Obituary Record

William Harold Rahlfs
Died on 3/20/1980
Buried in Blair Cemetery

Date and place of publication of this newspaper article was not recorded.

WILLIAM RAHLFS DIED AT AGE OF 56

Services for 56 year old William Harold Rahlfs were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 24th at the First Baptist Church in Blair. Rev. James Metzgar officiated with burial in the Blair Cemetery under the direction of the Campbell Funeral Home.

William Rahlfs was born on June 8, 1923 at Arlington, Nebraska. He died on Thursday, March 20, 1980 at the Blair Memorial Community Hospital. He was married on June 20, 1943 to Frances Robinson at Papillion, Nebraska. They lived at 1064 Grant Street in Blair. Mr. Rahlfs was a welder for the Freuhauff Company. Mr. Rahlfs was a member of the Blair Eagles Club.

He was preceded in death by one son, Wm. Jr.; one grandson, Donald; and one sister.

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

He is survived by his wife, Frances of Blair; two children and seven grandchildren. The children are: Henry Rahlfs, Sr., North Bend; and Francis Rahlfs of Blair. There is one sister, Mrs. Ray (Alice) Christensen, of Fremont.

Pallbearers are: Joe Allen, Jerry Birdsall, Charles Campbell, Niels Poulson, John Mackin and Leonard Schiebe.

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