Former Blacksmith Here Dead At Age 70

Burial has been made at Lyons for 70-year-old George Neitzel, who died in Omaha. Mr. Neitzel was long a blacksmith in eastern Nebraska, and had been located in Blair and Fort Calhoun, among other places. His wife, who survives, is the former Kathryn Gharrity, to whom he was married here in Blair in 1909.

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.~~~