Category Archives: Deaths

Carl Winter

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Carl Winter, Norfolk Pioneer Dead

Carl Winter was one of the Wisconsin Colony to come to Norfolk in 1867. Mr. Winter was 85 years old and a native of Germany. He died Tuesday at the home of his daughter in Stanton. He came to America in 1865 and after a residence of two years in Wisconsin joined the colonists who took homesteads at Norfolk, Nebraska. Until the death of the aged wife, which occurred in January, this year, Mr. and Mrs. Winter were the only surviving couple of this band of sturdy pioneers.

Excerpts from: Battle Creek Enterprise, Thursday, June 10, 1920, page 1.

Whittenburg dies

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Julius Whittenburg, living about eight miles east of Norfolk, died last Saturday morning from a cancer in his stomach. Funeral services were held at his residence Sunday by Rev. Mr. Pankow, and his remains placed in the German Lutheran burying grounds east of town. Mr. W. was a man about 40 years of age, and was held in high esteem by his neighbors and acquaintances.                                                                    Source: Norfolk Journal, Friday June 29, 1883, page 3.

Harry Yount

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Former Resident Dies in Omaha

Harry Arthur Yount, former resident here, died at his home in Omaha and the remains were brought here for burial Sept. 4. He is a cousin of Philip Sheets. His parents and two brothers are also buried at the Deer Creek cemetery.

Harry Arthur Yount was born August 17, 1886, the son of William and Alice Yount. He passed away in Omaha on August 30 at the age of 61 years and 13 days. The funeral services were held at Plainview. Source: excerpt from Meadow Grove News, Thursday, September 18, 1947, page 1

 

The Dead Members

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The deceased members of Mathewson Post No. 109, G. A. R., are:

William Isham, First Michigan battery;
Maj. Joseph Mathewson, Eighteenth Connecticut;
James Pheasant, One Hundred ninety-first Pennsylvania;
John P. Sullivan, General Grant’s cipher clerk;
Daniel Desmond, New York Cavalry;
William Bishop, Illinois volunteer;
John Kyner, Seventy-third Ohio;
George Brady, company and regiment unknown;
Uriah Gregory, Forty-third Wisconsin;
W. H. Roberts, physician Twentieth Ohio;
John Bondurant, Fifty-first Missouri;
D. A. Amerine, Twenty-first Iowa;
Captain Plummer, Sixteenth Ohio;
Captain Hall, unknown;
John Geiger, Mexican war veteran;
George Gordon, company cook;
George Davenport, First Ohio light artillery;
I. W. Smith, Forty-second Ohio;
William Winter, unknown;
William H. Lowe, unknown;
Thomas J. Harter, Forty-first Illinois;
W. M. Robertson, Forty-second Illinois;
J. Romine, Seventy-third Indiana;
C. W. Braasch, Twenty-sixth Wisconsin;
August Bergmann, Twenty-sixth Wisconsin;
Fred Dedermann, Twenty-ninth Wisconsin;
W. S. Beels, Fifteenth Indiana;
O. P. Hirsch, company G, Ninth Pennsylvania infantry.

Charter members and the first officers were:

W. H. Widaman, commander;      A. N. McGinnis, senior vice commander;

F. W. Richardson, junior vice commander;      Al Bigelow, quartermaster;

L. C. Washburn, chaplain;      A. L. Macomber, surgeon;

Henry E. Davis, officer of the day;      Herman Gerecke, adjutant;

James Clark, officer of the guard;      Peter Schwenk, sergeant major;

E. R. Perry, sentinel;

J. A. Light, Walter Powell,      George Vinson,      W. H. Lowe,

C. W. Braasch,      D. W. Dean,      A. N. Yost,      H. Rightmeier,

J. B. Flemingan,      B. E. Reed,      J. S. McClary

Records of the adjutant of Charles Mathewson Post No. 109, G. A. R.
show the following members:

Iowa: J. A. Light, “H” Twelfth infantry
H. H. Miller, “E” Second cavalry
E. Ladhoff, “G” Eighth infantry
R. W. Mills, “B” Forty-sixth infantry
E. P. Weatherby, “C” Forty-fourth infantry
Charles Long, “B” Fifteenth infantry.

Illinois: J. S. McClary, “B” Thirteenth infantry
Dr. W. H. H. Hagey, “B” Thirteenth infantry
H. Warner, “A” One Hundred and Eighth infantry
W. J. Bovee, “E” Seventh infantry
C. P. Byerly, “A” Thirty-seventh infantry
J. E. Rouse, “K” One Hundred and Fifty-seventh infantry
W. R. Beswick, “G” Seventeenth infantry.

Wisconsin: Herman Gerecke, “C” Sixteenth infantry
H. C. Matrau, “G” Sixth infantry
Frank Krieger, “F” Second cavalry
J. H. Van Horn, “B” Forty-eighth infantry
H. M. Roberts, “F” Thirty-ninth infantry.

Pennsylvania: B. E. Reed, “I” Fifteenth infantry
Sam Park, “E” Eleventh infantry
M. J. Kennedy, “C” Fifty-second cavalry.

Ohio: W. H. Widaman, “C” First infantry, “B” Second infantry
A. N. McGinnis, “H” Eighty-second infantry
J. S. Morrow, “E” Sixtieth infantry
J. B. Barnes, “E” First light artillery.

Indiana:  Peter Schwenk, surgeon
N. A. Rainbolt, “H” Seventh infantry
George Dudley, “F” Seventh cavalry.

Michigan: A. L. Macomber, sergeant major, Tenth cavalry.

Nebraska: C. F. Eisely, “A” Second cavalry.

Military Veteran Burials

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150 Veterans of Wars Are Buried in Cemeteries Here

Norfolk today paid tribute to its war dead, 150 of whom are buried in cemeteries in this vicinity. There are graves of ninety Civil War veterans, fifty-one World War veterans, eight Spanish.American War veterans and one Mexican War veteran.

Civil War Veterans buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery

D. C. Amarine,

G. W. Beels, Levi Beemer, J. Bondurant, C. W. William Braasch, James Brady, Cyrus P. Byerly,

Samuel S. Cotton, John S. Craig, Chauncey Cronk,

Moses Daugherty, George Davenport, Daniel Desmond, Lathrop Doyle,

Charles Eble, Charles Eisley, Jacob R. Ellis,

Herman Gerecke, W. S. Glass, William Gleason, Daniel Goddard, John A. Green, Uriah Gregory, Alfred Groom,

W. H. Hagey, Thomas J. Harter, L. K. Hill,

W. O. Isham,

Henry F. Kennedy, M. J. Kennedy, I. Wilson King, Thomas Knoll, John Koenigstein, Frank Kriger,

Frederick J. Ladhoff, John Leitow, Charles Long, William H. Lowe, D. C. Lucas,

Pardon Marshall, J. M. Mathewson, John S. McClary, John S. McGinnis, Franz Mielenz, Dudley Miller, Henry Miller, R. W. Mills, John Myner,

Rasmus Nielson,

Samuel Park, J. G. Pheasant, J. W. Plummer, George Priestly,

N. A. Rainbolt, Burrel E. Reed, William Risor, H. M. Roberts, W. H. Roberts, W. M. Robertson, J. A. Romine, James S. Rouse,

J. W. Smith,

A. F. Tannehill, Charles Tracy,

James H. VanHorn, Daniel Vaughn,

K. L. Waters, Edmund Weatherby, J. C. Weills, Lucian Wells, William Widamon,

Alexander Zike

Civil War Veterans buried at Best Cemetery

M. J. Best,

Charles Fitch, John B. Flenniken,

Francis Henderson,

Joseph A. Light, William Low,

Robert McKibbon,

John T. Wollert

Civil War Veterans buried at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery

August Bergman, August Braasch,

Frederick Dedderman, Wilhelm Dommer,

August Moldenhauer,

August Raasch,

Wilhelm Winter

Civil War Veterans buried at Christ Lutheran Cemetery

Otto Phillip Hirsch,

August Lobnow,

William Monk

World War Veterans buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery

George Banta, Walter Bennett, Archie Burgess, Alfred Burns,

Wren Cranford,

Frank Deaver,

Robert T. Evans,

George Fairbanks, James Finley,

Christ George, Ralph M. Gottschall, Julius Graves,

Goodlow Hansen, Lester Haverstein, Roy Herrington, Charles Hyde,

John R. Johnston,

Fred John Kane, Edward Kennedy, Frank Killoran, Irvin Klentz,

Leo Long,

Everet Roy McCaslin, Joseph Miller,

Earl T. Nightingale, Forest Norton,

Otto Oertwich,

Charles Scheele, Claire Schultz, Harry Sclavos, Fred Smith,

Albert C. Vrinders, James E. Vrinders,

Frank Warner, Frank Weaver, Russell Welch, Elmer Wolfe, Frank P. Woock

World War Veterans buried at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery

Alfred Hille,

Oscar Machmueller

World War Veterans buried at Christ Lutheran Cemetery

Henry Benning, George Berner,

Charlie Carstensen,

John Flannagan,

Herman M. Porter,

Henry Schulz, W. Earl Shields

World War Veteran buried at Best Cemetery

William Moxley

World War Veteran buried at Zion Lutheran Cemetery

Otto Fuhrmann

Spanish–American War Veterans buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery

Alfred N. Gerecke, Fred G. Gerecke,

Herbert King, Richard King,

Edward Marquardt, John Warren McClary,

John Thorburn

Spanish–American War Veteran buried at Christ Lutheran Cemetery

Alexander Pillar

Mexican War Veteran buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery

John Geiger

(Note: This is from an article in the newspaper. It does not include all veterans in Madison County and some of the names may be misspelled, but this is how it appeared in the newspaper.) (Abstracted by Richard Strenge)  Source:  The Norfolk Daily News,  Thursday, May 30, 1940, page 9.


Best Cemetery Mortuary Records

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Mortuary Records from Norfolk, Madison Co. Nebraska 1887 — 1904

Home for Funerals Records of Burials at Best Cemetery

Date                  Deceased           Age            Resided            Ordered By

21 Feb 1887  Gertrude Ommerman 8 mo.                        A. Ommerman

11 Jan 1888    Child                  4 mo.                                John Ray

3 Feb 1890    Wm. Craig         79                                     John R. Craig

7 Feb 1890   Saml. V. Lowe                                            Alvin Lowe

9 Apr 1891  Geo. Deuel         1 mo.                                Frank Deuel

8 Dec 1891  James Buffington 25                                    L. J. Lowe

29 Dec 1891  Etta Wiltse        21                                     Joe Martin

12 Jul 1892   Infant Girl                                                  Al Ommerman

3 Feb 1893   Jane Best    30             8 mi. East          Gene Best

9 Feb 1893  Lloyd Deuel    8              7 mi. West        Frank Deuel

13 Mar 1894  Surilda Carrabini             Norfolk              Owen Carrabini

28 Sept 1894   Mrs. Anna Craig   24                               Adrian Craig

10 May 1895  Chas. Miller    88          6 mi. North        Robert McKibbon

20 Aug 1897  Frank Lulow   13          6 ½ mi. NW       Henry Lulow

22 Dec 1897  Mother of Mrs. Hattie Craig 91      Penn.     John Craig

28 Dec 1897   Otto Buffington                                          W. Lowe

22 Jan 1898   A. C. Buffington   69       St. Paul, Ne.    John Buffington

4 Jul 1898     Chas. Fitch      56                                   Wm. Fitch

17 Jul 1899    Hattie Best    25                                    Eugene Best

4 Mar 1901  Frank M. Holbrook   3 mo. Ommerman farm   Al Holbrook

14 Apr 1901   John Best Sr.                  Oklahoma       Madison Best

19 Sept 1901   Infant Girl     2 day         Valley Prec.     A. B. McKibbon

Beech, J.I., Mrs.

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Death of Mrs. J. I. Beech
Mrs. J. I. Beach, whose serious illness has been noted in these columns, died last Sunday morning after a lingering illness from that incurable disease cancer. Last winter, the deceased in company with her husband, went to Rochester, Minn., and consulted with the mayo Bros. After remaining there several weeks, they informed her after watching her case, the most careful examinations, and a minor operation, that they were sorry that they could do nothing for her as the disease had too strong a hold on her weakened system. They returned home and for several months she suffered intensely, being unable to retain the lightest diet. Thru all her suffering she was very patient and never complained knowing that everything had been done to help her but in vain. For several days before the end came she was in an unconscious condition from extreme weakness. The deceased will be missed not only in the family circle but in the entire community.

Rocelia Lewis was born Jan. 22, 1865, near Mankato, Minn., and died at Meadow Grove July 20, 1919. Aged 54 years and 6 months, lacking 2 days. Came to Madison county when a small child, having spent nearly all her life in this community. She was married to Jos. I. Beech Dec. 3, 1883. To this union were born seven children, two dying in infancy. Four boys and one girl are living—Fred, Ray, Earl and Edwin and Maud Thrasher, all of them living in and near Meadow Grove.

Besides these she is survived by her husband, and father, P. V. Lewis, four brothers, five sisters, and many other relatives and friends. She was a faithful and consistent member of the Methodist church for more than 20 years.

Funeral services were held in the M. E. church Monday noon, Rev. Antrim, the pastor, officiating. Interment in McCoy cemetery.   Source: Meadow Grove News, Friday July 25, 1919 on page 1.

Ahlmann, Fred

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Fred Ahlmann Dies Suddenly
Home From Dakota Homestead Visiting Family, He Suddenly Expires

Fred Ahlmann, an old resident of Norfolk, died suddenly from an attack of heart failure as 8 o’clock Friday morning at his home. Mr. Ahlmann, who is a brother of W. F. Ahlmann, is survived by a widow and six children. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. Mr. Ahlmann was born in Germany, where his first wife died. Those children live in Germany. There were two children by his second marriage, Albert and Hattie, who, with their mother, survive in Norfolk.

Source: The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal, Friday, March 4, 1910, page 2.