One of the choicest German friends for the past 25 years, Max Rudolph, was buried in the Blair, Nebr., cemetery, March 21, 1918. He was born near Berlin about 59 years ago, and except for two years in California, and a few months in Canada, he spent his time mostly on the Cachelin farm in DeSoto, and was probably the largest wholesale truck gardener in the county, shipping to Omaha car loads of various kinds of vegetables, and was especially noted for his melons. A kind, good hearted man, he always had a smile for everybody, and his friends agree with us when we say he probably never made an enemy, but had hosts of friends. He had been sick about a year, and when coming back from a Minnesota hospital was cared for by Mrs. Johnson of Omaha, who gave him the care of a sister, and the Cachelin family desire us to thank her for her kindness to him. He had been associated with the Cachelin family for so many years that they could not see him laid away anywhere but in their own family lot in the Blair Cemetery. Rev. Underwood, M. E.0. Pastor at Blair, preached the sermon in the Ft. Calhoun Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Chas. Rathjen and Mrs. Joe Bolln sang the anthems. The pallbearers, who also went to Blair were: George and Harry Rohwer, Wm. Frahm, Edward Pfeiffer, Mr. Doyle and Wallie McMillan. So far as known he had no relatives in this county. Among others present besides the Cachelin’s were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bugeon of Blair, Mr. Dalby and Omaha printer and his wife, and Samuel Bouvier of DeSoto. The casket and flowers were beautiful.

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

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