MRS. MILLER MUNK PASSES

SUCCUMBED LAST SATURDAY EVENING AFTER AN ILLNESS FROM CANCER FOR OVER FIVE YEARS

After an illness of over five years duration with cancer, which became most distressing toward the end of her life, Mrs. Miller Munk passed peacefully away at 4:45 last Saturday afternoon at her home in this city.

Everything possible had been done to stay the inroads of this dread disease, but to no avail. She spent a year in Omaha under treatment and a year in Indiana, always fighting bravely for life and hoping against hope that she would recover. Not until recently had she given up that she couldn’t live, but even then she waited patiently for the end that was so slow in coming.

Rev. H. Nielsen, pastor of the Danish church, held a short service at the family residence at 1:30 yesterday afternoon and the regular funeral service was held at the Danish church at 2 o’clock. Miss Ida Hansen sang two beautiful solos during the service. Burial was in the Blair cemetery.

Dagmar Eye was born in Denmark June 20th, 1882, so was 45 years of age last June. She came to this country with her parents in 1884 and grew to womanhood near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she was married to Miller Munk June 17th, 1903. They came at once to Blair, where Mr. Munk had established himself in the blacksmithing business.

Besides her husband she leaves one son, Leonard and wife, and little granddaughter; her aged parents of this city, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Eye; and two brothers, Lewis and George of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her only sister died at Newman Grove, Neb., several years ago.

Mrs. Munk was greatly beloved by everyone who knew her and she will be greatly missed, though none could wish her back to suffer again what she went through with. The bereaved husband and son and family have the sincere sympathy of their many friends.

#2 - The source of the following article was not recorded.

Mrs. Miller Munk died at her home last Saturday following an illness of sacoma tumor of long duration. The deceased was born June 20, 1882, at Randers, Denmark, and in her early childhood came to this country with her parents who located in this city. She was married to Miller Munk and to this union one son was born. She had been a resident of this city for thirty-one years and was well acquainted here. Funeral services were held from the Danish Lutheran church on Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, the Rev. H. Nielsen officiating, after which burial was made in Blair cemetery. She leaves to mourn her loss besides her bereaved husband, one son, Leonard, of this city; her parents, Mr. and ………………… (The rest of the article is missing.)

#3-Published in Enterprise on 19 January 1928

Mrs. Miller Munk, who for the past five years has been a patient sufferer from cancer, passed away at her home in Blair on Saturday, January 14 at 4:45 p.m. at the age of forty-five years. Deceased was born in Randers, Denmark and when by two years of age the family came to America, settling first in Wisconsin and in 1895 came to Blair.

In 1903 she was married at Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Mr. Miller Munk and to them one son, Leonard, now grown to manhood, was born.The married life was a happy one, Mrs. Munk being an ideal wife and mother and her death, although expected, is nevertheless a sad blow to the devoted husband who has put forth every effort to save her life.

The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from the Danish Lutheran church with Rev. Nielsen officiating and interment was made in the Blair cemetery.

Besides the husband and son, she leaves a mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Eye, who reside in Blair, and two brothers, Louie Eye of Polo, Nebr. and George of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Both brothers were present at the funeral as was also Mr. Munk's brothers, Anton of Cozad and Chris and wife of Hartwell, Nebr.

~There is an additional obituary published in The Pilot January 19, 1928. It does not have any additional information.

Obituaries are courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file at the Blair Public Library.