#1 Obituary in the Oct. 30, 1978 Pilot Tribune, Blair, NE; an identical obituary in the Nov. 2, 1978 Enterprise.

Services for 59 year old Walter C. Schumacher will be held on Wednesday, November 1, 1978 at the Emmaus Lutheran Church with Rev. Wayne Josephson officiating. Burial will be in the Kennard Cemetery under the direction of the Campbell Funeral Home.

Mr. Schumacher died at the Blair Memorial Community Hospital on October 19, 1978. He was born on March 15, 1919 at Kennard, Nebraska. Mr. Schumacher had been a Machine Operator for Omaha Steel Company.

He is survived by his wife Hattie (Cameron) Schumacher of Kennard and one daughter, Mrs. Keith (Sandra) Carmichael of Blair plus two grandchildren.

Surviving brothers and sisters include Mrs. Claus (Sophia) Wrigg, Kennard; Mrs. Eva Wriss, Blair; Mrs. Harry (Margaret) Andreasen, Kennard; Mrs. Christine Stander, Blair; and Mrs. Art (Hilda) Mueller of Blair.

The couple was married on July 16, 1944, in Arlington. They farmed for the first seven years after their marriage. Mr. Schumacher then worked for the Omaha Steel firm for 18 years.

Mr. Schumacher was baptized in the Emmaus Lutheran Church. One son, Gary, preceded him in death in 1968. There were also three brothers who have died.

The pallbearers will be: Roscoe Andersen, George Boock, Junior Nielsen, Ray Rosenbaum, Don Sorensen, and Cliff Staben.

#2 Funeral Leaflet

Walter C. Schumacher

Born March 15, 1919 Kennard, Nebraska ~Died October 29, 1978 Blair, Nebraska

Services 2 p.m., November 1, 1978 Emmaus Lutheran Church. Minister: Rev. Wayne Josephson. Music: Mrs. Norma Sue Klotz, Homer Nielsen. Song Selections: “In The Garden”, “Children of the Heavenly Father”

Interment: Kennard Cemetery

Pallbearers: Roscoe Andersen, George Boock, Alfred D. Nielsen, Ray Rosenbaum, Don Sorensen, Cliff Staben

~~~Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

FindaGrave #26513758 Note: Buried in Blk 4 Lt 29 Sp 5.