DONALDSON RITES HELD

RICHARD DONALDSON, 73, DIED MONDAY; LAST OF A PIONEER FAMILY

Richard “Richie” Donaldson, 73, lifetime resident of Blair and vicinity, died Monday night at the Mrs. Jens Andersen home, 217 W. Nebraska St., where he had resided a year. He had suffered a lengthy illness.

Youngest child of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Donaldson, pioneers, he was born in March, 1874, on the old Donaldson farm south of Blair. There are no survivors.

Funeral services were held at the Bendorf Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. D. D. Kennedy of First Baptist Church officiated and interment was in Blair Cemetery.

#2 Published in The Enterprise - 10 July 1947

R. DONALDSON RITES WEDNESDAY

Son of Pioneer, Born in 1868 in DeSota Neighborhood

Richard Donaldson, 79 years of age, passed away Monday. He was born on the old homestead in De Soto in the year year 1868. His parents were pioneers of the state.

Richard grew to manhood on the farm. He never married. Of a family of seven children, three girls and four boys, Richard appears to be the last. The children drifted away from Blair, all but Richard, and old friends of the family have lost track of them. His death it would seem, closes another chapter of pioneer life.

Funeral rites were held Wednesday from the Bendorf Funeral Home with Rev. D. D. Kennedy of the Baptist church officiating and interment was made in the Blair cemetery.

~~~Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society – Newspaper clipping on file in the Blair Public Library in Blair, Nebraska ~~~

Buried in Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

Find a Grave Memorial #114359879 - Richard “Richie” Donaldson