Obituary Record

Charlotte (Lottie) (Kruger) Newkirk
Died on 4/15/1986

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Charlotte Newkirk

Funeral services for Charlotte “Lottie” Newkirk, 94, of Blair, were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 18, at Salem Lutheran Church in Fontanelle. Mrs. Newkirk died Tuesday, April 15, 1986, at Good Shepherd Home in Blair.

Mrs. Newkirk was born June 23, 1891, in Fontanelle. She was a lifetime Washington County resident. She lived in Fontanelle before moving to Blair several years ago. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Fontanelle.

The former Charlotte Kruger married George Peck on August 7, 1918, in Arlington. He died February 28, 1937. She then married Edward V. Newkirk March 8, 1944, in Fontanelle. He died March 23, 1969.

Survivors include three step-daughters, Mrs. Helen Andersen and Mrs. Opia Lee Hart, both of Blair, and Mrs. Alvin (Hazel) Katt of Arlington; 12 step-grandchildren and 19 *step-great-great-grand-children.

The Rev. C. Vander Stoep officiated at the Friday’s service. Visitation was at Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home in Arlington. Memorials may be given to the church or Good Shepherd Home in Blair. Burial was in the church cemetery.

*This probably should be step-great-grandchildren.

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

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