Louis Post Van Liew died at his home in this city at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon of cancer of the stomach, from which he had been suffering since May 10th. He had been in bed about three weeks. The end came rather suddenly for he was unable to take any nourishment. The funeral will be conducted from the house at 2 o’clock today by Rev. C. M. Foreman. Burial will be in the Blair cemetery by the side of his wife, who died three years ago Dec. 6th. Deceased was born in Lodi, Seneca county, New York, Sept. 18th, 1846, and was therefore just 70 years of age Monday of last week. He was married to Miss Jennie E. Hawley at Scipioville, N. Y., in 1879 and they came to this county shortly thereafter, having made their home here ever since. Mr. Van Liew was a carpenter by trade and was known as a careful and finished workman. He was more than that, he was a real gentleman, kindly, courteous and affable at all times. All of which made an ideal husband, father, citizen and neighbor. One son, Ross, of this city, and two daughters, Miss Maud, who lived at home, and Mrs. Dixon, of Los Angeles, Calif., survive him.

Enterprise 29 Sept. 1916

On last Monday, the 25th inst. occurred the death of Lewis P. Van Liew, a well-known and much respected resident of this city for upwards of 40 years. The cause of death was cancer of the stomach, with which he had been afflicted for months, though being able to work at his trade as carpenter most of the time until last spring.

Deceased came to Blair in the middle seventies, returning to New York state a few years later where he was married to Miss Jennie Hawley, at Scipioville, in 1879, coming to Blair immediately following their marriage, where he has since lived, Mrs. Van Liew dying nearly three years ago. He was born in New York state Sept. 11, 1846.

One son, Ross P., residing just outside the corporate limits of the city to the east, and two daughters, Mrs. Chas. Dixon, of Los Angeles, Cal., and Maude, who lived at home and two sisters, residing in York state, together with four grand-children are the surviving relatives.

Funeral service was held at the late home of deceased on Wednesday, the 27th inst. at 2 o’clock p.m., Rev. Foreman, pastor of the Baptist church preaching the funeral discourse, and the remains were buried by the side of his wife 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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