Died 22 November 1903 (date calculated)

#1-23 Nov., 1903 - The Pilot - Will Seeley

Will Seeley died at the Clarkson hospital, Omaha, at 2 p.m. Sunday, and will be brought to Blair this afternoon. The funeral service will be held between 1 and 2 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Seeley was in the employ of the railroad as a brakeman and about two years ago was injured by a fellow brakeman swinging a lantern, striking him on the side of the head, fracturing his skull. About a month ago he went to Omaha to be treated and was unable to withstand the shock of the operation. The funeral will be in charge of the I.O.O.F. lodge, Mr. Seeley being a member of the order at Pacific Junction, Iowa. He was an exceptionally bright young man, full of promise and The Pilot regrets his early taking away and with the many friends of the family it desires to extend its sympathy to the bereaved mother and family.

#2-Published in Blair Courier on 25 November 1903

Will Seeley died at the Clarkson hospital in Omaha last Sunday afternoon and the body was brought up here on Monday. The funeral service was held at the I.O.O.F. lodge rooms at 1 o'clock this afternoon, he being a member of that order at Pacific Junction, Iowa. Mr. Seeley was a railroad brakeman and about two years ago was injured by a fellow brakeman swinging a lantern which accidentally struck him in the head, fracturing the skull. His death occurred from the effects of an operation performed about a month ago.

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