MRS. G. MENCKE BURIED TUESDAY

Mrs. Gustav Mencke died at the home of her son, Otto Mencke of Blair, on March 17, 1946, at the age of 79 years, 6 months and 23 days. She was born in Germany and came to this country on May 18, 1878, and settled at Arlington. Since then she has been a resident of this county.

On May 27, 1882 she was married to Gustav Mencke, and to them fifteen children were born, six of whom preceded her in death. The husband died on July 6th, 1933.

On May 27, 1932 they celebrated their golden wedding. The affair took place at what was known as the old Germania Hall on east Washington street, Blair, and a host of old friends, relatives and neighbors gathered to wish them God speed.

She leaves to mourn her passing two daughters, Mrs. Sophie Mathiesen of Walthill and Mrs. Gusta Ryan of Herman, and seven sons, Rudolph, Otto, Eddie, Theodore and George of Blair; Louis of Herman and Hans of Kennard; also one sister, Mrs. Dorothea Wulf of Blair and thirty grandchildren and twenty three great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon from the Methodist church in Blair with Rev. A. W. Clarke of Arlington officiating, and interment was made in the Blair cemetery.

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

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