CHRIS SPANGGAARD DIED HERE TUESD’Y

Chris Jensen Spanggaard, father of Mrs. J. Merton Kuhr of Blair, died at Blair Tuesday, November 21st. He had been making his home since August at the Kuhr farm home north of Blair.

Mr. Spanggaard was born at Thisted, Denmark on February 8, 1881 and was, therefore, 80 years of age. He came to this country shortly after the turn of the century when he was 24 years of age. In 1913 he was married to Miss Petra Jensen at Omaha and the couple became the parents of two children.

For years Mr. Spanggaard was in the dairy business in north Omaha and he was one of the pioneer promoters of purebred Holstein cattle in Nebraska.

He is survived by a son, Russell of Norfolk, Nebraska; his daughter, Mrs. Bonnie Kuhr of Blair; a sister, Mrs. A. C. Larsen of Chicago; 8 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild and four nieces.

Funeral services will be held at the Bendorf Funeral Home Friday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. and burial will be made in the Blair Cemetery. The Rev. Clare Olney of the First Congregational Church will conduct the service and burial will be in charge of the Bendorf service.

# 2 - - from Pilot-Tribune, November 27, 1961

C. J. SPANGGARD RITES HELD FRIDAY

Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon at the Bendorf Funeral Home for Christian Jensen Spanggard, 80 years of age, of Wolbach, Nebr., who died Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. Merton Kuhr of Blair.

The Rev. Clair Olney officiated at the services with interment in Blair Cemetery.

Mr. Spanggard was born Feb. 8, 1881 in Thisted, Denmark. He is survived by his wife, Petra of Wolbach; a daughter, Mrs. J. Merton Kuhr (Bonnie) of Blair; a son, Russell Spanggard of Norfolk; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a sister, Mrs. A. C. Larsen of Chicago.

Pallbearers were Charles Mantis, Hilary Lassek, William Schanaler, Marshall Kuhr, Russell Spanggard, Jr., and Terry Kloster.

(Note: The family surname is spelled different ways among the family obituaries: Spangaard; Spanggaard; Spanggard .)

(typed as printed in the newspaper)