Death Take Mrs. Ernest Sprick, 58; Prominent Farm Woman To Be Buried At Vacoma Friday Afternoon

Mrs. Ernest Sprick, a native of Washington County and member of a prominent pioneer family, died at six o’clock Wednesday morning at Lord Lister Hospital in Omaha, where she had been taken for treatment about six weeks ago. Mrs. Sprick, who was 58 years old at the time of her death, had been ill for about a year.

Mrs. Sprick, who was born Louise Niederkruger, was born on June 18, 1874. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and throughout her lifetime she had taken an active past in church affairs.

She was married to Ernest Sprick on March 3, 1893, and the young couple moved to a farm west of Blair, where they have resided since. With her husband, Mrs. Sprick was the type of farmer whose efforts led to the advance of Washington County to its present standing as one of the leading agricultural counties in the state and she had the love and respect of hundreds of friends, neighbors and acquaintances.

Funeral services for Mrs. Sprick will be held at one o’clock Friday afternoon from the home and at two o’clock from the Vacoma Lutheran Church, with Rev. W. H. Moeller of Fontanelle officiating. Burial will be in the Vacoma Cemetery.

Surviving Mrs. Sprick are her husband, one son, Albert Sprick, who lives on a farm west of Blair and two sisters, Mrs. William Gosker of Blair and Mrs. Henry E. Meier of Herman.

#2-6 Oct., 1932 - The Enterprise

MRS. ERNEST SPRICK PASSES

Mrs. Ernest Sprick, well known and greatly beloved by her neighbors and friends, was called to her final rest Wednesday morning of last week at 6 o’clock in the Lord Lister hospital in Omaha at the age of 58 years.

Mrs. Sprick had been ill for about a year, and had been taken to the hospital about six weeks before her death where she was given the most careful attention that the science of medicine and nursing can give.

Louise Niederkrüger was born in Washington county June 18, 1874, and was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith which she adhered to faithfully during her life.

On March 3, 1893 she was married to Ernest Sprick, and they immediately settled on the farm where they spent their entire married life. One child, Albert, came to bless this union and to make the home circle complete.

Funeral services were held Friday at one o’clock from the home and at two o’clock from the Lutheran church at Vacoma with Rev. W. H. Moeller of Hooper officiating, and interment was made in the little cemetery adjoining the church where she had worshipped for years. Besides the grief-stricken husband, Mrs. Sprick is survived by her son, Albert and family, who reside west of Blair.

~~~Obituary courtesy of the Washington Genealogical Society. Newspaper clipping on file at the Blair Public Library.~~~