William Kobs, Sr. Rites Wednesday

Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Ft. Calhoun Presbyterian Church for William Kobs, Sr., 87* years of age, who died Saturday at his farm home southwest of Ft. Calhoun. Interment will follow in Ft. Calhoun Cemetery.

Mr. Kobs is survived by his wife, Antonia; sons William and Roy of Ft. Calhoun, Erwin of Omaha and George of Florence; daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Wallace of California, Mrs. Delbert Rassman of Iowa and Mrs. Charles Priborsky of Omaha; ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, brother Elbert Kobs of Bennington; sisters, Mrs. Anna Redington of Omaha and Mrs. Bertha Harms of Texas.

The Sievers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

• 81 years per birth and death dates in second obituary

Enterprise 23 Mar 1961

Wm. F. Kobs Buried Wednesday

William F. Kobs, Sr., 81 years of age, passed away at his home near Fort Calhoun on Saturday, March 18.

Mr. Kobs was born at Bennington, Nebr., October 11, 1879, and married Antonia Polzer on December 3, 1904. They resided on a farm near Bennington until 20 years ago when they moved to their present home near Fort Calhoun.

He is survived by his wife, Antonia; four sons, William and Roy of Fort Calhoun, Erwin of Omaha and George of Florence. Three daughters: Mrs. Lloyd Wallace of Riveria, Calif., Mrs. Delbert Rassman of Ceresco, Ia., and Mrs. Charles Priborsky of Omaha. There are ten grand-children and eight great-grandchildren. One brother, Albert Kobs of Bennington; and two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Harms of Texas and Mrs. Anna Redington of Omaha.

Services were held Wednesday, March 22, at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church at Fort Calhoun with the Rev. Don Killin officiating.

Pallbearers were Messrs. Albert, Ernest and Harold Kobs, William Schleu, Luis Hageforn and Edward Pordorny.

The Sievers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Note: He is buried in Section: I Block: 230 Grave: 7

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