THEO. WILLIAMSEN DIES AT 73 YEARS

Last Thursday evening, August 31, Theodore Williamson passed away at his home about ten miles northwest of Blair. He was born July 30, 1877 at Admah in the northwestern part of this county.

On December 12, 1900 he was married to Stella Christiansen, and to them twelve children were born, six boys and six girls, of these all survive but one. One son died at birth. The wife also survives.

The sons are Howard of Kennard; Clemens of Craig; Gilbert and Clarence of Omaha; and Shirley of Denver. The six daughters are Mrs. Gladys Wedergren of Craig; Mrs. Mabel Ruff and Mrs. Soren Cutler of Omaha; Mrs. Bessie Basler of Hooper; Mrs. Joyce Watkins of Randolph, Ia.; and Mrs. Marian Sanes of Imogene, Iowa. Eighteen grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services were held Sunday, September 3rd, at the First Lutheran church with Rev. H. C. Jorgensen officiating, and interment under the supervision of the Bendorf Funeral Home was made in the Orum cemetery.

The pallbearers were five sons and one grandson.

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

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