WM. KLINDT DIED TUESDAY

WORD RECEIVED YESTERDAY OF HIS DEATH IN KANE VALLEY, SASK., CANADA

Fred Soll received word yesterday of the death in Kane Valley, Canada, of William Klindt, aged 76, and the body is to be sent to Ft. Calhoun for burial the latter part of the week. The funeral services will be held in the Presbyterian church.

Mrs. Louis Lund of Ft. Calhoun is a daughter. Another daughter, Mrs. Richard O’Brien, lives at Osmond, Neb., and two sons and two daughters live in Canada, Henry and Arthur Klindt, Mrs. Oscar and Mrs. Ed Dulien. His wife is also living but none of the family will accompany the body here for burial.

Mr. Klindt was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Sept. 29th, 1851. He came to America when a young lad and lived near Fort Calhoun for a number of years, going to Canada some fourteen years ago. He was married here to Miss Caroline Soll, a sister of Fred Soll of this city, in Ft. Calhoun in 1881 and they lived near there for some years.

Besides the wife and the six children living, there were five who preceded him in death. He leaves one brother, Eggert Klindt, of Council Bluffs, Ia., and several sisters, whose names we didn’t learn.

His daughter, Mrs. Lund, received a letter from him just before Christmas, in which he said he wasn’t well, but his death was very unexpected and must have been quite sudden, for they knew nothing of any serious illness.

# 2 - - Blair Pilot, January 11, 1928

Mrs. Louis Lund received word on Tuesday, January 3rd, that her father, William Klindt, of Canada, passed away on that date. He was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany on September 29th, 1852 and came to America in 1868. He was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Soll in 1881 when he and his bride moved onto a farm southwest of Ft. Calhoun now owned by Geo. Thum (? Thunn). To this union eleven children were born of which six are still living. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife and daughter, Mrs. Louis Lund of Ft. Calhoun; Mrs. Richard O’Brien of Osmond, Neb.; two sons and two daughters live in Saskatchewan, Canada, Henry and Arthur, Mrs. Ed and Mrs. Oscar Dulien; one brother, Eggert Klindt of Council Bluffs, Iowa; and several sisters who live in the same state. After farming near Ft. Calhoun for about five or six years Mr. Klindt and his family moved to Battle Creek, Neb., then to Osmond, Neb., from there to Burke, S.D., and fifteen years ago they went to Crane Valley, Sask., Canada, where they have resided ever since.

The remains were sent to Ft. Calhoun for burial. The funeral was held in the Presbyterian church at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon and the body laid to rest in the local cemetery. The pallbearers were: Otto Asmussen, William Tietjen, Emil Rathjen, Iver Lund, Hans Schmidt and Henry Fischer. Rev. Barton officiating, and the choir consisted of Mrs. Joe Bolln, Mrs. Ernest Kruse, Miss Dorothy Sievers, Mr. Ople Brown and Mr. Milton Cady with Mrs. Elsie Cook, accompanist. #3 Klindt. William 1/3/28

Printed in the January 12, 1928 Fort Calhoun Chronicle, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

Wm. Klindt Funeral Sunday

Mrs. Louis Lund received a telegram Tuesday stating that her father, Wm. Klindt, had died at his home in Readlyn, Sask., Canada, and that the body would be shipped here for burial. The funeral service will be held in the Ft. Calhoun Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock.

Mr. Klindt, who was 76 years old, formerly resided here, he and his family removing to Canada several years ago. He was a man of sterling worth and his passing will be mourned by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintanceship.

#4-William Klindt

William Klindt was born Sept. 29, 1851, in Schleswig Holstein, Germany, and came to the United States in 1869, locating in the vicinity of Omaha and Ft. Calhoun, some years later purchasing the farm now owned by Geo. Thimm, south of Ft. Calhoun. This he disposed of in 1889, but he and his family continued to reside in this vicinity until fifteen years ago, when they removed to Readlyn, Sask., Canada, where he resided until his death, which occurred there on Jan. 3, 1928.

He was married to Lena Soll on Sept. 21, 1881, and to this union eleven children were born, four of whom died in infancy and one son died four years ago. His faithful wife survives him, also two sons and four daughters, Arthur and Henry, Mrs. Nora Dulien and Mrs. Selma Dulien, all of Readlyn, Mrs. Amelia O’Brien of Osmond, Neb., and Mrs. Louis Lund of Ft. Calhoun. His departure is also mourned by a brother, Eggert Klindt, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and nineteen grandchildren.

The body was brought her for the last rites, the funeral services being held in the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Barton officiating. The church was filled to overflowing with old friends of Mr. Klindt who came to pay their last tribute to an upright man and a kind and helpful friend and neighbor.

The pallbearers, all sons of old friends of the deceased, were: Otto Asmussein, Wm. Tietgen, Henry Fischer, Hans Schmidt, Ever Lund and Emil Rathjen.

Burial was in the family plot in the Ft. Calhoun cemetery.

#5-Printed in the January 19, 1928 Fort Calhoun Chronicle, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

We desire to thank the friends who assisted at the last services for our husband and father, and for the beautiful flowers and the singing.

Mrs. Wm. Klindt and Children

#6-Klindt, William, 76

Burial in Fort Calhoun cemetery

Published in Enterprise on 12 January 1928

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, Rev. Barton officiating, for Wm. Klindt, who died Tuesday at his home at Readlyn, Saskatchewan, Canada, at the age of seventy-six years. Mr. Klindt formerly resided here, but removed to Canada about fourteen years ago. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, four daughters and two sons, who all reside in Canada with the exception of Mrs. Louis Lund of Ft. Calhoun and Mrs. Richard O'Brien of Osmond, Nebr. Interment was made in the Ft. Calhoun cemetery.

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

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