Mrs. Jacob Rathjen, who lived about three miles from Ft. Calhoun, was buried in the Mount Hope cemetery near Irvington, Sept. 11, 1908. The funeral was from the house, Rev. Hilkeman officiating.

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

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