Anders N. Beck passed quietly away at 12:30 last Saturday morning, never having fully regained consciousness from 1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon when he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage from the bursting of a blood vessel on the brain. The broken leg seemed to be getting on all right when the hemorrhage occurred and the doctors say it was only remotely responsible for it, as there were no bruises about the head whatever, and he was perfectly conscious from the time the accident occurred, at about 8:30 Monday morning, until about 1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Dr. G. A. Langstaff was assisted by Dr. Stewart in dressing the wound and when he became suddenly unconscious on Tuesday Dr. Lukens, of Tekamah was called in consultation, but all of their combined skill could not arouse him. Dr. Robinson was called in to see him on Friday and could only confirm the opinions of the other physicians, that he could not recover. The funeral was held at the Danish Lutheran church in Dexterville at 2 o’clock, Dr. J. N. Lenker and Rev. P. S. Vig officiating. Interment was made in the Blair cemetery. Anders was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Beck, of this city, and was born on the old Beck farm in Lincoln township on September 28, 1875. He was married to Miss Anna P. Beck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Beck, on March 16, 1899, who survives him, besides one son 3 years old and a little daughter about a year old. Mr. and Mrs. Beck have but one son left, Andrew, who was with the writer in Co. E 3rd Neb, and who left two weeks ago Friday for a visit with relatives in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Anders was a member of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran church and was an exemplary young man in every way. His sudden death is a sad trial to his young wife and his aged parents and the sympathy of the entire community is extended to them in this dark hour.

#2-Courier 25 Dec 1902

Word was received this (Wednesday) noon that Andreas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Beck, was very much worse and would probably not live through the day. His leg was broken in two places just below the knee by being kicked by a horse on Monday, while shelling corn at Jne Jensens.

#3-Courier 25 Dec 1902

While shelling corn at Jensen’s last Monday a horse being driven by Anders Beck stepped on a nail protruding through a board and as Andreas was attempting to remove the board the horse kicked him, breaking his leg in two places just below the knee. The injured man was taken to the house and Drs. Stewart and Langstaff summoned over the Blair phone, arriving in less than twenty minutes after the accident. The physician reduced the fracture and late that evening Mr. Beck was taken to the home of his parents where he is reported as doing as well as could be expected.

#-4-29 Dec., 1902 - The Pilot - Anders Beck

Last Tuesday while Anders Beck, the eldest son of Marcus Beck, was working around his team, one of the horses got frightened and kicked him, breaking his leg below the knee and in some way pulled him down and stepped on him. He was placed under the influence of chloroform while the limb was being set and never regained consciousness. It is thought that his death was caused by spinal meningitis, perhaps superinduced by the shock from the accident. His death occurred at 2 o’clock Saturday morning. Mr. Beck was a model young man, and by his good habits and industrious nature, endeared himself to all who knew him. He leaves a young wife and members of both his and his wife’s families in the deepest sorrow shared by all who knew him, all of whom join The Pilot in extending sympathy to the bereaved families in their sad hour of affliction.

Note: Blair Cemetery listing had death date as 27 Dec 1902; the two news dates above must be in error.

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