Mrs. B. P. Miller Answers Call

Had Been Confined to Bed for Past Eight Months

Mrs. B. P. Miller, wife of one of Washington county’s prominent farmers living west of Blair answered the last summons at the family home Monday after a year’s illness, eight months of which she had been bedridden and given the gentle care of her daughter, Alma in whose arms she passed away.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the St. Paul’s Lutheran church at Orum and interment made in the family lot of the church cemetery. Rev. W. H. Underwood of this city delivered the funeral discourse.

Lena Oberbrinkman was born in Westphalia, Germany, on August 25, 1855, and had reached the age of 73 years, 9 months and 18 days. She came to Washington county in April, 1869, when 14 years of age with her sister, Mrs. Z. Dunklau, and on August 25, 1875, was married to B. P. Miller, residing continuously on the farm where she passed away since 1876.

Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Miller, three boys and five girls, of which six survive: Henry, Albert H., Alice, Lora, Alma and Evelyn. Emma, the oldest daughter, passed away in 1900 at the age of 24, and Berthel in 1890 at the age of 2 years. There are also ten grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. Miller celebrated their golden wedding August 25, 1925, and were considered at that time to have had a longer continuous residence on one farm than any other couple in Washington county.

Albert H., former state senator, and Alma are unmarried and reside at home, companions of their parents. During Mrs. Miller’s prolonged illness her care devolved largely on these children and every attention that loving hands and hearts could perform was lavished on “mother” at all times.

Mrs. Miller was a “mother” in all that the term implies, and will be greatly missed not only by the husband and children, but by neighbors and friends who had associated with her during her long residence on the old home place.

Note: Since the actual death date was not given, the news article date was used.

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