Note: her parents are buried in the Blair cemetery. Their last name is Jacobson, as her father came from Sweden

Printed in the January 24, 1919 Enterprise, Blair, Nebraska

MRS. TRACY McCARDELL

Last week’s Enterprise noted the critical illness of Mrs. Tracy McCardell whose death occurred on Friday the 17th inst. at 7:30 o’clock P.M. a victim of influenza following a brief illness. Deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ola Jacobsen of this city, born on the farm west of Blair, near Brewster school, Oct. 16, 1897, coming to Blair with her parents to make their home four years ago. Last April she was married to Tracy McCardell. Besides her parents and her brother, Martin, six sisters mourn her death. They are Mrs. Henry Jensen, Mrs. Carl Hitchcock, Mrs. Wm. Kingdon, of Kennard, Mrs. H.O. Hurd, of Benson, Mrs. John Hooks and Miss Alice.

Funeral service was held at the home of her parents on south Walker ave. on Sunday P.M.

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

Find A Grave Memorial# 117229467

Note: Walker Avenue was the old name of 16th Street in Blair,Nebraska