Grandmother Monroe died last night near midnight. Mrs. Monroe was a Scotch woman who, with her family, came to Canada many years ago, and then to Dodge county on Maple Creek, this state, and probably twelve years ago to Calhoun. A year or two ago she moved to Omaha with part of her children who are all grown up. Till a few days ago she seemed to feel the end of earth coming, and came home to her daughter’s, Mrs. James Vaughan, almost in sight of the grave of her husband, and remained confined to her bed till death came to her relief.

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

Note: The spelling of the last name seems to be Munro. Her daughter Jessie Munro Vaughan is buried in the Fort Calhoun Cemetery. No burial records were located for "Grandmother".