Miss Winifred Widener died at the Blair hospital last Friday following an operation for appendicitis on the 21st of November. The funeral was held at the Methodist church in Kennard, the service being conducted by Rev. A. W. Ahrendts of Alvo, her former pastor, assisted by Rev. Wm. Smith, the present pastor. Winifred was born in Cyanide, S.D. May 27th, 1905, and was therefore 17 years of age last May. The family moved to Kennard eleven years ago where she grew to womanhood. She worked in the telephone exchange for a time and was assisting in the post office when she was taken sick. Besides her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Widener, she leaves two sisters, Mrs. Harland French and Dorothy, who lives at home. She was a most lovable and popular girl who will be greatly missed by her parents and many friends.

#2-7 Dec., 1922 - The Tribune - Winifred Widener

YOUNG LADY DIES OF LOCKJAW AFTER OPERATION

Miss Winifred Widener died at the Blair hospital Friday evening, December 1, from lockjaw, following an operation for appendicitis ten days before.

Deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Widener of Kennard, and was 17 years of age at the time of her death.

About ten days previous to her passing, she underwent an operation for appendicitis and seemed to be getting along nicely as the wound was healing from the outside, and the stitches had been removed. Her physician had intended to take her home for thanksgiving, but before that date symptoms of lockjaw developed and although an Omaha specialist administered antitoxin, the remedy availed nothing.

It is stated by relatives that the attendants thought infection developed from the material used in closing the wound, and members of the family think the patient may have injured herself by trying to turn herself in bed as she weighed 180 pounds.

The body was removed to her home at Kennard, and the funeral was held at the Methodist church in Kennard Sunday, and burial was made in the Kenned cemetery. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Widener, and two sisters, Mrs. Clara French and Miss Dorothy Widener, besides several other relatives.

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

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