Mr. and Mrs. John Mehrens certainly have the sympathy of the entire community for in less than a week they lost their three little children of scarlet fever. Alta, aged 5 years and 6 months, died on Monday a week ago; Alfred, 17 months, died last Thursday and Sylvia, 3 years and 9 months, died on Friday of the same week. On account of the nature of the disease no public funerals were held. Interment was made in the Blair cemetery and the parents’ hearts lie buried with the three.

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

Find a Grave Memorial #30149223 Note: On Blair Cemetery records: Alta born 14 November 1898; died 27 April 1902; buried in Blk 56 Lot 4 Sp 6; Alfred born 20 December 1900; died 20 April 1902; buried in Blk 56 Lot 4 Sp 5; Sylvia born 29 August 1898; died 2 May 1902; buried in Blk 56 Lot 4 Sp 4.