J. A. Stell, civil war veteran of Lincoln and formerly of Arlington, was called to the great Beyond Monday evening of last week. The funeral was held Wednesday quite a number from here going down. Among them were: Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Marshall, J. A. Peterson and Frank Wolff and L. G. Glover. Surviving are a wife, two daughters, Fannie of Arlington, Mary lives in California, and a son, Robert, of Lincoln.

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

Note: Since the actual death date was not given, the news article date was used in order to input this record. The Vig Files at the Danish American Archives has his name recorded at Steel; that he was buried at the Old Soldiers Home in Milford Nebraska.