Mrs. Fred Grabbe Died At Her Home Saturday, Oct. 23

Mrs. Fred Grabbe, 90 year old Blair resident, died at her home at 2267 Nebraska Street early Saturday morning, October 23rd. She had been in failing health for a number of months.

Mary Anna Grabbe was born January 30, 1881, at the family farm home south of Blair. Her parents, the late Herman Hovendicks, lived on a farm in the Maney school district. She grew up in that area and attended school at Maney.

On January 22, 1902, she was married to Fred Grabbe and the couple began farming northwest of Blair near Spiker. They farmed there for 44 years. Mr. Grabbe survives his wife.

Mrs. Grabbe became the mother of eight children, three of whom preceded her in death. The five surviving children are Mrs. William A. Wiese (Hildred) of Uehling, Nebraska; Mrs. George Heinssen (Dorothy) of Blair and Fred Grabbe, Jr., who is at home; Edward Grabbe and Leland Grabbe, who live at Herman.

In 1946 Mr. and Mrs. Grabbe retired from farming and moved to their present home on west Nebraska Street.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the First Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Robert Albers officiating. Burial, under the direction of the Bendorf Funeral Home, was made in the Blair Cemetery.