25, 1924; and Juanita, born September 25, 1930.

   Henry farmed Mr. Jacobsen's land, 120 acres, and rented some other land. After retiring from farming, he moved to Cedar Bluffs. He operated the Standard Oil Truck and also the Standard Station for some time. Henry was also an agent for Farmers Mutual Insurance Company.

   In the first years of their marriage, things were different for a housewife. In those years, there was no electricity, running water or phones. You milked the cows by hand, then separated the milk, churned your own butter, made your own cottage cheese, did your own butchering and canned your meat. We carried a wagon load of potatoes down the cellar in the fall; then carried them back out again in the spring, what you didn't need. You always had enough left to plant in the spring. You cleaned the lamp chimneys, trimmed the wicks and filled the lamps with oil each morning, so they would be ready in the evening. You washed your clothes on a washboard. If you were lucky you had a hand washer, where you pulled the handle back and forth to make the agitator go.

   Henry and Alvine were members of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church all their lives. Henry held various offices of the congregation. Alvine was a member of the Dorcas Society. Henry passed away July 3, 1965, and Alvine passed away January 6, 1982. I remember my dad was a good shot with the rifle. He would throw a dirt clod up in the air and hit it. He sold a team of horses to Ben Haxby. Years later, the horses ran home, went in the barn, and stood in the stalls they had stood in before. By Mrs. Jerald Holtorf

   Robert J. Hohl was born in Prague, Nebraska in 1931, the son of Clarence and Emma Hohl.

Robert Hohl Family

   He moved to Wahoo, Nebraska in 1932 and attended St. Wenceslaus Grade School and Wahoo High School, graduating in 1950. Robert attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and graduated with a degree in Business Administration in 1954.

   Ethel M. Hohl was born in Platte Center, Nebraska in 1933, the youngest of ten children born to Nick and Mary Schroeder. She attended St. Joseph Grade School and graduated from Platte Center High School in 1951. Ethel received a teaching certificate from Wayne State Teachers College and taught school at a country school in Monroe, Nebraska.

   Robert and Ethel were married in Columbus, Nebraska in 1953.

   Robert served as a pilot in the United States Air Force for three years following his graduation from college. Upon leaving the service in 1957, Robert returned to Wahoo and joined his father, Clarence Hohl, and uncle, Ray Hohl, at Wahoo State Bank. He became president in 1971, succeeding Ray Hohl.

   Robert and Ethel have five children. Cindy was born in 1954 in Malden, Missouri. She attended St. Wenceslaus Grade School in Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo Neumann High School in 1973. She graduated from St. Mary's School of Nursing, Omaha, Nebraska in 1975 and is currently employed at the Wahoo State Bank. Cindy married Richard Dorothy of Wahoo in 1974. They have two children, Angie and Kristin.

   Greg was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1955. He attended St. Wenceslaus Grade School in Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo Neumann High School in 1974. He graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1978 with a degree in

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