PARALYTIC STROKE IS FATAL TO MRS. HENRY MENCKE

Known In Political And Social Activities In County

Mrs. Henry Mencke, in failing health for some time, suffered a stroke last Monday morning, and was rushed to the Blair Hospital where she passed away this Thursday morning at about six o’clock.

Eliza B. McCoy was born at Seymour, Iowa on February 4, 1880 to Mr. and Mrs. D. T. McCoy. The father died when she was seven years old, and the family moved to Arlington where she grew to womanhood She graduated from the Arlington High School in 1898, and immediately took a position in the Arlington post office, which position she held until her marriage to Henry Mencke on September 21, 1900.

After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Mencke settled in Blair where they lived for two years and then moved to Arlington; from Arlington they went to Amherst, Nebraska; returning to Blair in 1912 where they have since resided.

Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Mencke, Ralph W. and Marguerite, the latter passing away at the age of seven years.

Mrs. Mencke was a highly intelligent woman and during her husband’s career as an attorney, she assisted him in his work. During that time she became well versed in law and kept abreast of the times until her death.

She was an active member of the Congregational Church, of the Rebekah Lodge and the D.A.R., and she will be greatly missed from these organizations.

Besides the bereaved husband and son, Mrs. Mencke is survived by a granddaughter, Marilyn, and a brother and sister, R. McCoy of Brush, Colorado and Mrs. W. H. Reader of Mitchell, South Dakota, the only remaining members of the family.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 11 from the Congregational church, and interment will be made in the Blair cemetery.

#2 Printed in the Thursday, February 8, 1945 Pilot-Tribune, Blair, Nebraska p. 1

Death Takes Mrs. Henry Mencke, 65

WELL-KNOWN BLAIR WOMAN ASSISTED HUSBAND IN LAW PRACTICE

Mrs. Henry Mencke,, 65, wife of County Judge Mencke and a resident of Blair for more than 40 years, died at Blair hospital at 6am today (Thursday)

She had been in poor health for some time, and critically ill since Monday morning when she was believed to have suffered a stroke.

Funeral services are to be held at the Congregational church, at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, with interment in the Blair cemetery.

As Eliza V. McCoy, one of a family of 14 children, she was born at Seymour, Iowa to Mr. and Mrs. D.T. McCoy, on Feb. 4, 1880. Following Mr. McCoy’s death in 1887, the family moved to Arlington. Mrs. Mencke was graduated from Arlington high school in 1898 and later was employed in the Arlington post office until her marriage to Henry Mencke of Blair on Sept. 27, 1900.

Two children were born to the couple: a daughter, Marguerite, died at the age of 7. Their son, Ralph W. Mencke, is a Blair resident, engaged in real estate business.

Survivors besides the husband and son include one granddaughter, Marilyn Mencke; a sister, Mrs. W.H. Reader of Mitchell, South Dakota, and a brother, Roy McCoy of Brush, Colorado.

Mrs. Mencke found time during the busy early years of her marriage to assist her husband, a lawyer, with his practice. She was a member of the Congregational Church and active in Rebekah and D.A.R.work.

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

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