Early Settler Succumbs To Heart Attack

William Fick, one of the early settlers of this county, died on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, at his home in this city. Some six weeks ago, he had undergone a surgical operation, but was thought to be improving and out of all danger.

At his death, he was past 78 years of age. He came to this county in the early days and made this his home, living in different parts of the county but most of the time in Blair.

He was married to Mrs. Wm. Humphrey and to them two sons were born, John Wm., of Fremont; and Rudolph, of McCook, these with the wife and two step-children, Mrs. Sam Cheely, of Blair, and Ed Humphrey, of Washington survive, and mourn his loss.

Funeral services will be held on Friday of this week at 2:30, at the Campbell Mortuary, and interment will be made in the Blair Cemetery.

Wm Fick Succumbs

Aged Blairite Had Been Ill Since Operation Early in 1944

Wm. Fick, 78, died at his home on East Washington Street Tuesday afternoon. He had been recuperating from an appendectomy performed in January, and his death was the result of a weakened heart.

Funeral services will be held at Campbell’s Mortuary on Friday afternoon, 2:30 p.m., with the Rev. H. C. Jul. Frese officiating. Burial will be in the Blair Cemetery.

Well-known here for many years, Mr. Fick was born at Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on June 6, 1865. With a half-brother, he came to the United States at the age of 16 years, settling at Davenport, Iowa. Several years later he moved to Omaha, then to Blair.

He was engaged in the meat business here for a time, and continued to operate a similar business in Ft. Calhoun, several years later. On October 31, 1894, he was married to Mrs. Christina Humphries, a resident of the Ft. Calhoun community. The couple returned to Blair, where they had since made their home.

Two children were born to the Ficks, John W. and Carl Rudolph. Both sons, with the widow, survive. Also surviving are a step-son, E. W. Humphries of Oregon; a step-daughter, Mrs. Sam Cheely of Blair; and one grandchild.

~~~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska library.~~~~