Mrs. Clara Crounse, Wife of Ex-Omaha Publisher, Is Dead

Burlingame, California (AP)—Mrs. Clara Crounse, wife of a former publisher of the Omaha World-Herald, died in a hospital Sunday after a long illness.

Her husband was William Crounse. They moved to Burlingame 26 years ago after he had retired from the post of president of the World-Herald Publishing company. He and a brother-in-law, the late U.S. Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock had headed the company for many years.

A sister of Mrs. Crounse, Mrs. Anna Dalve, lives in Redwood City near here.

Funeral services will be here Tuesday.

#2 From obituary printed in the Monday, December 5, 1949 Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska

Mrs. Crounse Dies in Burlingame, California

Mrs. Clara Crounse, wife of William Crounse, former publisher of The World-Herald, died Saturday night in a San Mateo, California hospital. She had lived at nearby Burlingame, California for 26 years.

Mr. Crounse and his brother-in-law, the late Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock, headed The World-Herald for many year.

Besides her husband, she leaves a sister, Mrs. Anna Dalve, of Redwood City, California.

Funeral will be at 10am Tuesday at Crosby-Gray and Company Chapel in Burlingame. The body will be cremated.

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

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