Mrs. Alec M. McManigal died at her home in this city, Wednesday Oct. 16, of Spanish influenza, aged 61 years. She was born at Rusville, Indiana, on Sept. 1, 1857, and had been a resident of Blair for 47 years. Her maiden name was Louise Jenks and on her 25th birthday was united in marriage to Alec McManigal. Her near surviving relatives are her husband, one son and a niece, Mrs. M. Stanfield, of Grand Forks, N.D. The funeral will be held at the home at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon.

Pilot 16 Oct. 1918

Mrs. Alex McManigal died at 1 o’clock this afternoon of Spanish influenza, having been sick about a week. The funeral will be held at the family residence on east Nebraska street at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon. Louise Jinks was born in Russville, Ohio, Sept. 1st, 1857, and so was just past 61 years of age. She came to Blair when a girl of 14 years and made her home with an only sister, Mrs. E. B. Frederick. She was married to Alex McManigal on her 25th birthday, Sept. 1st, 1882. She is survived by her husband, one son, Ben, and his wife and one niece, Mrs. M. Stanchfield, of Grand Forks, N.D. who will arrive Thursday, tomorrow, to attend the funeral. Mrs. McManigal was a kindly and lovable and self-sacrificing woman and leaves many friends who will sincerely mourn her passing.

And yet she sensed the end coming when some of us were quite confident that death was yet far off. Then at last, with prayers on her lips and contrition in her heart, she entered into the final darkness, hoping for light thee and saving grace through the merits of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

To those who are left, her husband, the sharer with her in the joys and his wife, her niece and other friends, she leaves a legacy of tender memories and many an earnest wish for their well being. And if we follow those farewell wishes we surely will not go far afield from the ways of rectitude and in the end win the reward of God’s approval and blessing.

Mrs. McManigal had lived many a long year. Yet to her the time seemed short after all, as it usually does, too short in fact for the doing of all the things she wanted done. Herein lies an old lesson for us all; that is, to give careful heed to the main things, the really essential things, redeeming the time and making sure of our salvation day by day.

What a thing of supreme value is time! And how great it is to live, and to live right and live well! Too often we lose sight of the sober things, the things that are truly worth while, until such an hour as this when we are face to face with death and thoughts of eternity.

#3-Published in the Pilot October 23, 1918

The Pilot, Blair, Nebraska October 23, 1918, Page 2 FUNERAL OF MRS. ALEX MCMANIGAL Last Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock occurred the funeral of Mrs. Alex McManigal. The churches being closed and public meetings being disallowed on account of the epidemic, the last rites were conducted at the home in the open air. A quartet choir sang "Asleep In Jesus" and "Rock Of Ages" and Rev. John B. Williams, pastor of the Blair Christian Church read the scriptures and made a brief address. The following is taken from the sermon.

Louise Jinki of Rushville, Indiana, was born September 1, 1857, and was over 61 years of age when she departed this life. When she was a girl of 14, came to Blair and made her home with an only sister, Mrs. E. B. Fredricks. Four years later she was married to Alex McManigal September 1, 1882, on her 25th birthday. She was the mother of one son, Ben, who survives her. Many years ago Mrs. McManigal made a profession of Christian faith taking membership in the United Brethren Church. Deceased was a woman of many kindly qualities and will be remembered for her admirable traits of Character and her readiness to serve others in her home and was forbearing and patient, in many ways manifested goodly measure of practical wisdom. A good mother and sensible and faithful wife. She ruled in the home with a rule of kindness. She eagerly desired to get well for she felt there was much for her to do, dissatisfied also like many of us with what she had done and what she had failed to do. With the love of life still strong and also the wish to do many things and do better things in the days to come and yet she sensed the end coming when some of us were quite confident that death was yet far off. Then at last with prayers on her lips and conviction in her heart she entered into the final darkness hoping for light there and saving grace through the merits of the Lord, Our Savior, Jesus Christ. To those who are left, her husband, the sharer with her in the joys and his life, her niece and other friends she leaves a legacy of tender memories and many a Ernest wish for their well being and if we follow those farewell wishes we will surely not go far a field from the ways of rectitude and in the end will be the reward of God's approval and blessing. Mrs. McManigal had lived many a long year yet to her time seemed short in fact for the doing of all the things she wanted to do. Herein lies an old lesson for us that is to give careful heed to the main things and really essential things redeeming the time and making sure of our salvation day by day. What a thing of superb value is time and how great it is to live and to live right and live well. To often we lose sight of our sober things, the things that are truly worth wild until such an hour as when we are face to face with death and thoughts of eternity.

McManigal, Mrs. A.E. (Louise), 61

Published in Enterprise on 18 October 1918

Ms. A.E. McManigal died at 1 o'clock p.m. Wednesday, from an attack of influenza, at the family home in this city. She had been a resident of Blair for many years, since girlhood, and was married to Alex McManigal thirty-six years ago. She was sixty-one years of age. Funeral service will be held at the home at 2 o'clock p.m. today-Friday.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~