Died 9 November 1976

Published in Enterprise on 11 November 1976

GEORGE BOSCHULT DIED NOVEMBER 9 AT AGE 91 George C. Boschult, son of the late Frederica Westerman and Herman Boschult, passed away at the Blair Community Hospital November 9 at the age of ninety-one years and 9 months.

He was born at the family home at Telbasta in Washington Co. March 16, 1885. He attended Telbasta School and was a member of Salem Lutheran Church at Fontanelle where he was a faithful member. He grew to manhood and farmed and cared for his aged parents.

He was united in marriage with Myrtle Petersen October 14, 1925, at the family home.

They lived in Long Beach, California, until April 1926, when they returned to Nebraska and located in Winslow where he was engaged in business. While there, he was a member of the Town Council and Winslow Volunteer Fire Department.

They moved to their present home in Burt County, March 1, 1934. He was engaged in farming and livestock feeding until his retirement in 1956.

He was a member of Hooper Masonic Lodge No. 72 A.F. and A.M. and was a Past Patron of Friendship Chapter No. 122.

He was a kind and good neighbor and affectionally called "Uncle George" by many. He had been in poor health for a few years, but enjoyed visiting with loved ones. He was stricken with pneumonia on Sunday when he entered the hospital and complications developed.

He is survived by his wife Myrtle and a host of relatives and friends.

Find a Grave Memorial # 8745691 at Fontanelle Lutheran Cemetery

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