The exact death date was not given. HOWEVER, in the very short article below, the deceased’s age is given as 56, much in contrast to the first article, with the deceased’s age at 100. Perhaps not the same person at all. (See additional information at the bottom of this page.)

ELSIE DORNACKER, 100

Funeral services for Elsie Dornacker will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Grace Methodist Church in Kennard with Rev. Debra Tompsett-Welch officiating. Burial will be in the Kennard Cemetery.

Elsie died at Memorial Community Hospital after a brief illness. She had observed her 100th birthday in November.

Elsie Dornacker was born in Washington County, rural Kennard, Nebraska on November 25, 1888 to Frank and Bertha Munster Jahnel. She attended the Sunnyside School.

On March 3, 1908 she married Elmer Miller. He preceded her in death in October of 1941.

She married Fred Dornacker on January 22, 1943. They lived in the Kennard area until moving to Blair in 1945. He died in December of 1956.

In October of 1984, Elsie moved to Crowell Memorial Home where she resided until her death.

Elsie is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Leroy (Bernice) McCann of Kennard, Nebraska; a son, Leonard Miller, Cottage Grove, Oregon; two grandchildren, Bob Miller, Portland, Oregon, and Kay Miller, Cottage Grove, Oregon; great grandchild, Keli; two great-great-grandsons; and one sister-in-law, Lillie Andersen of Fremont.

She was also preceded in death by one son, Marvin.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for the services.

# 2 - - from Pilot-Tribune, January 1945

ONE YEAR AGO - - Funeral rites were held for Mrs. Fred Dornacker, 56, a resident of Kennard for more than 30 years.

**Information from a family member:

Fred Dornacker was married twice. Elsie Jahnel Miller Dornacker was his second wife. She was born 25 Nov 1888 and died 3 July 1989. She had married Fred Dornacker 22 Jan 1943.

There may be an error somewhere in the family history, because Fred’s first wife died in 1944.