CROWELL HOME NEWS

Mrs. A. H. Knee*

Death is again in our midst. This time taking Mrs. A. H. Knee, who came to the Home from Plattsmouth, Neb., about three years ago. Mrs. Knee has been a great sufferer with asthma and heart trouble and the end came Saturday night. The deceased has been for a long time an earnest and faithful Christian worker, being connected with the Baptist church and later the Methodist church, she also was active in the W.C.T.U., the society for prevention of cruelty at animals and Sunday School work. The funeral service will be held from the church at Plattsmouth (Tuesday, the 9th) p.m. Deceased was 81 years old. We are informed that the deceased has several children throughout the west.

Pilot 10 Jan 1923

Above paragraph is same in this obituary. This article these two additional paragraphs. Two ladies visited the Home Sunday. We are informed one was a Mrs. Gates of the Tribune force, the other Miss Raver, who is a resident of Blair.

The chapel service Sunday afternoon was conducted by Rev. Underwood who preached from the 2nd. chapter of Philippians, showing that it is love that makes us endure sorrow and pain when our loved ones are in trouble and distress, hence the suffering and death of Christ for our gain. He pointed out that through the love of Christ that all the religious denominations were getting nearer together in Christian fellowship instead of ridiculing and throwing stones at each other, which course is unchristian like.

Tribune 11 Jan 1923

DEATH AT CROWELL HOME OCCURS SUNDAY MORNING

Mrs. Aldwilda Knee, who had been suffering from heart trouble for some time, passed away at Crowell Memorial Home Sunday morning. Mrs. Knee was born January 25, 1842, and was nearly 81 years of age. She lived at Plattsmouth for a number of years and was a recognized worker in W.C.T.U. of the state. She had been a resident of the Home for about two years.

Relatives took the body to Plattsmouth Monday evening where the funeral was held Tuesday and interment was made in the family lot where her husband is buried.

Tribune 11 Jan 1923

CROWELL HOME NOTES

In our notes of last week we mentioned the serious illness of Mrs. Knee. Sunday morning at 6 o’clock she passed away. She had been a sufferer from asthma for many years. Had she lived until the 25th day of the month she would have been 81 years old. Floyd, from Omaha came on Sunday afternoon to make arrangements for the funeral, which was held at Plattsmouth Tuesday afternoon. Her obituary is found elsewhere in this paper.

Information printed on card---Knee, Alwilda Harriet (Osborn) (Mrs. John Knee)

Parents: Peter Baum Osborn & Mary Unaah Peart

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.~~~