FONTANELLE NEWS

The untimely death of Martin Scheer which occurred at Winside, Nebr. on Thursday morning, February 9th cast a sad gloom on the minds of the people of this community. He was taken ill with typhoid fever about a month ago, and was well on his way to recovery, and had written to his folks here notifying them of his intention to come home on Thursday when on the morning he suddenly took a turn for the worse, and passed away within a few minutes. He was born on the Scheer home farm south of Fontanelle on February 20th, 1900 where he spent his childhood days, and received his early education in the Lutheran parochial school. After he was confirmed he entered the Fontanelle public school where he attended until he graduated from the tenth grade. After a year’s course in commercial training in St. Johns business college at Winfield, Kansas, he accepted a position as accountant in the First Bank of Nickerson which he filled with credit for awhile until he decided to complete his business education by taking a course of training in the School of Commerce at Midland college. Having completed there he accepted a position of assistant cashier in a bank at Winside about two and one half years ago. He faithfully discharged his duties there up to the time when he was stricken with the fatal malady. The remains were brought home by his father on Friday afternoon, and the funeral was held from the Brown Creek Lutheran church on Sunday at 1 p.m., and the participation of a large circle of mourning relatives and friends. His mother preceded him to the great beyond about five years ago. The near surviving relatives are his father, Herman Scheer, an aged grandmother, four brothers and one sister, Arthur, Herbert, Clarence, Elmer and Leona, all at home on the farm.

#2-16 Feb., 1922 - The Tribune - Martin Scheer

Martin, the second son of Herman Scheer, died suddenly on Thursday morning, February 9, 1922, at Winside, Nebr. He was taken ill with typhoid fever about a month ago, along with several others who boarded at the same hotel, and had recovered enough to be up and around when he took a sudden turn for the worse on Thursday morning, and died within a short time from internal hemorrhage. He was born on the Scheer home farm near Fontanelle on February 20, 1900. After finishing his education in the St. Paul’s Lutheran parochial school, he attended the Fontanelle public school where he graduated from the tenth grade. He took a business course of one year at St. John’s business college at Winfield, Kansas, and several terms at Midland college in Fremont before he accepted a clerical position in the First Bank of Nickerson which he gave up about two and a half years ago to accept a position as assistant cashier in a bank at Winside. This position he filled with honor until he was stricken with the fatal malady. He was very popular among the younger set of this community as well as at Winside where he numbered his friends by the score. His father hurried to Winside after receiving the sad news and brought the remains home on Friday. The funeral services were held from the Brown Creek Lutheran church on Sunday afternoon with Rev. Wolters officiating, and the remains were laid to rest in the family lot near the church. Deceased is survived by his father, grandmother, four brothers and one sister, Arthur, Herbert, Clarence, Elmer and Leona, all at home on the farm.

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

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