August Max Draeger was born in New Strelitz, Germany, Nov 19, 1861 and passed away April 19, 1931 having spent 69 years, 5 months on this earth. He came to the United States as a youth an located at West Point, Neb. where he was married to Magdalena Rupp July 25, 1889 coming to Blair at that time and has made his home here for 42 years.

He is survived by his wife and five children, Charles and Harvey of Omaha, Mrs. Chauncey Wilkins and Mrs. Lloyd Rosenbaum of Blair, and Mrs. Harry Funk of Fremont. Also eleven grandchildren.

He has three brothers living in Berlin, Germany.

Enterprise 23 April 1931

Local Man Found Dead

Missing Since Last Sunday. Body Was Found Hanging in Barn on Thursday Morning. Apparently Dead for Some Time

Was Of A Brooding Turn

August Draegert well known about Blair, was found this morning, Thursday, hanging from a beam in the hay mow of his barn in west Blair. He had been missing from home since last Sunday but the family supposed that he was working and thought little of it. His continued absence at length caused alarm and this morning the officers were called and a search made which resulted in finding his body hanging from a beam in the hay mow of the barn. Apparently he had been dead for some time.

Obituary will follow next week.

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