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A coroner's
inquest was held here last Saturday night over the remains of the man
killed at the gravel pit.
The jury
brought in a verdict exonerating the railroad company, as the evidence
showed that he met his death by his own carelessness.
No information
as to his identity could be produced and he was buried Monday in the
Woodlawn Cemetery at the expense of the railroad company.
April 25,
1909 - Atkinson Graphic
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Charles Pruss,
Pioneer Holt Resident, Dead
Succumbs At
Home of Daughter at Inman
Funeral at St..
John's Church
Born:
Buffalo, New York, November 1,1860.
Married: Louise Charlotte Schultz, March 15,1881 at Glidden, Iowa.
- she died October 16, 1926.
Died: At Inman, Nebraska at the home of his daughter, Mrs Carrie
Caster, at the age of 77 years, 3 months, 13 days. Monday, February
14.
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Atkinson.
Funeral: St John's Lutheran Church, Atkinson
Children: Henry of O'Neill, John of Emmet, Mrs Jessie Martfeld of
O'Neill, Mrs Louise Crandall of Inman.
Brothers: Frank of O'Neill and Joe of Glidden, Iowa
February 18,
1938, Atkinson Graphic
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Rites Held For Mrs. John Zahradnicek
Born:
Stuart on May 23,1894, daughter of George Henry and Cecelia Ludwig
Voigt.
Married: John Zahradnicek at O'Neill, June 4, 1914.
Died: March 30, in Atkinson
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery.
Funeral: Wednesday, April 1, at Seger Funeral Home.
Children: Walter of Stuart, Mrs Leon (Pearl) Kaiser of Atkinson and
Harry who was killed at Luzon in WWII.
April 3,
1970 - Atkinson Graphic
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John Zahradnicek
John
Zahradnicek died on Sun last and was buried on Wednesday.
November 21,
1913, Atkinson Graphic
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John Zahradnicek
John
Zahradnicek was born at Rimore, Province of Moravia, Austria, August
10,1857, died at his home, August 2nd 1921.
He emigrated to
America in 1875 with his parents and settled near Schuyler, Colfax County,
Nebraska, and in the year of 1880 he came to Holt County where he filed on
a homestead 4 miles southwest of Atkinson, where he has resided for a
period of 41 years.
Droughts and a
multitude of other discouragements failed altogether in dislodging this
sturdy pioneer from his moorings, here he fought the battles of life,
reared his family and made a place for himself as a valuable citizen of
the commonwealth of Nebraska.
About three
weeks ago he complained of throat trouble which became aggravated
developing into an acute stage of infection and despite all medical skills
he departed this life on Tuesday evening leaving to mourn his death, his
wife, and 11 children.
Mrs. Elizabeth
Ellsworth of Mobrifge, South Dakota; Frank A. of Carter, South Dakota;
Mrs. Mary Ashby of Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. Anna Rosecrans of Billings,
Montana; Mrs. Rose Leonard of Casper, Wyoming; John, Louis, Mildred,
Edward, Theodore and Charles of Atkinson; two brothers, Anton Zahradnicek
of Sheridan, Wyoming and Mike Zahradnicek of Atkinson, and one sister, Mrs
Anna Fuller of Lysite, Wyoming. Four grandchildren and a great company of
friends.
Funeral
services were conducted from the home on Thursday afternoon in charge of
Rev. E. L. Peterson of the Methodist Church. Interment was made in the
Woodlawn Cemetery.
August 5,
1921, Atkinson Graphic
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Rites are Held
For Mrs. M. Zahradnicek
Atkinson Woman
victim of Heart Attack; Services Conducted At Home By Rev.
Bishop
Born:
Czechoslovakia, in the village of Vokresonce, on September 8,1886;
daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Semrad.
Married: February 16, 1901 Matej Zahradnicek at Enid,
Oklahoma.
Died: March 29, 1939, at her home - age was 52 years, 6 months and
23 days - heart attack
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery.
Funeral: Zahradnicek home in Atkinson Saturday
Children: Helen Wells of Stuart; , William of Johnstown;,
Lucy of Pickford, Michigan;, Dr. Henry Zahradnicek of Scottsbluff; Evelyn
Zahradnicek of Hay Springs; Mrs. Lydia Gilman of Amelia; and Mrs. Irene
Freed of Atkinson
Brothers: Joe, Frank and Louis Semrad
Sistes: Mrs. Anna Jones and Mrs. Rose Kaidy, all of Enid,
Oklahoma.
When she was 2
years of age she came to American with her parents, who settled in
Saunders County, Nebraska.
In November,
1894, she moved with her parents to Garfield County,
Oklahoma.
April 9,
1937, Atkinson Graphic
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Everett K. "Red" Young
Everrett
Young, 35, Dies of Heart Attack, Rites at Church Here
Today
Born near
Central City, July 9,1903, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Young of
Atkinson.
Married: Miss Marguerite Sterner of O'Neill January
28,1936.
Died: Denver, August 22,1943, at the age of 35 years, 1 month, 13
days.
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery.
Funeral: Methodist Church this afternoon.
Children: John Parker, died in infancy, Arlene Ann and Judith of
Denver
Brother: Corporal Ralph J Young who served with the U S Forces on
Corregidor Island, and is now in a Japanese Prisoner of War camp in Osaka,
Japan.
Sisters: Mrs. Thos Wyant of Dallas, Oregon, Mrs. Lynus Howard, Mrs.
Frank Kazda, Marla , all of O'Neill, Mrs. Leon Beckwith of
Emmet.
August 27,
1943, Atkinson Graphic
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Born:
November 11,1916 in Springview, daughter of Bert Earl and Julia Etta
Rasmussen Lewis.
Married: May 31,1936, J. Linn Wyatt - he died October
12,1995
Died: December 30, 2005 in Doniphan, Missouri.
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Atkinson.
Funeral: Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at Seger Funeral Home,
Atkinson.
Children: Marilyn K. Hill of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Donna
Newbold
Grandchildren: Derrik Newbold
Brothers: Robert of Atkinson, Dale of Springview,
Dean
Sister: Etta Linse
January
2006, Atkinson Graphic
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John Linn Wyatt
Born:
February 14,1914 in Springview, son of John B and Eva Woolheiser
Wyatt.
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery.
Funeral: Saturday, October 14 at Seger Funeral Home,
Atkinson
October 19,
1995, Atkinson Graphic
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Theodore Elmer
Wright
Ted Wright
Fatally Hurt in Accident - Entangled in Cable at Gravel Pit Near Meadow
Grove
Funeral Here
Sunday. Was Foreman Lyman Ritchie Crew; Leaves Wife and two small
sons.
Ted Wright of
Atkinson was killed yesterday morning in an accident at the Lyman Ritchie
gravel pit near Meadow Grove when he became entangled in a cable to which
a team of horses was attached. He was rushed to a hospital in Tilden
but lived only 20 minutes after arriving there.
This tragic
death strikes the Siemsen family of Atkinson twice within a week. Ted was
the husband of Dora Siemsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Siemsen.
He was here Monday to attend the funeral of Karl Siemsen, who died
last Friday after receiving a broken neck when he slipped from a diving
board at Long Pine a few weeks ago.
Mr. Wright,
about 25 years of age, was foreman of the crew at the gravel pit.
The accident happened Thursday morning and he suffered severe scalp
wounds, crushed chest and fractured leg. He had been employed by the
Lyman Ritchie company for several years.
Two small
children, Robert 8 months and Lewis 6 years also survive
him.
The body will
be brought to Atkinson for burial. Funeral services will be held
Sunday.
August 21,
1931 Atkinson Graphic
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Funeral Service Held For Accident Victim Ted Wright, Killed in Gravel
Pit Mishap Last Week, is Buried Here
Funeral
services were held at the Presbyterian Church, Atkinson, last Sunday
afternoon for Ted Wright, 30, who was fatally injured Thursday morning,
last week, when he was caught in a dragline cable in the Lyman Ritchie
Gravel pit near Meadow Grove.
Mr. Wright was
foreman of the crew. He was attempting to straighten a kink in the
cable when he was caught and drawn into the drum around which it wound.
He died shortly after arriving at the hospital in
Tilden.
Theodore Elmer
Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas E. Wright of Culbertson, was born July
15,1901 at Elgin, Nebraska. He had made Atkinson his home for
several years, the Wright family having formerly lived on a farm near
here. The past 3 years he had been employed by the Lyman Ritchie
Sand and Gravel Company and had been foreman at several of the company's
pits in various locations in Nebraska.
He was baptized
in the Christian faith in the Baptist church at Oakdale, Nebraska, in
1908.
On February
28,1925 he was married to Miss Dora Siemsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K.
F. Siemsen of Atkinson.
He is survived
by his wife, and two children, Lewis Arthur, aged 6 years, and Robert
Charles, age 8 months.
Two sisters,
Elsie Rumm of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Opal of Culbertson. Three brothers
Howard, Chester and Lyle, of Culbertson.
He was preceded
in death by two sisters, one brother, Pearl, Lester,
Augusta.
Mr. Wright was
well known in and around Atkinson and had many friends who held him in
high esteem and who sympathize with his family and other relatives in
their sad hour.
Rosetthir S.
Pettis was born at Sermeria, New York, June 7,1848, and died in Atkinson,
May 8,1911, at the age of 63 years, 11 months 22 days.
When 11 years
old she moved with her parents to Columbus, Wisconsin. and there grew up
to womanhood. There also on May 8,1862 she was married to Byron W. Jones.
To this union was born seven children, Edward J. , Edwin S., Flora
A., Rosetthia E., Jennie R., Nellie M., Minnie M., of whom only two, Flora
and Minnie, are now living, the others having passed to the great beyond
before. Her husband also died in 1876.
In 1892 she was
united in wedlock again, to John F. Wright, who with the two living
daughters, are left to mourn the loss of a faithful wife and loving
mother.
She lived at
Deadwood, South Dakota during the past 18 years, but removed to Atkinson
in hopes of regaining her health on May 11,1910. But her
broken health continued, until at last she was gone.
She was a
member of the Methodist Church, and lived a faithful life, and in death
doubtless entered upon that well earned rest which the Creator has
reserved for all who love him.
May 12,
1911, Atkinson Graphic
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Robert Roy Woods
Stroke is
Fatal to Robert Roy Woods
Death Comes
Second Day After Burial of His Aged Mother, Mrs. Lucretia Woods
Son of Seth
Woods - he died 1905.
Died:
Suffered a stroke sometime Friday night at his home in the north part of
town, coronary thrombosis.
Buried:
Woodlawn Cemetery.
Funeral:
Presbyterian Church here Monday.
Brother:
Ted Woods died 1931; Herman died 1895; Jud died
1908/1909.
April 7,
1939, Atkinson Graphic
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Herman Bruce Woods
Died at the
home of his father, Mr. Seth Woods, in this city on Friday, April 3,1895;
Herman B. Woods, aged 27 years and 6 months.
Deceased was
born in McDough County, Illinois, November 1,1867 moving with his parents
to Butler County in November 1882, and from there to Atkinson in October
1884, where he resided till the day of his death.
He had suffered
for 9 long, weary weeks with bilious renitent fever, but was not
considered dangerously ill until a few days before the end when he was
taken suddenly worse and sank rapidly. He remained conscious to the
last.
His death has
cast a gloom over the entire community, as he was beloved by all and
numbered among his friends all who knew him.
May 9, 1895,
Atkinson Graphic
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Died:
Thursday, February 28, in Grand Island
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery.
Children: LeRoy
Sisters: Five
March 1,
1963, Atkinson Graphic
Submitted by
: Doris Counts
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Pneumonia is
Fatal To Earl W. Wood, 56
Atkinson Mason
and Plasterer Dies After Short Illness; Funeral at Methodist Church
Born:
October 2,1881 at Ewing, Nebraska ,his father is father passed away
in 1916.
Married:
Susie J. Senteney on April 10,1902 at O'Neill.
Died:
Sunday April 3,1938 at his home in Atkinson, at the age of 56 years, 6
months 1 day. Pneumonia.
Buried:
Woodlawn Cemetery.
Funeral:
Tuesday at Methodist Church.
Children:
Lester O.
Sisters:
Mrs H. R. Porter, Vina and Mrs. Coe Butler, all of
Ewing.
Brothers:
O. C. of Manning, Iowa and L. A. of Lusk, Wyoming.
Submitted
by: Doris Counts
April 8,
1938, Atkinson Graphic
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Ellen Marie McKathnie
Wondercheck
Born:
September 24, 1938, at Stuart, Nebraska , daughter of Milton George
McKathnie and Alpha Elizabeth (Johnson) McKathnie.
Married:
Ernest Wondercheck, August 23, 1958.
Died:
August 14, in Houston, Texas following a lengthy struggle with cancer.
Donated her body to the University of Texas Medical School..
Funeral:
Saturday, August 21, at the Ord Christian Church in Ord,
Nebraska.
Children: Gene,
Bob Patrice of Houston; grandchildren: Greg of Alma, MI
Atkinson
Graphic, August 19,1993
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Services Held
For Mrs. John Wondercheck
Born:
June 20, 1900 at Blue Hill, Nebraska, daughter of Edward and Elsie Greig
Karr.
Married:
John Wondercheck March 2,1921 in Atkinson.
Died:
November 5, in Atkinson.
Buried:
Woodlawn Cemetery.
Funeral:
Thursday November 8, at United Methodist Church.
Children:
Loretta Kearney of David City, Anna Mae Sprague of Kilgore, Jo
Ann Disterhaupt of Motley, Minnesota, Donna Rae Disterhaupt of Pillager,
Minnesota, Lavern Sichender of Atkinson, Jeanie Hein of David City; Donald
of David City, Harold of Miniatare.
Sisters:
Ora Neibauer and Elva Weller, both of Atkinson, Catherine
Rossman of McFarlane, Wisconsin, Mary Kirkland.
Brothers:
George, Troy, Melvin and Marvin,-Eugene Karr of
Femont.
November 15,
1984, Atkinson Graphic
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Married:
Betty Enbody Doolittle on March 1,1973 at Amelia; married Lois Tipton
August 17,1940 - died 1954.
Died:
December 1, 2006 after a long illness in Stuart.
Buried:
Woodlawn Cemetery.
Funeral:
December 6, 2006 at United Methodist Church in Atkinson.
Children:
Rita Stevenson, Ronald Gayle died 1963
Grandchildren:
Renee and Ronni
Brothers:
Ernest and Jack,Ronald
December 7,
2006, Atkinson Graphic
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Frances J. Johnston
Wilson
Services Held for Mrs. Frank Wilson
Born:
December 25,1892 in Atkinson, daughter of Frank B and Sara Ann
Buchanan.
Married:
September 21,1918 in Albion.
Died:
Friday, April 21 in Atkinson.
Buried:
Woodlawn Cemetery.
Funeral:
Monday at Stuart Community Church
Children:
Mrs Paul (Janice) Burben of Lincoln
Sister:
Mary Hewett of Rushville, - 5
Brother:
Gabe of Buhle, Idaho
April
27, 1978 Atkinson Graphic
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Carrie Wilson
Miss Carrie
Wilson, daughter of Rev. W. P. Wilson, living south of Emmet died at Lead
City, South Dakota, on Friday last and the remains were brought down to
Atkinson Sunday morning.
.
The funeral
took place at Methodist Church the same day, Rev. G. M. Bosswell
officiating. A large number of friends of the deceased and her
parents were in attendance at the funeral to pay the last sad tribute to
the memory of the dead.
Submitted by
Doris Counts
July 3, 1890
,The frontier
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Guzman
George Williamson
Remove Body of Soldier to Home
Cemetery
The body of
Private George Williamson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Williamson of
Atkinson was removed from the military burying ground at Ft. Robinson
Tuesday and re interred in Woodlawn Cemetery at Atkinson Tuesday
afternoon.
The body was
met here by the relatives and the company of Home Guards in
uniform.
Services were
held at the grave and the bells of the city tolled a requiem for the dead
soldier boy.
Private
Williamson died at Ft. Robinson May 31,1917 of spinal
meningitis.
His name
appears in our record as the first Holt County soldier in the present war
to die in the service of his country.
January 18,
1918, Atkinson Graphic
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Byrdie Viona Boettcher
Death of Mrs. Roy Wilson
Born near
Atkinson November 1,1895, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Boettcher of
Tonawanda, Nebraska.
Married:
Roy Wilson of Fremont, Nebraska, April 24,1915.
Died:
Fremont, Nebraska, February 6,1920 aged 24 years 3 months and 5
days.
Buried: Woodlawn
Cemetery.
Funeral: Methodist Church, February
9.
Children: Melvin and Edith Brothers: Fred
and Clarence of Tonawanda.
Sisters: Mae, Iva, Hazel
Boettcher
February 13, 1920, Atkinson
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Thomas
Brownfield Walker
Thomas
Brownfield Walker, was born Uniontown, Pennsylvania, December 21,1838,
died in Atkinson April 18,1909, age 71 years 3 months 28 days, leaves a
wife and three children, was deputy post master at Atkinson, buried
Woodlawn Cemetery.
His children
were Maud Merriman, Anna Keirnan and Fred
Thomas B
Walker, a pioneer settler and early postmaster died last
Sunday
April
23,1909, Atkinson Graphic
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Lana Krester
Walrath
Died at her
home in Atkinson on Friday evening, July 20th, 1900, Mrs. Archibald
Walrath, after a lingering illness of several months.
We desire to
join the many fiends of the family in extending sympathy to them in their
hour of bereavement. For particulars see obit.
Mrs. Lana
Kretser Walrath was born in Montgomery County, New York, June 25th, 1847,
and died at her home in Atkinson July 19th, 1900. Her age was 53 years and
24 days.
She was married
to Archibald Walrath, at Utica, New York, January 3rd, 186?. She was
the mother of four children but only one is living at the present
time.
About 15 years
ago, Mr. Walrath moved west for his wife's health and finally located in
Atkinson where he has resided ever since. Her last sickness was long and
painful. No one really knows what she suffered.
The funeral
services were held from the Methodist Church Saturday July 21, conducted
by
Rev. A. E.
Talley, who preached from the testament: "I shall be satisfied when I
awake with thy likeness". She was prepared to go. She will be
missed as a loving wife, a devoted mother and a dutiful
neighbor.
July 26, 1900, Atkinson Plain Dealer
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Guzman
Martin Henry
Walrath
M. H. Walrath
Succumbs to Long Illness.
Failing Heart
Ends Life of Well Known Atkinson Man
Funeral Today
at Ten
Death Comes in
House in Which He Had Lived for Forty-five Years
Martin H.
Walrath, one of this community's lifelong residents, passed away at his
home on the east edge of town Wednesday morning. Mr. Walrath had
been in failing health for more than a year, heart trouble making him
practically an invalid for most of the time since he was stricken.
His death came in the home in which he had lived for 45 years
and where he and his wife reared a family of seven children, all of whom
are living and are at home today with their mother.
Funeral
services will be held this morning at the Walrath home. Burial will be
made in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Probably no
personage in Atkinson was better known than Mart Walrath. His 45
years of life in Atkinson is a story of friendliness to everyone and among
the many folks of this community that love the sport of fishing, Mart
rated in skill with the best.
At the service
this morning the following story of Mr. Walrath's life will be read by the
minister.
"Martin Henry
Walrath was born at Inhams Mills, New York on January 15, 1878 and passed
out of this life at 4 o'clock Wednesday morning February 26, 1930 at the
age of 52 years.
Mr. Walrath
came to Atkinson with his parents when he was 7 years old. In the
next year they built their home here and he has lived in that same house
ever since. In his early life he attended school here and was a
student in Atkinson High School.
On May 20, 1900
he was married to Miss Coila Uttley of O'Neill. Their seven children
are all living and are with their mother here today. They are Mrs.
Leola Tapscott of Bellflower, California; Helen of North Platte, Nebraska;
Mrs. Maudie Silverstrand of Atkinson; and Thelma, Roberta, Darlene, and
Mark, who are living at home. There is one grandchild, Markie Tapscott,
who is here with his mother.
He was ever a
kind father, and although possessed of meager worldly goods, he gave his
children an education and a good name, one that never would cause them to
blush. Morally upright, honest, and strictly temperate, he was an
easy going, good hearted man who, if he had something which a neighbor
needed worse than he did, loaned it to the neighbor.
Mr. Walrath was
a skillful gardener and his chief amusement was catching fish. We
read of the fishing expeditions of Daniel Webster and our presidents, but
we have no doubt that Mr. Walrath excelled them all in this most delicate
and interesting sport.
He was a
strong, industrious man until a year ago last summer, when he developed
serious heart trouble. Since then he has been an invalid, with
growing weakness and distress, until at last he earnestly desired release
from the worn out body."
February 28, 1930, Atkinson
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Thomas Donnelly
An old resident of "Holt County, Missouri Board" Holt County, died at
Rapid City, South Dakota on the 6th inst, from a tumor in the breast.
Mr. Donnelly was a highly respected citizen of Atkinson for several years,
removing to Rapid City about 5 years since.
His daughter, Mrs. William Griffin of , was summoned by telegram and
arrived in time for the funeral on Sunday.
Mrs. Donnelly and son, William, will return to Atkinson with Mrs. Griffin,
in a few days, where they will make their future home.
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