Note: She went by Ruth, her middle name, but her Social Security Death Index was Myrtle Ruth McIlheran

Note: Same obituary for both Ruth and her husband A.L.; ashes strewn over Arizona desert

Note: The B & C Shop was a popular women’s clothing store in Blair, Nebraska. On annual Sidewalk Sales, the owners converted the main store into one large changing area for women, screening off the shop windows, while racks of clothing were out on the sidewalk. Steady streams of women came into the store, sharing mirrors. What didn’t look good on one lady would look well on another, and sales were brisk.

Printed in the August 11, 1975 Pilot-Tribune, Blair, Nebraska

Mrs. Ruth McIlheran’s Death Follows Husband’s by 3 Months

Word has just been received that Mrs. A.L. McIlheran (Ruth) passed away at the Clarkson Hospital in Omaha during the first week in July. She had moved to Fremont in June where she planned to make her home.

Mr. McIlheran had died suddenly in his home in Mesa, Arizona, on April 23rd.

Their bodies were cremated and distributed over the desert in Arizona.

They are survived by a son, Robert McIlheran in Fremont and a daughter, Mrs. Stack Samuelson (Jean) of Osceola, Iowa, and four grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. McIlheran were well known in Blair. They owned and operated the B&C Shop before retiring and moving to Arizona. Both were very active in the Blair Methodist Church.

~~~Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Association; newspaper clippings on file at the Blair Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~

Note: Since the actual date of death was not given, the date of July 1 was used in order to input this record.

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