Died 17 March 1973

Burial in Orum Cemetery

Published in the Enterprise on 22 March 1973

JOHN W. FICK DIED AT HIS HOME SATURDAY MORNING

John William Fick (Bill), a life-long resident of Blair, died at his home at 1419 Colfax Street, Saturday forenoon, March 17th. He had been in failing health for many months.

He was retired, having worked many years for the Blair Utilities Department.

As a young man he gained quite a reputation as a baseball player and he was regarded as one of the best pitchers in the old Elkhorn Valley League. Adding to his prowess and color was the fact that he was a left handed pitcher which added to the problems of the batters who came up against him.

He worked for a time for the American Express agency when that method of package handling was at its peak. He was also a tollkeeper on the Blair bridge for a number of years.

The deceased was born April 21, 1896, at Blair. He attended school here, married a Blair girl and lived here all of his life. He is survived by his wife, the former Ane Christine Poulsen. The couple had no children.

He was a member of the First Lutheran Church and the Masonic Lodge.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a brother, C.R. (Rudy) Fick, of 1403 Front Street.

Funeral services were held at the Campbell Mortuary Tuesday afternoon, March 20th with the Rev. Robert Albers conducting the service. Burial was made in the Orum cemetery. Pallbearers were nephews of the deceased.

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

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