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Mrs. Charles {Florence McGehee} Smith

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Mrs. Charles Smith Services Thursday

Graveside services were conducted at Crown Hill Cemetery Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock for Mrs. Charlie Smith of Omaha.  Florence McGehee Smith was born and raised near Madison the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. McGehee.  She died in Omaha Monday evening at the Immanuel Lutheran Hospital.

Funeral services were conducted in Omaha at 11 o’clock Thursday morning.  The past two years she has lived in Los Angeles, Calif.  She recently moved to Omaha to make her home.  She is survived by her husband Charlie; two sons Kenneth Reed of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Claude M. Reed of Omaha; and sisters, Mrs. Mark O’Shea, Mrs. John Studts, Sr., Mrs.  Herman Fricke of Madison and Mrs. Mary Osborn of Fremont.    Source:  The Madison Star, Thursday, July 28, 1955 on page 1.

Michael Nemec

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Michael Nemec Funeral Sunday

Services were held Sunday at Trinity Methodist Church in Madison for Michael Nemec who died Friday morning at a Norfolk hospital after a short illness.  The Rev. D. V. Rose officiated at the services and burial in the Iowa Valley Cemetery.

Nemec was born March 15, 1864 in Czechoslavokia, where he was baptized and confirmed in the state church.  At the atge of 16 he came to America with his parents and two sisters and settled in Chicago.  In the spring of 1887 he left Chicago to farm northwest of Madison.  In the fall of the same year he was married to Anna Kamis.  From here they moved to a farm west of Madison where he resided until his death.

Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Nemec; five of whom preceded him in death.  He is survived by his son Albert and a daughter Mrs. Malven Kamrath, with whom he made his home.  Also among survivors are 6 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.  His wife died in 1943.     Source:  The Madison Star, Thursday, July 21, 1955 on page 1.

Tom Panek

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Hold Last Rites for Tom Panek

Funeral services for Thomas Panek, 83, retired Madison county farmer, were held Tuesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Adrian Edgar of Norfolk conducting the final rites.  Mr. Panek died Saturday in the Lady of Lourdes hospital after being ill a few months.

Thomas Panek, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Panek, was born November 2, 1870 in Czechoslovakia.  He came to the United States with his parents at the age of 14.  As a young man, he started farming in the Kalamazoo and Emerick precincts and lived there until he moved to Madison nine years ago.  On June 6, 1903, he was united in marriage to Emilie Severin at Stanton.  To this union were born six sons and four daughters.

He helped organize the Z.C.B.J. Lodge No. 50, a western Bohemian fraternal organization, of which he was a member for the past 55 years.

He is survived by his wife, Emilie, his children, Mrs. Blanche Dahlsten, Newman Grove, Rudolph of Madison, William of Princeton, Ill., Ernest of Ohio, Ill., Leon of Madison, Mrs. Evelyn Seiler, Madison, Mrs. Loretta Housel, Lincoln, Aldrich of Oakland, Calif., one brother, Joseph of Madison, two  sisters, Mrs. Anna Kasik of Madison and Mrs. Theresa Dvorak of Brazile Mills, four grandchildren, a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends.  He was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Edith Satchell and one son, Miles, who was killed in World War II.

Source: excerpts from The Madison Star, Thursday, August 12, 1954 on page 1.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Housel and daughter, Ruby of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. William Panek of Priceton, Ill., and Mr. and Mrs. Aldrick of Oakland Calif., were here to attend the funeral of their father, Thomas Panek.

Source: The Madison Star, Thursday, August 12, 1954 on page 1.

Mrs. E. L. {Josephine Elizabeth _____} Twiss

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Former Citizen, Mrs. E. L. Twiss, Dead

Mrs. E. L. Twiss died on Feb. 8 at her home in Canada.  Death came following a stroke a few days before.

Mr. and Mrs. Twiss were residents in the Emerick community from 1883 to 1910 and the family left many friends in this community who mourn her passing.

On Nov. 16, 1873, she was united in marriage to Edward L. Twiss.  In 1883 they came to settle in Nebraska where they lived until 1910 when they moved to Canada, later moving to Penticton, Canada, which has since been their home.

The following is taken from a newspaper in Pentiction:

Josephine Elizabeth Twiss, aged 82, died at her home on Scott avenue on Monday morning, February 8, following two years of illness.

Mrs. Twiss, who came to Pentiction with her husband, E. L. Twiss, in 1922 was born in Maquoketa, Iowa, and lived in the state of Nebraska before moving to Chaplin, Sask., in 1910.

Stricken with a paralytic stroke ten days ago, Mrs. Twiss mind remained clear up until a short time before her death.

Besides her husband, Mrs. Twiss is survived by five children and several grandchildren.  One son, Floyd, and a daughter, Mrs. L. J. Wood, reside in Pentiction.  There are two daughters, Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Stevens, in Saskatchewan, and another son in Ohio.

Beside those mentioned in the above article there are about 30 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.  Mr. Twiss is 86 years of age.

Funeral services were held Feb. 11, and burial was a the Lakeview cemetery there.

Source:  Meadow Grove News, Thursday, Feb. 18, 1937, page 1.

Merle Edith Dye

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Young Lady Dies Suddenly This A. M.

Residents here were shocked this morning at the word of the death of Merle Dye, daughter of Homer Dye.

For some time Merle has been ailing with diabetes.  Her condition was not generally considered critical but Wednesday evening she dropped into a coma from which she never awakened.

Survivors are her father and step-mother, a brother, Wayne, who is in Washington, and two half brothers, Klair and Reed, who attend school here.  She is also survived by her aged grandparents, Mr. and  Mrs. E. L. Twiss of Penticton, Canada, and her grandmother, Mrs. Long, of Iowa.

Funeral arrangements are not made, depending on word from Wayne.

Source:  Meadow Grove News, Thursday, Feb. 4, 1937, page 1.

Merle Dye Funeral

Funeral services were held here Saturday for Merle Dye who died suddenly Thursday morning after a brief illness.  The services were held at the home at 1:30 and at the M. E. church at 2:00.  Rev. David Scott being in charge.

Songs for the services were furnished by four girls, Margaret Kauffman, Edith Hannen, Eva Hansen and Ann Hamley with Miss Ruth Crook as accompanist.

Pall bearers were five of her classmates, Ben Hamley, Pat Blair, Dale Horrocks, Jack Daniel and James Beech, the sixth being Gordon Higbee.

Burial was in the Emerick cemetery.

                                                     Merle Edith Dye

Merle Edith Dye was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada on March 8, 1917 and passed away at her home in Meadow Grove, Nebraska, on February 4, 1937 at the age of 19 years, 10 months and 26 days.

Her mother passed away when Merle was 18 days of age.  When two years of age she came to Meadow Grove with her parents and has lived here ever since.  She attended school here and graduated with the class of 1936.

For some time she has been ill with diabetes but her condition was not considered critical until Wednesday when she dropped into a coma from which she never awakened.

Survivors are her father and step-mother; one brother, Wayne of Spokane, Washington; two half brothers, Klair and Reed; three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Twiss of Penticton, Canada and Mrs. J. W. Long of Ida Grove, Iowa; together with many other relatives and a host of friends.

Probably the outstanding characteristic with Merle was her great love for children and many of them are to be counted as her intimate friends.

Source:  Meadow Grove News, Thursday, Feb. 11, 1937, page 1.

Mrs. Annie Hogue

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Early Settler of Emerick Passes Away

Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Annie Hogue of Los Angeles, California.  She was formerly a resident of the Emerick community and was well and favorably known here.

Death came to Mrs. Hogue the latter part of January.  She was 82 years of age.  Her first husband, Ezekiel Hamblin and a son, Frankie, died in January, 1885 at Emerick and an older son, Bertie, was drowned in June 1891.

In 1894 she was married to Mr. Hogre.  Two sons were born to this union.  One, Mark was killed in an airplane crash in New York.  Mr. Hogue is also dead.  She is survived only by the one son, Harry, who lives in Los Angeles, California.  Source:  Meadow Grove News, Thursday, Feb. 11, 1937, page 1.

 

 

Dick Washington

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Funeral services for Dick Washington, colored chef of Norfolk and credited by some with being the original Cream of Wheat man were held at 2:30 Monday afternoon at Wolt’s Funeral Home, Pastor Lillie Hayes presiding.  Pallbearers were: Louis Harvey, Bert King, Robert Dean, Jordan Blakely, Henry Jones and Richard Bentley.

Mr. Washington died Thursday afternoon in a local hospital where he was taken when diabetes with which he had suffered became severe.  Although for many years a cook, he was employed in the Hullinger Barber shop prior to death.  He had made Norfolk his home for thirty-five years coming here from Iowa.  One daughter, Mrs. Birbie White of Burlington, Ia., survives and was present at the funeral.  Source:  The Norfolk Daily News, Wednesday, March 16, 1927, page 2.

 

Bernhard Stolle

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Bernhard Stolle, Oldest Resident, 92 Years Old

 

Bernhard Stolle, Battle Creek’s oldest pioneer farmer, celebrated his ninety-second birthday anniversary last Saturday with his children, his grandchildren and his great grandchildren at the old home place a few miles southwest of Battle Creek.

Mr. Stolle came from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1870 and has since lived on the place which he homesteaded sixty-seven years ago.  Though he admits this is “quite a spell of weather we’re having now,” he has seen so much of blizzards, floods, drouths and grasshoppers during his four score and twelve years on the old hemispehere that he is inclined to be content as he calls to mind seasons and things which were deucedly bad or a blamed sight worse.

Until a few years ago when the ravages of old age began an onslaught, the old gentleman rarely knew a sick day, or even now he is surprisingly active mentally and physically for one of his age.

Incidentally, Mr. Stolle read the first issue of the Enterprise published in May, 1886, and was our oldest subscriber for forty-nine years.  Failing eyesight now prevents him from reading it , he says.——Battle Creek Enterprise.   Source:  Meadow Grove News, Thursday, Jan. 28, 1937, page 1.

 

Jan. 1962 “The Madison Star -Mail” News Briefs

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Mr. and Mrs. Walter Botsch Sr., visited Sunday in the home of his sister, Mrs. A. A. Aukerman in Leigh.

Irvin and Reinholdt Kohl of Meadow Grove were supper guests New Years Eve in the home of the former’s sister, Mrs. Ed Ganser.

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Copley and Gene Copley of Red Cloud were holiday guests in the home of their sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Drake.  Mr. and Mrs. Leland Drake and Rita of Smith Center, Kansas were holiday guests in the home of their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Drake.    Source: The Madison Star-Mail, Thur. Jan. 4, 1962, page 6

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Finkral

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Observe 64th Wedding Date

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Finkral observed their sixty-fourth wedding anniversary at their home here in Madison, last evening (Wednesday), when a group of about twenty-five relatives gathered for a social evening.  At that time seven of their children and the families were present.  Other members of the family visited in the parental home during the afternoon, in    order to break up the crowd, somewhat.

Bessie Holy and James Finkral were married Jan. 31, 1898, at the Schoolcraft Church ten miles west and two north of Madison.  They made their home on a farm a quarter mile west of this church for the next fifty-two years, having moved to Madison in 1950.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Finkral, who are 89 and 83, respectively enjoy pretty good health, and are up and about, doing for themselves, day by day.  Their daughter, Mrs. Rose Sobotka makes her home with them.  Source:  The Madison Star-Mail, Thur. Feb. 1, 1962, page 1.