Obituary Record

Clara Bracken
Died on 1/25/1963
Buried in Blair Cemetery

Bracken, Clara, 89

Published in Pilot Tribune on 25 January 1963

BRACKEN SISTERS DIE FROM BURNS RECEIVED IN FIRE

Two sisters, Clara Bracken, 89 years of age, and Ora Della Bracken, 79 years of age, of 4913 Chicago Street, Omaha, died as a result of injuries received in a fire at their home.

Clara, an invalid, was burned to death in her bed, near the fire's origin. Ora died later at an Omaha hospital.

A third sister, Helen, 68 years of age, is in an Omaha hospital. Ora Della was a retired school teacher, Clara a retired registered nurse.

The two are sisters of Mrs. Mable Sylvis of 2270 Park Street, Blair. Mrs. Sylvis stated that funeral arrangements have not been completed.

The Bracken sisters have many friends in Blair. Mrs. Sylvis stated that for 40 years the sisters visited Blair every Sunday, weather permitting.

A brother, Stanley Bracken, lives at Plano, Ill.

Note: Buried in Blair Cemetery. Find a Grave Memorial # 113534154

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

Printed in the Washington County Pilot-Tribune on 1/25/1963


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