Theodore Friedrichsen, 79 year old Columbus, Nebraska, resident died early last week at that place. He is a former Bennington resident. Nic Friedrichsen, former hardware dealer at Kennard, but now a resident of Blair, is a brother of the deceased man.

He is survived by a daughter and four sons, none of whom are known in this area.

Funeral services were held at St. John’s Lutheran Church at Bennington last Friday and burial was made in the German Cemetery in the south part of Washington County.