Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 29, for Samuel F. Holstein, 82 years of age, 1453 Lincoln Street, who died Thursday (5-25) at his home.

The services will be a 2 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church, the Rev. George Pallesen officiating, with interment in Blair Cemetery.

Mr. Holstein is survived by his wife, Mary; sons, Elmer of Kennard and Glen of Escondido, Calif.; daughter, Mrs. Carsen Petersen (Margaret) of Kennard and Mrs. George (Erma) Suverkrubbe of Blair; sisters, Mrs. Nora Newkirk of Wagner, So. Dak., Mrs. Mac Cameron of Herman and Mrs. Victor Skow of Alta, Iowa; brothers, Victor of Arlington and Dewey of Fremont, twelve grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Mr. Holstein was born April 9, 1885, on a farm near Spiker. December 28, 1910, he was married to Mary Kuhr of Blair. The first four years they lived on a farm near Ravenna, South Dakota. In 1915 they moved to a farm near Washington where he became well known for the purebred Duroc Jersey hogs he raised.

Mrs. And Mrs. Holstein observed their Golden Wedding in 1960 at First Lutheran Church.

Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. They are Curtis Holstein, Marvin Petersen, Larry Suverkrubbe, Lyle Nelson, Richard Jensen and Robert Patterson.

The Bendorf Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

#2 Funeral Leaflet

In Memory of Samuel Ferdinand Holstein

April 19, 1885 Spiker, Nebraska; May 25, 1967, Blair, Nebraska

Services at First Lutheran Church Monday, May 29, 1967—2:00 P.M. Officiating: Rev. George Pallesen Music by Mrs. Fred Donaldson, Soloist; Mrs. Robert Krogh, Organist; Safe In The Arms Of Jesus; I Need Thee Every Hour

Pallbearers: Grandsons: Larry Suverkrubbe, Robert Patterson, Marvin Petersen, Lyle Nelson, Richard Jensen, Curtis Holstein

Concluding Service: Blair Cemetery

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

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